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Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The 4th Amendment protects what rights?
a)
Quartering Soldiers
b)
Search and Arrest
c)
State's rights
d)
Rights to fair trial
2.
Article II of the Constitution defines the role of what branch of government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Interior
d)
Judicial
3.
What is a historical example of civil disobedience?
a)
Yelling "fire!" in a movie theater
b)
Chanting at a political rally
c)
Calling your local representative
d)
Refusing mandatory military service
4.
What is not a qualification to be President?
a)
being at least 35 years old
b)
residing in the US for 14 years
c)
degree from a 4 year university
d)
natural born citizen
5.
What was the concept of the 3/5ths Compromise?
a)
Each slave counts as 3/5 a person when determining state's population
b)
3/5 of the state of California would be owned by the British
c)
3/5 of Americans would be forced to vote
d)
A woman's vote counted as 3/5 as much as a man's
6.
The Bill of Rights are the first ___________ Amendments?
a)
12
b)
27
c)
10
d)
5
7.
Judicial review is an example of ____________?
a)
presidential overreach
b)
studying hard
c)
social contract theory
d)
checks and balances
8.
Define federalism
a)
dividing power between states and the central government
b)
being loyal to one's county
c)
one of the three branches of government
d)
well informed citizenry
9.
Which group of framers refused to sign the Constitution until there was a Bill of Rights
a)
Federalists
b)
Constitutionalists
c)
Anti-Federalists
d)
Whigs
10.
What were some problems with the Articles of Confederation?
a)
established a disjointed Navy
b)
didn't create a weak enough central government
c)
couldn't collect taxes or regulate trade
d)
backed currency up by gold and silver
11.
How many Amendments are there to the Constitution?
a)
152
b)
75
c)
14
d)
27
12.
Illustrate the Presidential line of succession (in descending order)
a)
VP-Speaker of the House-President Pro Temp of the Senate- Secretary of State
b)
VP-Secretary of State- President Pro Temp of the Senate-Speaker of the House
c)
VP-Speaker of the House-Secretary of State- President Pro Temp of the Senate
d)
VP-Secretary of the Sate- Speaker of the House- President Pro Temp of the Senate
13.
Who was the main author of the Constitution?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
14.
Which Supreme Court Case set up concept of judicial review?
a)
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
b)
Roe vs. Wade
c)
Miranda vs. Arizona
d)
Marbury vs. Madison
15.
During the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans were arrested after demonstrating for equality by performing sit-ins at white only restaurants. This is an example of what two political ideas conflicting?
a)
civil disobedience-rule of law
b)
rule of law-equality
c)
liberty-civil disobedience
d)
individual rights-rule of law
16.
In Nazi Germany, Jews were persecuted. In theory this cannot happen in a democracy even if citizens demanded it. This is an example of what political ideas coexisting.
a)
equality-majority rule
b)
state authority-federal authority
c)
liberty-equality
d)
majority rule-individual rights
17.
The process that gives someone the rights and privileges of a citizen is called ____________?
a)
enumerated rights
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
jus sanguinis
d)
naturalization
18.
The US Senate is made up of how many members?
a)
50
b)
100
c)
438
d)
200
19.
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
a)
It is time
b)
we the people
c)
when it's determined
d)
the United States
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