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WorksheetsMidTerm Review VUS 2
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why did the founding fathers want to create a weak government with the Articles of Confederation?
a)
They were fearful of another powerful government
b)
they did not trust each other and didn't want to give up their control
c)
they didn't know how to do any better
d)
they wanted King George to consider taking them back as a colony
2.
Which of the following is NOT credited to James Madison
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution
c)
President of the United States
d)
Bill of Rights
3.
Which of the following is not in the Constitution of the United States?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Executive Branch
d)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
4.
The first "factions" or divide in the new country was the Federalist vs. the Anti-Federalists. What was their main difference?
a)
powers of the federal government
b)
the need for a new government
5.
Marbury v. Madison
a)
judicial review, constitutionality of laws
b)
interstate commerce, Congress has right to review
c)
Implied powers, powers not specifically listed in Constitution
d)
separate but equal, upholding Jim Crow Laws
6.
Gibbons v. Ogden
a)
judicial review; Supreme Court decides Constitutionality of the laws
b)
Interstate Commerce; Congress gets to regulate it
c)
implied powers; powers for Congress not specifically stated
d)
Dred Scott; slaves and any decedents are not citizens
7.
McCulloch v. Maryland
a)
Judicial Review; Supreme Court gets to decide constitutionality of the laws
b)
interstate commerce; Congress gets to regulate it
c)
implied powers; those not specifically listed in the Constitution
d)
Brown v. Board of Education; ends segregation
8.
Dred Scott Decision
a)
said slaves and their decedents were not citizens, cause of the Civil War
b)
upheld the "separate but equal" laws, allows Jim Crow to contine
c)
outlaws segregation; ends separate but equal
9.
Plessy v. Ferguson
a)
slaves are not citizens
b)
upholds "separate but equal", reinforces Jim Crow Laws
c)
outlaws segregation
10.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Federalist party?
a)
Strong National Government
b)
industrial economy (businesses)
c)
Supported the Constitution
d)
Wanted a Bill of Rights
11.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Anti-Federalist/Democratic Republican Party?
a)
Opposed the Constitution
b)
Wanted a Bill of Rights
c)
believed in an agricultural economy
d)
favored a strong central government
12.
Revolts like Gabriel Prosser and Nat Turner led to the passage of what?
a)
Harsh fugitive slave laws
b)
the 13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
13.
Why did the northern states favor the tariff?
a)
protected them from foreign competition
b)
made their cost of living higher
14.
What best completes the diagram?
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Dred Scott Decision
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
House Divided Speech
15.
During the Nullification Crisis, what did South Carolina argue?
a)
that states could "pick and choose" what laws to follow
b)
that all states had to follow all the laws passed by Congress
c)
states had to approve all the laws before they were passed
d)
larger states have more power than smaller states
16.
William Lloyd Garrison
a)
Liberator
b)
Underground Railroad
c)
16th President
d)
18th President
17.
Who wrote this book?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beech Stowe
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
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