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WorksheetsEOC Section 1 Pre-TEst
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 25mins
1. What is the idea that “the people” give the government power to protect their natural rights and must live by the rules? (1.1)
a. Separation of Powers
a. Checks & Balances
a. Social Contract
a. Citadel
1. What is Montesquieu (BBQ) known for? (1.1)
a. Social Contract
a. Separation of Powers
a. PUGB
a. Natural Rights
1. What pamphlet denounced British rule and fanned the flames of the American Revolution? (1.2)
a. Magna Carta
a. Two Treatises of Government
a. Fortnite!
a. Common Sense
“No freeman shall be taken, imprisoned . . . or in any other way destroyed . . . except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land.”
— excerpt from Magna Carta
1. Which statement best expresses how Magna Carta shaped the colonists’ views of government? (1.2)
a. They supported three branches of government.
a. They believed that citizens should be able to petition the government for changes in laws.
a. They expected government to protect free speech and property rights.
a. They believed citizens had a right to trial by jury
1. Why were colonists outraged by taxes imposed by the British government? (1.3)
a. because they were denied trials by a jury of their peers
b. because they had no representation in Parliament
c. because they made British paper products less expensive
d. because they had to house British soldier
THE HORRID MASSACRE IN BOSTON, Perpetrated in the evening of the fifth day of March, 1770, by soldiers of the Twenty-ninth Regiment,
—anonymous account, A Short Narrative, Horrid Massacre in Boston, 1770
1. Who most likely wrote this passage and for what reason? (1.3)
a. a Redcoat, to describe the risks faced by soldiers
b. a Patriot, to get support for independence
c. a Loyalist, to gain support for quartering British troops
d. a Federalist, to raise concerns about the Stamp Act
1. According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the main purpose of government? (1.4)
a. to provide for common defense and promote the general welfare
b. to create a strong national government
c. to protect the interests of the states
d. to protect citizens’ rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
1. Which event demonstrated to the country that the Articles of Confederation were too weak given the lack of federal funding available to deal with crisis? (1.5)
a. the Boston Tea Party
a. the Stamp Act
a. Shay’s Rebellion
a. the Boston Massacre
1. Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws between different branches of government? (1.7)
a. to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful
a. to make the national government more efficient
a. to increase the power of the presidency
a. to ensure that Congress would act according to the will of the people
1. Why did the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution begin with the phrase, “We the People”? (1.6)
a. To indicate that the national government had limited powers
a. To indicate that the states had been associated in a confederation
a. To indicate that federal power was separated among three branches
a. To indicate that the American people were the ultimate source of its authority
1. What does the phrase “to ourselves and our Posterity” suggest about the Founding Fathers’ goals? (1.6)
a. They wanted to create a lasting government that future Americans would benefit from.
a. They were willing to sacrifice their liberty for the benefit of their children.
a. They aimed to create a strong government, independent of the will of the people.
a. They wanted to create a social contract that future Americans could not break.
1. Which type of law is used to help solve disputes between people or organizations? (3.10)
A. civil
A. constitutional
A. criminal
A. military
1. What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon? (1.9)
a. No one is above the law, including the president.
a. The president is responsible for enforcing the law.
a. The president is not allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments.
a. The president is not allowed to have private meetings with Cabinet members.
