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1.
The federal system of checks and balances--
a)
grants sovereignty to the central government
b)
persuaded the Federalists to support the Constitution
c)
ensures that no one branch will overpower another
d)
was created as an attempt to reduce federalism
2.
The federal system of checks and balances--
a)
grants sovereignty to the central government
b)
persuaded the Federalists to support the Constitution
c)
ensures that no one branch will overpower another
d)
was created as an attempt to reduce federalism
3.
The U.S. Senate has the power to--
a)
impeach governors
b)
issue pardons
c)
appoint ambassadors
d)
approve treaties
4.
What year was the Constitution written?
a)
1620
b)
1776
c)
1787
d)
1803
5.
The Bill of Rights was designed to protect the rights of citizens from potential abuse by--
a)
foreign countries
b)
the federal government
c)
big business
d)
religious organizations
6.
We the People at the beginning of the Preamble illustrates which constitutional principle?
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
individual rights
c)
separation of powers
d)
federalism federalism
7.
Federalists supported the Constitution because--
a)
it had a weak central government
b)
the President was all powerful
c)
Congress was in charge
d)
it had a strong central government
8.
Changing the Constitution is called--
a)
the Amendment Process
b)
the Change Process
c)
How a Bill Becomes a Law
d)
Constitutional Change
9.
To set free from punishment --
a)
amend
b)
impeach
c)
pardon
d)
due process
10.
To reject a bill
a)
impeach
b)
override
c)
veto
d)
pardon
11.
Impeachment is to--
a)
reject a bill
b)
accuse a public official of wrongdoing
c)
set free from punishment
d)
due process
12.
Which of the following provides the best example of civic duty?
a)
A company donates $1 million
b)
Parents boycott city public schools
c)
A jury returns a verdict in a robbery case
d)
Teachers vote to strike next month
13.
Which principle of government is shown in this sequence?
a)
judicial review
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
separation of powers
d)
checks and balances
14.
Under a federal system of government, powers are held by--
a)
the king or queen
b)
only the national government
c)
both the national and state governments
d)
dictators
15.
The Constitution maintains a republican system of government through the--
a)
president's power to veto acts of Congress
b)
appointment of judges to life terms
c)
election of representatives who make laws
d)
creation of a presidential cabinet creation of a presidential cabinet
16.
Which of these is a power of the U.S. Supreme Court?
a)
to interpret laws
b)
to veto laws
c)
to pass laws
d)
to enforce laws
17.
This diagram refers to ways to--
a)
select members of the president's cabinet
b)
choose members of the electoral college
c)
pass a bill into a law
d)
amend the constitution
18.
According to the Constitution, which of these actions is a power of the states?
a)
coining money
b)
establishing post offices
c)
conducting elections
d)
raising an army
19.
Which issue is exclusively the responsibility of the federal government?
a)
driver's license
b)
gun control
c)
counterfeit money
d)
teacher certification
20.
Which of the following powers is held by both the national and state governments?
a)
regulating foreign trade
b)
establishing courts
c)
governing marriage laws
d)
coining money
21.
Two-thirds of Congress propose it and three-fourths of the states ratify it ---
a)
a treaty
b)
a bill
c)
an amendment
d)
a compromise
22.
A naturalized citizen is--
a)
born in the United States
b)
born to parents who are U.S. citizens
c)
someone who has lived in the U.S. for a really long time
d)
someone who completes the legal process to become a citizen
23.
Which principle of government is most clearly reflected in this amendment?
a)
checks and balances
b)
federalism
c)
separation of powers
d)
due process
24.
Both the states and the federal government need to be able to--
a)
print money
b)
build roads
c)
collect taxes
d)
declare war
25.
The Articles of Confederation are best described as a--
a)
statement of principles justifying the Revolutionary War
b)
plan of union for the original thirteen states
c)
set of arguments supporting ratification of the Constitution
d)
list of reason for the secession of the Southern states list of reason for the secession of the Southern states
26.
Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?
a)
direct democracy
b)
checks and balances
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Great Compromise
27.
Which French philosopher gave us the concept of separation of powers?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Lafayette
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rochambeau
28.
What was the first English settlement in America?
a)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
b)
Jamestown, Virginia
c)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
d)
Houston, Texas
29.
What year was Jamestown founded?
a)
1776
b)
1803
c)
1607
d)
1620
30.
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a)
1812
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1776
31.
What document was written and ratified in 1787?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
32.
What president purchased Louisiana?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Adams
c)
Madison
d)
Hamilton
33.
What year was the Louisiana Purchase made from France?
a)
1787
b)
1803
c)
1903
d)
1861
34.
What years did the Civil War take place?
a)
1914-1918
b)
1812-1814
c)
1861-1865
d)
1763-1783
35.
Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired? "Shot heard 'round the world?"
a)
Yorktown
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
36.
What battle was the turning point in the American Revolution? It convinced the French to join us.
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington
d)
Antietam
37.
Which battle ended the Revolutionary War?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Lexington
c)
Saratoga
d)
Bull Run
38.
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Lexington
c)
Antietam
d)
Ft. Sumter
39.
What battle was the turning point in the Civil War and was a Union victory?
a)
Ft. Sumter
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Saratoga
d)
Vicksburg
40.
What was the battle in the Civil War that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in half?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Yorktown
41.
What town did General Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in?
a)
Sherman
b)
Washington
c)
San Jacinto
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
42.
What is the type of economy called in which the colony exists to make money for the mother country?
a)
Free Enterprise
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Socialism
d)
None
43.
What was someone called who wanted to end slavery in the United States?
a)
Abolitionist
b)
Anti-Slaver
c)
Suffragette
d)
Southerner
44.
What is a tax on goods brought in from another country called?
a)
Imports
b)
Exports
c)
Protective Tariff
d)
Tariff
45.
What is a high tax placed on foreign goods called? It helps to protect the home industry.
a)
Import
b)
Export
c)
Protective Tariff
d)
Tariff
46.
What was one cause of the Civil War in which someone feels more loyalty to a part of the country or state than the country as a whole.
a)
Slavery
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Division
d)
Tariff
47.
This is the belief that the United States should own all the land from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
a)
Expansion
b)
Imperialism
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
None
48.
What was the campaign against the drinking of alcohol called?
a)
Suffrage
b)
Temperance
c)
Abolition
d)
Stop the Violenc
49.
A _______________ government is a system of government where people elect representatives.
a)
Representative Government
b)
Monarchy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
None
50.
The House of __________________ was the first representative government in the New World.
a)
Representatives
b)
Burgesses
c)
Confederation
d)
none
51.
Which branch is not one of the three branches in the federal government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Representative
c)
Executive
d)
Judicial
52.
________________ is a principle of the constitution in which the three branches have power to balance each other out so no branch gets too powerful.
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Republicanism
d)
Limited Government
53.
An economic system in which businesses have the freedom to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulations.
a)
Free Enterprise
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Profit
54.
_______________- means sharing power between the federal and state governments.
a)
Republicanism
b)
Limited Government
c)
Shared Powers
d)
Federalism
55.
Which principle created the three branches of government?
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Popular sovereignty
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Federalism
56.
A practice of letting the people make the final decisions in the country through voting, freedom of speech, the right to peacefully protest, etc.
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Republicanism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Foreign decisions
57.
To ______________ something means to change it. (Think Constitution)
a)
Institutionalize
b)
Amend
c)
Unreform
d)
Saturate
58.
Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness are rights that people are born with. These are called ___________ rights.
a)
Unalienable
b)
Normal
c)
Given
d)
Constitutional
59.
Cruel and unjust government that can not be questioned or changed is called _______________.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Parliament
c)
Republic
d)
Tyranny
60.
___________ is a type of government run for and by the people.
a)
Republicanism
b)
Monarchy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Democracy
61.
Which invention by Robert Fulton helped transport goods more quickly?
a)
Railroad
b)
Steamboat
c)
Mechanical Reaper
d)
Cotton Gin
62.
___________- to approve by vote.
a)
Void
b)
Nullify
c)
Ratify
d)
Justify
63.
____________ was established in Marbury vs. Madison and is the right of the Supreme Court to determine if laws are unconstitutional.
a)
Judicial Overlooking
b)
Congressional Authority
c)
Judicial Review
d)
Due Process
64.
_____________ is the refusal to obey a government law or laws as a means of passive resistance because of one’s moral conviction or belief.
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Civic Virtue
d)
The Denial Clause
65.
_____________ were supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government.
a)
Anti-Federalists
b)
Federalists
c)
Monarchists
d)
Loyalists
66.
_____________ were people opposed to the Constitution, preferring more power be given to the state governments than to the national government.
a)
Anti-Federalists
b)
Federalists
c)
Democrats
d)
Republicans
67.
_____________ the idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal.
a)
Voidation
b)
Declaration
c)
Nullification
d)
Federalism
68.
Diaries, journals and other original records of an event are called _____________ sources.
a)
Secondary
b)
Primary
69.
Textbooks, articles and other summaries written at a later date than the event are called ____________ sources.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
70.
The type of government that elects representatives to is called a ____________.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Republic
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Tyranny
71.
The era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place.
a)
American Revolution
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Technological Innovations
d)
Boom and Bust
72.
This was the first document in history to ever limit the power of a ruler.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Constitution
d)
Articles of Confederation
73.
____________ protected the rights of English citizens and became the basis for the American Bill of Rights.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Constitution
74.
___________ was a document written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the colonies free from England.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Declaration of Independence
75.
___________ was the first American constitution. It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Constitution
76.
______________ is a document that sets out the laws and principles of the government of the United States.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
English Bill of Rights
77.
______________ advised the United States to stay “neutral in its relations with other nations” and to avoid “entangling alliances”.
a)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
b)
Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
c)
Washington's Farewell Address
d)
Washington's Inaugural Address
78.
The _____________ foreign policy statement made by the 5th President stating that 1) the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs, and 2) that the western hemisphere was closed to colonization and/ or interference by European nations.
a)
Adam's Inaugural Address
b)
Washington's Farewell Address
c)
Jefferson's Embargo Act
d)
Monroe Doctrine
79.
__________ treaty ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America.
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Treaty of Paris 1763
d)
Treaty of Paris 1783
80.
The _____________ Treaty ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation.
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Treaty of Paris 1763
d)
Treaty of Paris 1783
81.
________________- was a policy of establishing the principles and procedures for the orderly expansion of the United States.
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Federalism
d)
Manifest Destiny
82.
___________ was the agreement signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, to consult each other about laws for; the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Representation
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Articles of Confederation
83.
___________ was a series of essays written by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton, defending the Constitution and the principles on which the government of the United States was founded.
a)
Anti-Federalist Writings
b)
Federalist Papers
84.
______________ was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince colonists that it was time to become independent from Britain.
a)
Federalist Papers
b)
Anti-Federalist Writing
c)
Give me Liberty or Give me Death
d)
Common Sense
85.
______________ the first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties.
a)
Fixer Uppers
b)
Federalist Papers
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Reconstruction Amendments
86.
_____________ is a short speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery for soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered to be a profound statement of American ideals.
a)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
b)
Lincoln's First Inauguration
c)
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
d)
Lincoln's Farewell Address
87.
Abraham Lincoln issued the_________ on January 1, 1863, setting all slaves in the Confederate states free.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Inaugural Address
c)
Emancipation Procalamation
d)
Farewell Address
88.
Lincoln's ____________ stated that, “no state…can lawfully get out of the Union”, but pledged there would be no war unless the South started it.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
First Inaugural Address
d)
Second Inaugural Address
89.
Lincoln's ___________ was meant to help heal and restore the country after four years of Civil War.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
First Inaugural Address
d)
Second Inaugural Address
90.
The ___________ Compromise created two houses of Congress. One based on population, the other gave equal representation to each state.
a)
3/5
b)
Great
c)
Missouri
d)
1850
91.
The __________ Compromise said that every 5 slaves counted as 3 people for population purposes.
a)
Great
b)
3/5
c)
Missouri
d)
1850
92.
The ____________ Act overturned the Missouri Compromise by giving people in the middle territory of the United States a chance to vote on slavery.
a)
California
b)
1820
c)
Kansas-Nebraska
d)
None
93.
The ___________ Compromise avoided sectional tensions by drawing a line across the United States. Slavery would be legal below the line only.
a)
Kansas-Nebraska
b)
1850
c)
Missouri
d)
Great
94.
The Compromise of 1850 kept the north happy by admitting California as a free state. What law did it create to make the south happy?
a)
Missouri Law
b)
Cotton Law
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Fugitive Slave Law
95.
A member of the Sons of Liberty who started the Committee of Correspondence to stir public support for American independence.
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Sam Adams
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
King George III
96.
An inventor, statesman, diplomat to France, signer of the Declaration of Independence and delegate to Constitutional Convention.
a)
George Washington
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
John Adams
d)
Sam Adams
97.
The King of England who disbanded the colonial legislatures, taxed the colonies, and refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies.
a)
King John
King John
King John
b)
King Richard
c)
King George VIIII
d)
King George III
98.
Wrote the Declaration of Independence; became the 3rd President of the United States and purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States.
a)
James Madison
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
99.
Wrote pamphlets like Common Sense and The Crisis to encourage American independence and resolve.
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Sam Adams
d)
Henry Clay
100.
Leader of the Continental Army who became the first President of the United States.
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
101.
Leader of the original Democratic Party and a “President of the people”. He was also responsible for the Trail of Tears, which forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River.
a)
Sam Adams
b)
James Monroe
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
George Mason
102.
South Carolina Congressman and Senator who spoke for the South before and during the Civil War. Sided with South Carolina during the Nullification Crisis.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Jay
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
James Madison
103.
Known in history as the "Great Compromiser," he was a powerful Kentucky Congressman and Senator who proposed the American System and the Compromise of 1850.
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Andrew Jackson
104.
Massachusetts Congressman and Senator who spoke for the North and the preservation of the Union.
a)
Henry Clay
b)
George Mason
c)
Henry David Thoreau
d)
Daniel Webster
105.
President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Stonewall Jackson
106.
General of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Stonewall Jackson
107.
General of the Confederate Army.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Jefferson Davis
108.
16th President of the United States who successfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days after the Civil War ended.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jeffersons Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
109.
Leader of the Federalists, first Treasurer of the United States, creator of the Bank of the U.S., and killed in a duel by the Vice President of the United States, Aaron Burr.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Andrew Jackson
110.
Passionate patriot who became famous for his fiery speeches in favor of American independence. His most famous quote included the words, “Give me liberty or give me death!”
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Sam Adams
d)
Patrick Henry
111.
Considered to be the “Father of the Constitution." He was President during the War of 1812.
a)
John Jay
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Monroe
112.
Former slave who became the best-known black abolitionist in the country.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
113.
The author of the Monroe Doctrine, which shut down the western hemisphere to European expansion or interference.
a)
Madison
b)
Monroe
c)
Clay
d)
Washington
114.
An escaped slave who became a Conductor on the Underground Railroad and helped over 300 slaves to freedom in the North.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Harriet Beechers Stowe
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
115.
Best known for his abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator.
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Thomas Jefferson
116.
Organized the Seneca Falls Convention creating the Women’s Rights Movement in the United States.
a)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Monica Jarrell
c)
Mercy Otis Warren
d)
Abigail Adams
117.
Served with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as a leading woman for the suffrage movement.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Susan B. Anthonoy
118.
“Congress shall make no law” restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
4th
d)
7th
119.
Requires that warrants be issued if property is to be searched or seized (taken) by the government. Which amendment is this?
a)
7th
b)
6th
c)
4th
d)
2nd
120.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
4th
b)
1st
c)
13th
d)
15th
121.
Which amendments are the "due process amendments" and give the rights to remain silent, jury, etc.
a)
13, 14, 15
b)
4-8
c)
9, 10
d)
11, 12
122.
Which are the Reconstruction Amendments, created after the civil War?
a)
4-8
b)
1-3
c)
13-15
d)
18-19
123.
Which amendments guarantee that rights not given to the federal government are not denied to the people or states?
a)
1-3
b)
9-10
c)
13-15
d)
4-8
124.
The 1803 Court decision that gave the Supreme Court the right to determine whether a law violates the Constitution. It set up the principle of judicial review.
a)
Gibbons vs. Ogden
b)
Marbury vs. Madison
c)
Dredd Scott Case
d)
Worcester vs. Georgia
125.
Was the Supreme Court decision that said slaves were property and not citizens.
a)
Marbury vs. Madison
b)
Worcester vs. Georgia
c)
Dred Scott Case
d)
McCullough vs. Maryland
126.
Supreme Court decision that gave the Cherokees the right to keep their land, but Jackson refused to enforce it.
a)
Marbury vs. Madison
b)
Dredd Scott Case
c)
Worcester vs. Georgia
d)
None
127.
An invention by Eli Whitney that speeded the cleaning of cotton fibers and in effect, increased the need for slaves.
a)
Steamboat
b)
Mechanical Reaper
c)
Steel Plow
d)
Cotton Gin
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