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SS 7 Final Review 2019 Part 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was a bill of rights added to the constitution?

a)

to help the slaveholders

b)

to list the jobs of the citizens

c)

to protect individual liberties

d)

to ensure the power of the federal government

2.

Because of this, slave states gained additional representation

a)

3/5 Compromise

b)

1/2 Compromise

c)

Fugitive Slave Laws

d)

Jim Crow Laws

3.

What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?

a)

promote independence from Great Britain

b)

to keep the Articles of Confederation

c)

to win support for ratification of the Constitution

d)

to choose candidates for Congress

4.

Who opposed ratification of the Constitution until a bill of rights was added?

a)

Federalists

b)

Antifederalists

5.

What court case said that the Supreme Court can declare federal laws unconstitutional?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Mculloch v. Maryland

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Propora v. Champlin

6.

Why does the Constitution have the concept of federalism, checks and balances, and separation of powers?

a)

people feared a government with unlimited power

b)

government favored the poor over the rich

c)

it increased the power of the states

d)

it wanted to expand the democratic process

7.

The concept of separation of the 3 branches of government and checks and balances is an example of

a)

individual freedoms

b)

freedom of speech

c)

separation of powers

d)

federalism

8.

Why do we have a system of checks and balances?

a)

to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful

b)

to give the states more power

c)

to give the people a voice in government

d)

to help the military have the most power

9.

To become a president, he/she must win a

a)

2/3 vote of state legislatures

b)

2/3 vote in Congress

c)

majority of the popular vote

d)

majority of the electoral college vote

10.

Which of the following is elected directly by the people?

a)

cabinet members

b)

the president

c)

a member of the house of representatives

d)

a justice of the Supreme Court

11.

Why do we have an amendment process in the Constitution?

a)

to allow for changes over time

b)

to give the President more power

c)

to have more people participate in government

d)

to limit the power of the government

12.

Which of the following is a foreign policy of George Washington?

a)

sending money to France

b)

forming bonds with European nations

c)

expanding into Canada

d)

neutrality

13.

Why did Alexander Hamilton want a national bank?

a)

to increase the power of state banks

b)

to raise money to eliminate tariffs

c)

to protect the stability of the new nation

d)

to provide loans to farmers

14.

Which of the following created judicial review?

a)

the Constitution

b)

an amendment

c)

Marbury v. Madision

d)

a law

15.

What does the president's cabinet do?

a)

nominate ambassadors

b)

impeach the president

c)

regulate money

d)

offer advice on issues