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Ch.7 test

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the system that keeps a branch from getting too much power?

a)

Legislative branch

b)

Executive branch

c)

Checks and balances

d)

Judicial branch

2.

Who indirectly votes for the president?

a)

The public

b)

Electoral college

c)

Past president

d)

Government

3.

Who led a rebellion?

a)

George Washington

b)

The president

c)

John Hancook

d)

Daniel Shays

4.

Who are the supporters of the constitution?

a)

Colonist

b)

Federalist

c)

Commrads

d)

Benjamin Franklin

5.

Any law

a)

Ordinance

b)

Put into action

c)

Tradition

d)

Amendmant

6.

Why did Shay's Rebellion frighten many Americans?

a)

Because he was headed to the armory

b)

Because it told the people that the government couldn't stop violence

c)

Because Daniel Shay was a former captain of the navy

d)

Because other farmers thought that Daniel Shay and his followers might attack them

7.

Why were Americans cautious about placing too much power in one ruler?

a)

Because they didn't want to have a leader like King George 3

b)

Because they didn't want to be a rich country

c)

Because they didn't want to be a target for other countries

d)

Because they were afraid the leader might take all the bread in the land and keep it for himself

8.

Why did the Framers study the works of Locke and Montesquieu?

a)

Because they had already came up with a plan

b)

Because the were rich people

c)

Because they were people in power and the people didn't want any discipline in the country

d)

Because they were from Britian, therefore they were men with armies

9.

Under the federal system, the final authority is the _________

a)

President

b)

Court system

c)

Constitution

d)

States

10.

A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is ____________________

a)

Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Theocracy

d)

Sovereignty

11.

What are the TWO parts of the Legislative Branch?

a)

The house of republic

b)

Senate

c)

Federalism

d)

Checks and balances

12.

was a Virginia planter, who was active in the movement for change.

a)

James Madison

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

John Locke

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

13.

was a New York lawyer who was active in the movement for change

a)

James Madison

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

John Locke

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

14.

Kept the Confederation's one-house legislature, with one vote for each state

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

New Jersey Plan

c)

Amend

d)

Preamble

15.

was to count each enslaved person as three-fifths of a free person for determining both taxation and representation

a)

Three-Fifths Compromise

b)

1st Amendment

c)

Federalism

d)

Great Compromise

16.

The sharing of power between federal and state governments

a)

Federalism

b)

Amendment

c)

Tradition

d)

Reside

17.

The branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nation's law

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Checks and Balances

18.

The branch of government that makes the nation's laws

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Checks and Balances

19.

The branch of government, headed by the president, that carries out the nation's laws and policies

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Checks and Balances

20.

an addition to a formal document such as the Constitution

a)

Tradition

b)

Federalism

c)

Amendment

d)

Amend

21.

cultural beliefs and practices

a)

Federalism

b)

Tradition

c)

Preamble

d)

Surprise ******