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WorksheetsBroncos Midterm Review 22.23
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 41mins
What is an immigrant?
Someone who comes to a new country to stay for long periods of time
Someone who leaves the country they are from for long periods of time
Someone who goes to a new school
Someone who goes to Indiana
The definition of Pull Factor is:
Issues that cause people to leave a country
Issues that cause people to go to a country
Issues that cause a person to visit a place
War in a country
What is an example of a natural-born citizen?
Someone who was born in Cuba
Someone who was born in Japan, and whose parents are Canadian
Someone who was born in Florida, United States
Someone who was born in Haiti
Which of these people would have to go through the naturalization process?
Someone who was born in California, United States
Someone who was born in in Indiana, United States
Someone who was born in Florida, United States
Someone who was born in Mexico
Paying taxes is an example of a(n)
obligation
responsibility
Jury duty is an example of a(n)
obligation
responsibility
Petitioning the government is an example of a(n)
obligation
responsibility
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Maria was born in Italy to an American father and an Italian mother – is she a U.S. citizen? Why?
Yes, Law of Soil
No, she would need to be naturalized
Yes, Law of Blood
No, Maria is an Italian citizen
What is the term for the process by which legal resident aliens can become citizens?
Immigration
Dual Citizenship
Naturalization
Visa Application
Where is power concentrated in a unitary system of government?
central government
state government
dictator
military
What system of government was in place after the United States adopted the U.S. Constitution?
confederal
federal
unitary
parlimentary
"But as the plan of the [Constitutional] convention aims only at a partial union or consolidation, the state governments would clearly retain all of the rights of sovereignty which they had before, and which were not, by that act, EXCLUSIVELY delegated to the United States."
--Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Paper No. 32
A system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government.
Unitary
Federal
Parliamentary
Confederal
What is the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by government?
natural law
social contract
separation of powers
consent of the governed
What is it called when three branches of government have their own distinct powers?
checks and balances
separation of powers
natural law
consent of the governed
Which Enlightenment thinker had the idea of checks and balances and separation of powers?
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
An agreement among the people and the government is called a
natural law
separation of powers
check
social contract
Who were two Enlightenment thinkers who influenced the Founding Fathers? Choose TWO from the list below.
John Locke
Alexander Hamilton
Baron de Montesquieu
James Madison
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed the role of government was to protect our rights?
Hobbes
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Locke
The Magna Carta promoted the ideas of...
Choose all that apply.
limited government
free speech
independence
due process
What was a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England?
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
What was the government document written in 1689 that expanded the powers of the English Parliament, expanded the rights of the people, and further limited the rights of the king?
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
What was the government document written in 1215 that limited the power of the king of England (limited monarchy) and protected the rights of the nobility?
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
Who was the colonial journalist who wrote Common Sense in 1776?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Locke
Thomas Paine
The Mayflower Compact promoted the big idea of...
self-government
due process
rights
rule of law
Which document addressed colonial concern with English Policies?
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Magna Carta
What law required a tax on many printed goods?
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Sugar Act
Tea Act
Why did the English Parliament repeal the Stamp Act?
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
The king decided it was too harsh
Colonists began boycotting British goods
They signed a treaty with the colonists
What THREE reasons did the colonists have for declaring independence? Choose all that apply.
violation of individual rights
lack of representation in government
conflict with Native Americans
taxation
Rights guaranteed or belonging to a person are called...
social contract
individual rights
natural law
duties
When a person or group is acting on behalf of another person or group, it is called...
rule of law
oppression
individual rights
representation
______ is the idea that it is unfair to tax someone without giving them a voice in government.
Taxation without notification
Boycotting
Taxation without representation
Violating individual rights
As a result of conflicts with England, colonists wrote the ________, which expressed their grievances against the King of England and proclaimed that they wanted to be independent states.
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
What was the first constitution of the United States?
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
What was the meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 where delegates decided to throw out the Articles of Confederation and draft the Constitution?
Ratification Convention
Constitutional Convention
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
Which of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Choose all that apply.
no power to tax
no legislative branch
no power to regulate trade
no national court system
Which branches of government that we have today did not exist under the Articles of Confederation?
Choose all that apply.
legislative
executive
judicial
Who do we give credit for the idea that everyone has unalienable rights?
Montesquieu
King George III
John Locke
Thomas Paine
If you see Montesquieu, what three words should you be looking for?
life, liberty, property
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
legislative, executive, judicial
grievances, rights, taxes
What event showed the government in America that the Articles of Confederation was weak and needed to be changed?
the Seven Years War
the French and Indian War
the President being assasinated
Shays' Rebellion
What idea do we see in the Declaration of Independence?
self-government
natural rights
separation of powers
majority rules
What is an amendment?
A change
an approval
a state law
it's not important
The introduction to the U.S. Constitution is called the...
Introduction
Ordinance
Union Address
Preamble
Which word means "peace"?
posterity
tranquility
welfare
justice
Which part of the Preamble tells where the government get its power?
"in order to form a more perfect union"
"insure domestic tranquility"
"promote the general welfare"
"We the People"
Which part of the Preamble means to "make peace within our country"?
in order to form a more perfect union
insure domestic tranquility
provide for the common defense
promote the general welfare
Which part of the Preamble means to "protect our country"?
establish justice
insure domestic tranquility
provide for the common defense
promote the general welfare
Which part from the Preamble means "give
freedom to ourselves and future generations"?
insure domestic tranquility
provide for the common defense
promote the general welfare
secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
What allows each branch of government to limit the power of other branches?
separation of powers
constitutional government
treaty
checks and balances
The federal government is divided into 3 branches and they all have their own roles and responsibilities. This is an example of...
separation of powers
popular sovereignty
judicial review
checks and balances
What is a form of government based on a written set of laws that all citizen agree to?
popular sovereignty
constitutional government
social contract
monarchy
Which of these are ways that the legislative branch can check the power of the executive branch? Choose all that apply.
override veto
impeach officials
enforce laws
approve treaties and presidential appointments
How can the executive branch check the power of the judicial branch? Choose all that apply.
judicial review
appoint judges who share your point of view
enforce court's decision
make laws
What is the power of the executive branch?
make laws
enforce laws
interpret laws
What is the power of the judicial branch?
make laws
enforce laws
interpret laws
-Legislative Branch: makes laws
-Executive Branch: enforces laws
-Judicial Branch: interprets laws
Which constitutional principle is shown by this organization?
