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Total questions: 35
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When and Where: The Intolerable Acts
1773; New England
1775; Southern Plantations
1774; English Colonies
1780; Newburgh, New York
What caused Parliament to issue the Coercive Acts?
They wanted more money from taxes.
They needed a reason to invade Canada.
They were responding to the Boston Tea Party.
They wanted to form a new government in the United States.
Who saved the United States from the disaster that was brewing in Newburgh, New York?
Thomas Jefferson
Baker Mayfield
John Adams
George Washington
Which of the following was a power that the federal government didn’t have under the Articles of Confederation?
Maintain an army
Impose taxes
Issue currency
Conduct foreign affairs
Which of the following states was not part of the Northwest Territory.
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
A clause in this ordinance marks an early attempt to stop the spread of slavery.
The Northwest Ordinance
The 3/5 Compromise
The Great Compromise
The Adams-Onis Treaty
When and where: The Constitutional Convention
May 1787; New York
June 1788; Boston
April 1776; Gettysburg
May 1787; Philadelphia
How many branches of government were introduced in the Virginia plan?
4
3
2
1
How are the numbers of Senators per state decided?
Equally - 2 per state
Proportionally - based on population
Area of the respective state - square miles
Financial impact of the respective state - more $, more senators
Which compromise deals with the issue of representation?
The Virginia Compromise
The Hutchinson Compromise of 1787
The Washington Compromise
The Great Compromise
Which compromise deals with the issue of slavery?
Jefferson’s Compromise
3/5 Compromise
The Virginia Compromise
The Hancock Compromise
The first ten amendmendments are called the...
Bill of Rights
The 10 Commandments
The Candlewick Assurances
The Federalist Papers
Which of the following is not protected under the First Amendment?
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Speech
Freedom from excessive bail
The second amendment guarantees the right to...
Bear legs
Bear arms
Assembly
Petition
According to the third amendment, who won’t be staying at your house during a time of peace?
LeBron James
Soldiers
Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo
Doctors
The fourth amendment protects you from unreasonable...
Taxes
Warrants and punishments
Trials and assemblies
Searches and seizures
If you plead the fifth, you are exercising your freedom of
Self-incrimination
Petition
Tax avoidance
Privateering
Where was the Election of 1800 resolved?
In the Senate
In the Supreme Court
In the House of Representatives
In the Waffle House
Because of the Election of 1800, the United States ratified which amendment?
13
10
12
19
Who appointed 42 “midnight judges?”
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
The three principles of Judical Review do not include...
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land
The Constitution must be followed when there is a conflict
The Federalists were the only ones who could correctly read and interpret the law
The judicial branch can declare laws unconstitutional
Subsistence farming:
having two lawmaking chambers
producing enough to meet immediate needs
producing enough to feed your family and sell to other countries
Look! A squirrel.
Representative Government:
Authority belonging only to the states
A form of government in which power is divided between the federal and state governments
A system in which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government on their behalf
An organization that spread political ideas and information through Britain’s American colonies
Bicameral:
Having two separate lawmaking chambers
When your camera breaks and you happen to have a spare
Telephoto lenses
Government is subject to the will of the people
Manumission:
Privileges granted to those who don’t choose sides
An economic theory that a nation’s power is derived from its water
Freeing individual enslaved persons
A secret mission for dudes
Enumerated Powers are those that...
Are specifically given to Congress
Belong to the States
Are provided to both the federal and state governments
Powers given to the executive branch
The success of the large plantations of the Southern colonies depended on...
Indentured servants
Slavery
Large Families
Wealthy governorships
Which document started the concept of protected rights?
The Magna Carta
The Declaration of Independence
The Olive Branch Petition
English Bill of Rights
Why did people start smuggling in the American colonies?
The Navigaiton Acts allowed merchants to choose the buyer
Britain always offered the colonists the best price
They had more goods than Britain could buy
They could sometimes get a better price from people in other countries
Why did the colonists object the Sugar Act?
It made sugar too expensive
It taxed the the colonists without their consent
It prevented colonists from trading with other countries
It violated their right to be secure in their homes
Washington’s surprise attack across the Delaware River on Christmas night...
Was the last battle of the Revolutionary War
Boosted the morale of the Patriots
Was followed by calls for his resignation
Was successful but cased a great deal of American casualties
The Northwest Ordinance...
Allowed for the spread of slavery
Encouraged the sale of land to speculators
Provided a method for petitioning for statehood
Denied a Bill of Rights for settlers
At the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey plan proposed...
One vote for each state
A court system
A two-house legislature
A chief executive chosen by the legislature
Anti-Federalists most feared...
Government oppression
The establishment of a state religion
Disorder without a strong central government
A national sales tax
The way two branches of government keep the third from gaining too much power.
Federalism
Due process
Checks and balances
Naturalization
