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Really Big Assessment Thing You Have To Take Before Break!

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When and Where: The Intolerable Acts

a)

1773; New England

b)

1775; Southern Plantations

c)

1774; English Colonies

d)

1780; Newburgh, New York

2.

What caused Parliament to issue the Coercive Acts?

a)

They wanted more money from taxes.

b)

They needed a reason to invade Canada.

c)

They were responding to the Boston Tea Party.

d)

They wanted to form a new government in the United States.

3.

Who saved the United States from the disaster that was brewing in Newburgh, New York?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Baker Mayfield

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

4.

Which of the following was a power that the federal government didn’t have under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Maintain an army

b)

Impose taxes

c)

Issue currency

d)

Conduct foreign affairs

5.

Which of the following states was not part of the Northwest Territory.

a)

Ohio

b)

Indiana

c)

Kentucky

d)

Michigan

6.

A clause in this ordinance marks an early attempt to stop the spread of slavery.

a)

The Northwest Ordinance

b)

The 3/5 Compromise

c)

The Great Compromise

d)

The Adams-Onis Treaty

7.

When and where: The Constitutional Convention

a)

May 1787; New York

b)

June 1788; Boston

c)

April 1776; Gettysburg

d)

May 1787; Philadelphia

8.

How many branches of government were introduced in the Virginia plan?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

9.

How are the numbers of Senators per state decided?

a)

Equally - 2 per state

b)

Proportionally - based on population

c)

Area of the respective state - square miles

d)

Financial impact of the respective state - more $, more senators

10.

Which compromise deals with the issue of representation?

a)

The Virginia Compromise

b)

The Hutchinson Compromise of 1787

c)

The Washington Compromise

d)

The Great Compromise

11.

Which compromise deals with the issue of slavery?

a)

Jefferson’s Compromise

b)

3/5 Compromise

c)

The Virginia Compromise

d)

The Hancock Compromise

12.

The first ten amendmendments are called the...

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

The 10 Commandments

c)

The Candlewick Assurances

d)

The Federalist Papers

13.

Which of the following is not protected under the First Amendment?

a)

Freedom of Religion

b)

Freedom of the Press

c)

Freedom of Speech

d)

Freedom from excessive bail

14.

The second amendment guarantees the right to...

a)

Bear legs

b)

Bear arms

c)

Assembly

d)

Petition

15.

According to the third amendment, who won’t be staying at your house during a time of peace?

a)

LeBron James

b)

Soldiers

c)

Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo

d)

Doctors

16.

The fourth amendment protects you from unreasonable...

a)

Taxes

b)

Warrants and punishments

c)

Trials and assemblies

d)

Searches and seizures

17.

If you plead the fifth, you are exercising your freedom of

a)

Self-incrimination

b)

Petition

c)

Tax avoidance

d)

Privateering

18.

Where was the Election of 1800 resolved?

a)

In the Senate

b)

In the Supreme Court

c)

In the House of Representatives

d)

In the Waffle House

19.

Because of the Election of 1800, the United States ratified which amendment?

a)

13

b)

10

c)

12

d)

19

20.

Who appointed 42 “midnight judges?”

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Aaron Burr

d)

Alexander Hamilton

21.

The three principles of Judical Review do not include...

a)

The Constitution is the supreme law of the land

b)

The Constitution must be followed when there is a conflict

c)

The Federalists were the only ones who could correctly read and interpret the law

d)

The judicial branch can declare laws unconstitutional

22.

Subsistence farming:

a)

having two lawmaking chambers

b)

producing enough to meet immediate needs

c)

producing enough to feed your family and sell to other countries

d)

Look! A squirrel.

23.

Representative Government:

a)

Authority belonging only to the states

b)

A form of government in which power is divided between the federal and state governments

c)

A system in which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government on their behalf

d)

An organization that spread political ideas and information through Britain’s American colonies

24.

Bicameral:

a)

Having two separate lawmaking chambers

b)

When your camera breaks and you happen to have a spare

c)

Telephoto lenses

d)

Government is subject to the will of the people

25.

Manumission:

a)

Privileges granted to those who don’t choose sides

b)

An economic theory that a nation’s power is derived from its water

c)

Freeing individual enslaved persons

d)

A secret mission for dudes

26.

Enumerated Powers are those that...

a)

Are specifically given to Congress

b)

Belong to the States

c)

Are provided to both the federal and state governments

d)

Powers given to the executive branch

27.

The success of the large plantations of the Southern colonies depended on...

a)

Indentured servants

b)

Slavery

c)

Large Families

d)

Wealthy governorships

28.

Which document started the concept of protected rights?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Olive Branch Petition

d)

English Bill of Rights

29.

Why did people start smuggling in the American colonies?

a)

The Navigaiton Acts allowed merchants to choose the buyer

b)

Britain always offered the colonists the best price

c)

They had more goods than Britain could buy

d)

They could sometimes get a better price from people in other countries

30.

Why did the colonists object the Sugar Act?

a)

It made sugar too expensive

b)

It taxed the the colonists without their consent

c)

It prevented colonists from trading with other countries

d)

It violated their right to be secure in their homes

31.

Washington’s surprise attack across the Delaware River on Christmas night...

a)

Was the last battle of the Revolutionary War

b)

Boosted the morale of the Patriots

c)

Was followed by calls for his resignation

d)

Was successful but cased a great deal of American casualties

32.

The Northwest Ordinance...

a)

Allowed for the spread of slavery

b)

Encouraged the sale of land to speculators

c)

Provided a method for petitioning for statehood

d)

Denied a Bill of Rights for settlers

33.

At the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey plan proposed...

a)

One vote for each state

b)

A court system

c)

A two-house legislature

d)

A chief executive chosen by the legislature

34.

Anti-Federalists most feared...

a)

Government oppression

b)

The establishment of a state religion

c)

Disorder without a strong central government

d)

A national sales tax

35.

The way two branches of government keep the third from gaining too much power.

a)

Federalism

b)

Due process

c)

Checks and balances

d)

Naturalization