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WorksheetsEARLY AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
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The English Bill of Rights protected the right to
never be taxed
be paid for serving on a jury
a fair trial when accused of a crime
serve as king for life
Decision making that gave all people an equal voice
Direct Democracy
Consensus
Representative Democracy
Anarchy
True or false: No one can be denied a fair trial or speedy trial in England because of the Magna Carta.
True
False
Which of these does the Judicial Branch do?
Settle legal disputes.
Protect majority rights.
Invade small countries.
Get oil.
Congress impeaches a president?
A synonym for freedom is
democracy
liberty
republic
veto
Democracy means
Everyone gets to vote
A written set of laws
To choose by voting
Government by the people
What idea did we take from Rome?
writing down laws
democracy
wearing togas
veto
What was the issue that drove the colonists to rebel?
They didn't like the king's governors
They weren't allowed to write constitutions
No taxation without representation
They didn't get to vote for the king
Federalism: A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have authority over the same land and people.
Which fact about American government reflects the above definition of federalism?
Power is divided among legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Private organizations in the United States do much of the work that is performed by local governments in other countries.
Citizens in the United States are subject to both state and federal laws.
Citizens in the United States have a right to protection from intrusion into their private affairs.
In the United States, what occurs when state and national laws are in conflict?
The state law is enforced.
The national law is enforced.
The state decides which law to enforce.
The public holds a referendum to decide which law should be enforced.
The primary purpose of the Bill of Rights was to
limit the spread of slavery in the United States
limit the power of the federal government
establish judicial review
allot specific powers to the states
At the Constitutional Convention, there was a major debate between large states and small states about representation in the new Congress. This debate was resolved by the Connecticut Compromise, which said that
the number of citizens in a state would determine how many seats that state had in Congress, but slaves and other noncitizens would not be counted for this purpose
Congress would have two houses in which the number of seats a state had in each house was based on its population
Congress would have two houses, one in which state representation was based on population and one in which all states had equal representation
Congress would be made up of two houses in which all states had an equal number of representatives in each house
Three out of five slaves are counted towards a state's population. Which of the following was this?
Great Compromise
Federalism
Three-Fifths Rule
Constitutional Convention
Which branch can Interprets the laws?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
Federalism
This branch makes laws
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Congress
The form of government before the constitution
Articles of Confederation
Confederation of Articles
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Which of these could things could Congress do under the Articles of Confederation
Tax people
Set an army
Could not make treaties
Print & Borrow $$$
This amendment is the freedom Amendment.
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
The first 10 Amendments were called the ____ __ ______
US rules
10 rights
FOLLOW THESE RULES OR ELSE
The Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation created a _____ government
Strong
Weak
Big
Small
What's the strongest branch of government
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
The Constitution
None of the branches are the strongest
The Great Compromise was for this branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Tree Branch
Executive Branch
EZ Money Corporation Branch
With the Articles of Confederation who had the most power
Congress
The people
The states
The Antarctic Army
The vice-president is in this branch
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
1st Amendment
Laws are
suggestions the government creates to help the people.
rules and standards a country uses to govern itself
made for only people who know them to follow.
always the same regardless of the situation.
True or false. The founders believed that the people needed a government to protect their rights to life, liberty and property.
True
False
What was the Bill of Rights?
the first 10 Amdmets
The rights of a bill
The first 10 Amendments
The 1st Amendment was when you could have freedom of ___________ or_________.
Press or fair
Speech or rights
Search or goods
Press or speech
The Bill of Rights was added to the constitution because .....
the people wanted more laws like they had back in England when their families was ruled by a King.
the founders forgot to make changes to the final copy of the
constitution.
many Americans demanded that it be added to protect the rights of individual people.
Parliament didn't approve the constitution without the Bill of Rights.
True or False? The Articles of Confederation said that Congress could make the states cooperate.
True
False
What was the Constitutional Convention?
Delegates gathered to change the way the American government worked.
Wanted to give Congress more power.
Wanted to protect the rights of the people.
All of the above
The First Amendment is about ......
guarantees freedom of religion,speech,press,petition,and assembly.
protects people,their homes or their belongings from unresanable searches or seizures.
people having more power than the government.
The Legislative Branch ________________ laws.
interprets laws
makes laws
enforces laws
The Executive Branch ______________the laws.
makes
interprets
enforces
The Judicial Branch _______________the laws.
makes
creates
enforces
interprets
What is the three-fifths rule?
three out of six slaves are counted toward states population
two out of four slaves are counted to the states population
three out of fifthteen slaves are counted to the states population
three out of five slaves are counted to the states population
How does the Judicial Branch checks other branches?
Declare a law passed by Congress unconstitutional
Declare the president's actions unconstitutional
all of the choices
What was the first document to establish a central U.S. government?
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
The U.S. is a republic
True
False
Since the Constitution was ratified, it has only been amended 27 times
True
False
Prevents the government from requiring officials to practice a certain religion
Article 1
Article 4
Article 6
Article 9
Fraction of Congress or states needed to propose Constitutional amendments and fraction of states or state conventions needed to ratify amendments
2/3; >1/2
3/4; 2/3
1/2; >1/2
2/3; 3/4
In over half of the states, the lawmaking body is
unicameral body called the "legislature"
unicameral body called the "general assembly"
bicameral body called the "legislature"
The earliest state constitutions
gave great authority to governors
were modeled on colonial charters
gave authority to everyone
In most states, final approval of amendments to the state constitution must be made by the
voters
president
state legislature
To whom does the constitution give the power to set suffrage qualifications?
the states
the courts
us..I guess?
What is an amendment?
An addition or change to the constitution
something that has to do with the law
Which are branches or parts of the government?
legislative
congress
me
To approve
ratify
citizen
musket
A member of a state
U.S Constitution
James Madison
citizen
The introduction of a document
preamble
adopt
Constitutional Convention
Laws of the United States
Bill of Rights
U.S. Constitution
preamble
Father of the Constitution
Bill of Rights
Founding Fathers
James Madison
A meeting held in 1787 over the Constitution
Constitutional Convention
preamble
citizen
Men who wrote the Constitution
Founding Fathers
musket
ratify
A long gun used during the 1700's
musket
adopt
preamble
To choose and follow
adopt
Bill of Rights
U.S. Constitution
All of the following documents limited governmental power, guaranteed rights, and influenced the creation of American government EXCEPT:
Magna Carta
Petition of Right
Treaty of Tordesillas
English Bill of Rights
What was the main purpose behind attempts at government in the American colonies, such as the New England Confederation and the Albany Plan of Union?
to protest British government and move for independence
to protect citizens against attacks from Native Americans and the French
to create a government that would guarantee basic rights to citizens of the colonies
to protest taxes and encourage boycotts of British goods
Which of the following was responsible for planning and funding the war effort of the American colonies, declaring independence, and was essentially the first government of the United States?
Albany Plan of Union
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
Stamp Act Congress
Which of these was true of the Articles of Confederation?
It only created one branch of government, the legislative branch.
Three branches of government, separate with a system of checks and balances, were created for government function.
Representation for each state was based on a bicameral Congress, with two senators and representatives based on a state's population.
The government was granted the power to tax and regulate trade between the states and with foreign nations.
In order to pass a law under the Articles of Confederation, how many states had to agree to pass the law?
A simple majority of 7 of 13 states
9 of the 13 states
All 13 states had to agree to pass law
The government did not have the power to pass laws
What event led representatives of the states to decided that the Articles of Confederation needed to be fixed and that a meeting would be held in May 1787 to fix them?
An attack by the British could not be repelled because states refused to send troops
An attack by the French could not be repelled because states refused to send troops
An economic depression where the government could not pay for basic services because they did not have the power to tax
Shays' Rebellion, a group of farmers protesting foreclosures on their farms, could not be immediately stopped because the government could not gather enough troops
Which of the following best describes the Virginia Plan, proposed at the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787?
A government with representation based on population, three branches of government, and a bicameral legislature
A government with equal representation of the states in a unicameral legislature, the power to tax and regulate trade, and a plural executive
Representation based on population, but slaves would only be counted as three-fifths of a person
The government was prohibited from taxing exports of states and from interfering in the international slave trade until 1808
Which of the following best describes the Connecticut Compromise, proposed at the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787?
The government was prohibited from taxing exports of states and from interfering in the international slave trade until 1808
Representation based on population, but slaves would only be counted as three-fifths of a person
The legislatures would be bicameral, with a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate based on equal representation, the power to tax and regulate trade, and the creation of three branches of government
The Constitutional Convention would be dissolved with the hope that the states would reconvene at a later date to fix the Articles of Confederation
What was the main argument against the Constitution by Anti-Federalists?
It lacked a Bill of Rights.
It granted too much power to the president.
The electoral college was too confusing and would cause problems during presidential elections.
It gave the government too much power to tax.
How many states were required to ratify the Constitution before it could go into effect?
7 states
9 states
11 states
13 states
