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Unit 2 AOC, Constitution, New Republic Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Problems with the Articles of Confederation included all of these EXCEPT...

a)

inability to collect taxes

b)

strong central government

c)

no executive branch to enforce the laws

d)

inability to regulate trade

2.

The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution shared which of these characteristics?

a)

separation of powers

b)

judicial review

c)

limited government

d)

checks and balances

3.

This diagram shows which constitutional or governmental principle?

a)

federalism

b)

separation of powers

c)

due process of law

d)

judicial review

4.

George Mason had the biggest influence on which part of the Constitution?

a)

the 3/5ths Compromise

b)

Supremacy Clause

c)

Commerce Clause

d)

the Bill of Rights

5.

Which of these documents influenced the Bill of Rights

a)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Articles of Confederation

6.

Federalists and Anti-Federalists argued the most about...

a)

how to admit new states into the union

b)

how much power the president and Congress got

c)

the electoral college

d)

how much power the national and state governments got

7.

Which Supreme Court case established Judicial Review

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Cohen v. Virginia

8.

Which of these issues led to different political parties forming?

a)

Slavery

b)

Women's Suffrage

c)

National Government's Power

d)

Westward Expansion

9.

James Madison did all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

presided over the convention

b)

wrote the Virginia Plan

c)

wrote the Bill of Rights

d)

led the debate and kept notes during the convention

10.

Which of the following was true of the Articles of Confederation, but not the Constitution?

a)

it had a Bill of Rights

b)

it had a common currency

c)

it had a Federalist System

d)

it gave each state 1 vote no matter what size

11.

The VA Declaration of Rights and VA Statute for Religious Freedom influenced which founding father?

a)

George Mason

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

Patrick Henry

12.

Which 2 of the following statements are true of the Federalist Party?

a)

government should promote business and economic development

b)

government should promote free trade and markets

c)

supported a strong central government

d)

wanted a Bill of Rights to protect individuals

13.

Which 3 of these events led the Democratic Republicans to create their own political party?

a)

creation of the Bank of the United States

b)

the passage of tariffs on foreign goods

c)

the Embargo against Great Britain

d)

the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts

e)

the Doctrine of Nullification

14.

Southern states used the Doctrine of Nullification to...

a)

follow federal laws

b)

challenge federal laws

c)

ignore federal laws

d)

make their own laws

15.

Which of these statements shows the Supreme Court using Judicial Review?

a)

Congress passes its budget

b)

President appoints a new judge

c)

Congress investigates spending at the EPA

d)

President's Education Initiative declared unconstitutional

16.

The first permanent English colony, Jamestown, was founded in...

a)

1587

b)

1619

c)

1607

d)

1591

17.

The New England Colonies practiced a form of direct democracy called...

a)

the House of Burgesses

b)

Town Meetings

c)

Lamppost Committees

d)

General Assembly

18.

The Puritans signed an agreement before starting their colony in Massachusetts called the...

a)

My Way or the Highway Accord

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Peace with Natives Agreement

d)

Jamestown Contract

19.

Small-scale farming, hunting and trading were economic activities in which part of Virginia?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

20.

What event is shown in this image?

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

The Battles of Lexington & Concord

d)

The Battle of Bunker Hill

21.

Why were colonists upset about the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

it meant that they could expand west

b)

it meant that people couldn't move west

c)

it gave Parliament more power over the colonies

d)

it restricted how many people could come to the colonies

22.

A fence-sitter was...

a)

a person who urged rebellion

b)

a person who swore allegiance to the king

c)

a person who couldn't decide which side they were on

d)

a person who leaves the colonies

23.

George Washington was a great military leader for what reason?

a)

He made an alliance with France

b)

He kept his army together even though he didn't have supplies

c)

He defeated General Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown

d)

He let many of his soldiers die at Valley Forge

24.

Who won a great diplomatic victory by getting an alliance with France during the Revolutionary War?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

General Cornwallis

d)

Ben Franklin

25.

____________________________, was a religious movement away from the Church of England.

a)

The Great Snooze

b)

The Great Awakening

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

the Stamp Act