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Worksheets2019 Quarter 3 QSMA Review #1
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What does the phrase, “to ourselves and our Posterity” suggest about the Founding Fathers’ goals?
They wanted to create a lasting government that future Americans would benefit from.
They were willing to sacrifice their liberty for the benefit of their children.
They wanted to create a social contract that future Americans could not break.
They aimed to create a strong government, independent of the will of the people.
The diagram above describes a cause that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Which action completes the diagram?
British pass the Intolerable Acts
Americans expel quartered troops
British pass the Townshend Acts
Americans form the Sons of Liberty
Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the image?
Checks and balances
Natural Law
Separation of powers
Social Contract
On Election Day, Jason voted for the senate candidate he thought would best serve his community based on his political values. What sort of government does Jason have?
Direct Democracy
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Representative Democracy
Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Congress could declare war and peace
Congress could make deals with other nations
Congress could not force states to obey its laws and pay taxes
Congress could print money
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” ---excerpt from the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution
What does the phrase, “to ourselves and our Posterity” suggest about the Founding Fathers’ goals?
They wanted to create a lasting government that future Americans would benefit from.
They were willing to sacrifice their liberty for the benefit of their children.
They aimed to create a strong government, independent of the will of the people.
They wanted to create a social contract that future Americans could not break.
How many houses does Congress have?
3
2
4
1
Judicial Branch’s main function is to:
Enforce the laws
Make laws
Interpret the Laws
Declare actions unconstitutional
Executive Branch’s main function is to:
Enforce the Laws
Make the Laws
Interpret the Laws
Declare the other branches unsconstitutional
Legislative Branch’s main function is to:
Interpretthe Laws
Enforce the Laws
Make the Laws
Declare the other branches wrong
The Articles of Confederation gave the states…
No power at all
The same power as the national government
Less power than the national government
More power than the national government
Which of the following is NOT an example of a state power?
Marriage licenses
Declaring war
Teacher certifications
Certifying elections
Which of the following occurs when state laws conflict with federal laws?
The federal law yields to the state law
Both laws are allowed to remain in place
The state law would yield to the federal law; the state law becomes null and void
Voters choose between the two different laws and decide which one they prefer to keep in place
Which amendment establishes the beginning and ending of the terms for the President, Vice President, Senators, and Representatives? It limits the president to only two terms.
20th
22nd
24th
26th
Which amendment prohibits the government from denying a citizen the right to vote based on their race, color, or previous condition of servitude?
12th
13th
14th
15th
Which of the following is considered a concurrent power?
Raise Armies
Negotiate Treaties
Collect Taxes
Administer Elections
What are the three main levels of federal Courts?
District Courts, Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court
City Courts, State Courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court
Mayor’s Court, City Court, and Federal Court
District Courts, Magistrates courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court
What Landmark Supreme Court case resulted in the principle of Judicial Review?
Brown V Board of Education of Topeka
Tinker v DesMoines
Marbury v Madison
Miranda v Arizona
The diagram above identifies the steps in becoming a U.S. citizen. Which of the following best completes the diagram?
Be interviewed and pass a citizenship test
Learn to speak and write English
Receive appointment letter
Wait five years
Something you should do is a called...
An Obligation
A Responsibility
A burden
A delegated power
Something you are required to do or must do is called...
A Burden
A Responsibility
A delegated Power
An Obligation
Which statement BEST describes the definition of a citizen?
Resident who contributes to their community
Resident of a country
Legally recognized member of a country
Legal Alien
Which of the following answers best completes the diagram above?
"Separate but Equal"
Suspects must be read their Miranda rights
Students have free speech in school
Judicial Review
Lillian’s pet horse, Chester got loose from his barn and ran across a major highway. Unfortunately, in the process, to avoid hitting Chester, a car swerved and crashed into a ditch. The owner of the car sued Lillian for the damages to his vehicle. Based on this scenario what type of law is applied?
Common law
Civil law
Criminal law
Military law
What was the important outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Miranda v. Arizona?
Is someone cannot afford a lawyer, one must be provided by the state
Schools can no longer separate facilities based on race
People suspected of committing a crime, must be informed of their rights
Students have first amendment rights to free speech
What Landmark Supreme Court case expanded interpretation of the First Amendment right to free speech in schools to also include freedom of expression?
Gideon v Wainwright
Brown V Board of Education
Tinker v Des Moines
Plessy v Ferguson
Which is a delegated power to the national government?
Conducting Elections
Establishing Schools
Coining Money
Taxing Citizens
Which of the following amendments reserves powers for states?
10th
5th
9th
8th
What did many American colonists use Thomas Paine’s Common Sense to justify?
Acts of sabotage against British merchants
Declaring independence from Britain
Joining the army instead of the militia
Supporting the British monarchy
Articles of the US Constitution
7 - LEJSASR
6 - LEJASR
5 - LEJAS
8- LEJSASRS
RAPPS
Articles of the US Constitution
Amendment V
Amendment I
Amendment X
What are the bicameral houses of the Legislative Branch called?
Executive
Congress
Judicial
Senate & House of Representatives
Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces?
Vice-President
General
Secretary of State
President
What check does the U.S. Senate have on the president?
Overriding vetoes
Appointing judges
Declaring laws unconstitutional
Refusing to confirm appointments
Federalism
Powers delegated to the Federal Government
Powers that both the states and the federal government can do.
A system of government where the states and the federal government share power.
Powers reserved for the States
The diagram above summarizes part of the process of how a bill becomes a federal law. Which sentence fills in the second box correctly?
The bill is assigned to a subcommittee
The president submits his or her recommendations for improvement.
Amendments are added to make the two bills identical.
A conference committee merges the two bills.
The ______________________ lists the basic rights of citizens in the United States
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Pledge of Allegiance
What best summarises the word Immigrant?
People who move permanently to a country
people who live somewhere permanently or for an extended period of time
a foreign born resident of the united states who has not been naturalized
a member of a community of people who owe loyalty to a government and in turn.
True or False, if somebody was born in the united states, both them and their parents are u.s. Citizens?
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a requirement to be naturalized?
must be 18+ years of age
must have been a lawful resident for at least 5 years
Make red velvet cakes
must be able to speak english
Male citizens between the age of 18-26 must register with the________________?
selective service system
service selective system
selective system service
service system selective
True or False, if somebody was born in the united states, both them and their parents are u.s. Citizens?
True
False
