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Government Test Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the U.S. Constitution was ratified, who were the only people that could vote?

a)

Continental soldiers

b)

any white male

c)

white male property owners

d)

slave owners

2.

What age must citizens be in order to vote during this time period?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

21

d)

25

3.

Which of the following is NOT a right included in the Bill of Rights?

a)

free property

b)

free speech

c)

freedom of religion

d)

freedom of the press

4.

Which document was the FIRST constitution written in order to establish government (It had weaknesses!)?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Peace of Paris

c)

The U.S. Constitution

d)

The Articles of Confederation

5.

What was the major weakness with The Articles of Confederation?

a)

It taxed the citizens.

b)

It did not create a strong central government; too much power in the states.

c)

It did not give any power to the states.

d)

The states did not get to make any decisions.

6.

Which branch of government makes the laws?

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

presidential branch

7.

Which branch of government carries out the laws?

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

presidential branch

8.

Which branch of government makes sure the laws are fair?

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

presidential branch

9.

Which branch is another name for Congress?

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

presidential branch

10.

What is the purpose of the term "separation of powers"?

a)

to make sure each branch stays in separate buildings

b)

to make sure state and national powers are separate

c)

to make sure one branch does not have more power than another

d)

to make sure one power has more power than the others

11.

Which part of Congress favors states with larger populations? It has 435 members.

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

12.

Which part of Congress favors states with smaller populations? It has 100 members.

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

13.

Which part of Congress contains members based on the population of the state?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

14.

Which part of Congress contains an equal number of members (2) from each state?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

15.

Which branch of government includes the President?

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

presidential branch

16.

Which branch of government is made up of justices?

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

presidential branch

17.

Which branch of government includes the Senate and the House of Representatives?

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

presidential branch

18.

Which document is a statement that protects citizens' rights?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Peace of Paris

d)

The Star Spangled Banner

19.

Which of the following is protected by the Bill of Rights?

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right to citizenship for all persons born in the United States

c)

the right to a trial by jury

d)

the right to receive Social Security payments after retirement

20.

Who was the chief justice that helped shape the Supreme Court?

a)

John Marshall

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

21.

Who was the third president of the United States?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

John Adams

22.

Which statement best describes the word "Federalist"?

a)

someone who supports the state government

b)

someone who supports the French government

c)

someone who supports a strong federal government

d)

someone who doesn't support government

23.

Which leader was responsible for the Virginia Plan?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

d)

John Marshall

24.

What type of government did Alexander Hamilton create?

a)

state government

b)

national government

c)

local government

d)

no government

25.

What type of economy did Thomas Jefferson feel would benefit the nation?

a)

manufacturing

b)

merchant

c)

agricultural

d)

trading

26.

What were the names of the two political parties started in the 1790s?

a)

Democratic and Republican

b)

Federalist and Democratic-Republican

c)

Democratic and Representative

d)

Representative and Republican

27.

Which president was known as the "Father of our Country"?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

28.

Who was the 4th president of the United States?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

29.

Which word means "a tax on goods from other countries"?

a)

debt

b)

tariff

c)

bill

d)

amendment

30.

The 55 delegates who attended the Constitutional Congress were called the ________________________.

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Presidents

d)

Founding Fathers

31.

Which political party was in favor of a national bank?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Democratic-Republican

d)

Presidential

32.

Which political party was made up of small farmers, wealthy planters, and craftspeople?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Democratic-Republican

d)

Presidential

33.

Which leader is on the ten dollar bill even though he was never a president?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Benjamin Franklin

34.

Which leader is on the 100 dollar bill even though he was never a president?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Benjamin Franklin