WorksheetsFinal Review Part 2
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 33mins
What was the name of the first government created in the United States?
House of Burgesses
The Mayflower Compact
The Articles of Confederation
The U.S. Constitution
What were some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
No power to tax, no national court system and no power to draft an army.
A very powerful central government and no Congress
Too much power was given to Parliament
Each state had their own form of government
The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise were created to...
Figure out representation in Congress
End slavery
Decide what powers the Federal government has and what powers the state governments have
Make three branches of government
Where does the power to govern come from in the U.S. Constitution?
The people
Parliament
The President
The Great Compromise
How are changes made to the Constitution?
Parliament votes on changes
Average citizens vote on it
The Judicial process
The Amendment process
What is the name of the presidents' power to say no to a law?
Override
Impeachment
Veto
Approve
If a president veto's a law, Congress can ___________ the veto with a two-thirds vote.
Impeach
Veto
Nullify
Override
What is the name of the power the Supreme Court has to decide if a law is constitutional?
Amendment
Impeachment
Judicial Review
Nullification
What is federalism?
Bringing formal charges against an elected official
Dividing power between the national and state governments
Adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution
Splitting the Supreme Court into two houses
What prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Delegated Powers
The Articles of Confederation
The Three-Fifths Compromise
Checks and Balances
The principle that establishes different jobs for each branch of government is called...
Judicial Review
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Voting process
Why did President George Washington want the United States to remain neutral in foreign affairs?
To avoid problems with European countries
To start conflicts with foreign countries
To cut off trade between the U.S. and the rest of the world
To punish the British for taxing the U.S.
What did the Supreme Court case Marbury v Madison establish?
Federalism
Slavery
Voting laws
Judicial Review
What was an advantage of buying the Louisiana Territory?
It allowed the U.S. to sell the land to England
Jefferson was looking to expand slavery
It gave the U.S. access to gold
The U.S. gained control of the Port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River
What Supreme Court case ruled that the Cherokee were entitled to their land?
Marbury v Madison
New Jersey v TLO
Worcester v Georgia
United States v Georgia
What was a major cause of Westward expansion?
Americans' belief in Manifest Destiny
Northern manufacturing
Trading with Europe
The election of Andrew Jackson
The annexation of Texas led to which major U.S. conflict?
The American Revolution
The Mexican-American War
Bleeding Kansas
The War of 1812
Why did people move to California in the late 1840's?
To build the transcontinental railroad
To plant cotton
To dig for gold
To influence state politics
What was the name of this area?
Oregon Country
Mexican Cession
The Louisiana Purchase (bought from France)
Original Thirteen Colonies
What is the name of the purple area?
Original thirteen colonies
Texas Annexation
The Ohio River Valley
The Mexican Cession
What is the name of the green section?
Texas Annexation
Oregon Country
Louisiana Territory (bought from France)
Florida
What is the name of the orange section?
Mexican Cession
Oregon Country
Texas Annexation
Ohio River Valley
What section of the country is this?
Ohio River Valley
Louisiana Territory (purchased from France)
The Mexican Cession
The Original Thirteen Colonies
What was the purpose of Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin?
To make cotton edible
To manufacture cotton into clothes
To clean cotton faster
To cut wheat quicker
What book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe exposed the evils of slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Federalist Papers
Life at the South
The Olive Branch Petition
Both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 dealt with what issue?
Economic differences
No taxation without representation
Problems over slavery
The number of Supreme Court judges
What was the Fugitive Slave Law?
A Supreme Court case that ruled slavery could not be banned in any part of the U.S.
A law that allowed runaway slaves to be captured and returned to the north.
It allowed slaves to be bought and sold in Washington D.C.
It established slavery in the U.S.
What is popular sovereignty?
Newspaper articles that exposed corruption
Polling people for their opinions about politicians
Voting on whether or not a territory will have slavery
Voting for the president
Splitting the remainder of the Louisiana Territory into Kansas and Nebraska then using popular sovereignty to vote on slavery are key factors of...
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Missouri Compromise
Why did slaves use the Underground Railroad?
To travel to the southern states
As a faster way of traveling across the country
To escape to freedom
To learn to read
Where was the first fighting of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Lexington and Concord
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
What led to South Carolina seceding from the Union?
Jefferson Davis persuading people to leave the Union
Lincoln freeing the slaves
Fighting at Fort Sumter
The election of Abraham Lincoln
What section of the country were the Iroquois located in?
The Southwest
The Northeast
Great Plains
The Northwest
