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Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the president and congress disagree over a tax bill, the president can veto the bill. Which principle is this?

a)

Popular sovereignty

b)

Federalism

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Individual Rights

2.

This branch has the power to interpret (read and analyze) laws.

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Federal

d)

Executive

3.

Which branch of the government enforces the laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

None of the above

4.

Who is in charge of the executive branch

a)

the President

b)

Legislative branch

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The people

5.

A statement that sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government. Also known as the introduction to the Constitution

a)

the Bill of Rights

b)

the Preamble

c)

the Separations of Power

d)

the Amendments

6.

"The president announces a new plan for cancer research," Which of these goals of the U.S. government reflect the president's announcement?

a)

Establishing Justice

b)

Ensuring domestic tranquility

c)

Promote the general welfare

d)

Providing for the common defense

7.

The Federal Government created the Dept. of Homeland Security after the 9/11 terrorist attack. Which purpose of government would reflect this action?

a)

Provide for the Common Defense

b)

Promote the General Welfare

c)

Form a more perfect union

d)

Establish Justice

8.

Which principle means "No one is above the law" ?

a)

Limited Government

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Democracy

d)

Consent of the governed

9.

Q1:Which fundamental principle says that there are things the government cannot do?

a)

Rule of Law

b)

Checks & Balances

c)

Limited Government

d)

Representative Government

10.

What document was the U.S.A.'s first government plan?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

The Constitution

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Articles of Confederation

11.

The Federalists believed in:

a)

The creation of a Bill of Rights

b)

A severe increase in State's Rights

c)

A strong centralized government

d)

Staying with the Articles of Confederation

12.

The Anti-Federalists believed in:

a)

A strong centralized government

b)

The new Constitution

c)

A Bill of Rights

d)

Limited State's Rights

13.

One of the many weakness of the Articles of Confederation was:

a)

The government had very little power

b)

The President was basically a King

c)

Congress was doing too much

d)

Federal government was too strong

14.

The Democratic Principle that states that power in government comes from the people:

a)

Checks & Balances

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Rule of Law

d)

Limited Government

15.

Which of these was NOT a Colonial Issue that led to the American Revolution?

a)

The Colonies were being heavily taxed

b)

The Colonists were not being represented in Parliament

c)

The King had allowed the French to take large parts of Ohio

d)

The King had ignored the colonists pleas for help

16.

When Thomas Jefferson wrote the words "...unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness," which Enlightenment thinker was he quoting?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

e)

Cesare Becarria

17.

What Enlightenment term refers to the agreement between the people and their government where freedom is exchanged for protection?

a)

The Social Contract

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

The Unalienable Rights of Man

18.

Article II of the Constitution deals with the rights and responsibilities of which branch?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Federal Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Judicial Branch

19.

Which article of the U.S Constitution describes the powers and duties of Congress, the Legislative Branch?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Article IV

20.

What were the first 10 Amendments called when they were added to the Constitution?

a)

The First 10

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Enumeration of Freedoms

d)

The Anti-Federalist Amendments