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4th Social Studies_2nd 9 Weeks Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The trail that many SETTLERS followed west was called...

a)

The Trail of Tears

b)

The Trail of Death

c)

The Oregon Trail

2.

Which branch of government MAKES the laws?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

3.

Which amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees freedom of speech?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

4.

The path that the CHEROKEE INDIANS took on their way to Oklahoma after they were forcibly removed from their homeland is known as the...

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Trail of Sorrow

c)

Oregon Trail

5.

What are NATURAL RIGHTS?

a)

Rights that every person is born with and cannot be taken away

b)

Rights that the government gives to people

c)

The rights of nature

6.

How many SENATORS are elected from each state?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

It depends on the state's population

7.

What agreement ended the American Revolutionary War?

a)

The Treaty of Ghent

b)

The Treaty of Britain

c)

The Treaty of Paris

8.

What is the area between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada Mountains that is mostly dry desert called?

a)

The Great Plains

b)

The Great Basin

c)

The Atlantic Coastal Plains

9.

Which amendment of the United States Constitution gives American citizens the right to bear arms?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

10.

Which branch of government enforces or carries out the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

11.

Which branch of government interprets the laws or decides if the laws are fair?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

12.

Who was the "father of the Constitution"?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

13.

Which Revolutionary War battle led to the French coming to the support of the Americans?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Lexington

14.

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Adams

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

15.

What was the founding fathers' way of ensuring that no one branch of government became too powerful?

a)

a system of checks and credit

b)

a system of checks and cash

c)

a system of checks and balances

16.

During which war did Dolley Madison rescue a painting from the burning White House?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

War of 1812

17.

Which war most directly led to the American Revolution?

a)

The French and Indian War

b)

The War of 1812

c)

The Civil War

18.

How many representatives does each state send to the House of Representatives?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

63

d)

It depends on the states' population

19.

What was the compromise that led to southern states counting 5 slaves as 3 free citizens?

a)

The 3/5ths compromise

b)

The 2/3rds compromise

c)

The 1/2 compromise

20.

Mississippi River, Appalachian Mountains, Rocky Mountains

a)

Fun places to visit

b)

Barriers to Westward Expansion

c)

Both are true, but for this class the answer is that these physical features were barriers to Westward Expansion. That means they made it difficult for people back then to travel further West.