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Principles of the Constitution and other stuff

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Protected by the first 10 amendments to the Constitution

a)

Federalism

b)

Popular Sovereignity

c)

Individual Rights

d)

Republicanism

2.

Shared Power between the National and the State governments

a)

Federalism

b)

Popular Sovereignity

c)

Individual Rights

d)

Republicanism

3.

Tells the government what it can AND CANNOT do

a)

Republicanism

b)

Limited Government

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Separation of Powers

4.

Representatives to government to speak for us

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Individual Rights

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Republicanism

5.

Ensures no one branch of government becomes too powerful

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Limited Government

d)

Separation of Powers

6.

Each branch of government has clearly defined roles and responsibilities

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Limited Government

d)

Popular Sovereignty

7.

The people rule through the power of the vote

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Limited Government

d)

Popular Sovereignty

8.

Alexis de Tocqueville, in his book Democracy in America, identified 5 qualities that make America exceptional. Which characteristic provides that all are equal under the law?

a)

Liberty

b)

Egalitarianism

c)

Populism

d)

Individualism

e)

Lassiez Faire

9.

Alexis de Tocqueville, in his book Democracy in America, identified 5 qualities that make America exceptional. Which characteristic provides that government does not interfere with business

a)

Liberty

b)

Egalitarianism

c)

Populism

d)

Individualism

e)

Lassiez-Faire

10.

Alexis de Tocqueville, in his book Democracy in America, identified 5 qualities that make America exceptional. Which characteristic provides that in addition to freedom, everyone has rights

a)

Liberty

b)

Egalitarianism

c)

Populism

d)

Individualism

e)

Lassiez-Faire

11.

Alexis de Tocqueville, in his book Democracy in America, identified 5 qualities that make America exceptional. Which characteristic provides that the will of the people is the supreme law

a)

Liberty

b)

Egalitarianism

c)

Populism

d)

Individualism

e)

Lassiez-Faire

12.

Alexis de Tocqueville, in his book Democracy in America, identified 5 qualities that make America exceptional. Which characteristic provides that people are free to achieve anything based on the effort and ability?

a)

Liberty

b)

Egalitarianism

c)

Populism

d)

Individualism

e)

Lassiez-Faire

13.

Declaration of Independence written?

a)

1492

b)

1776

c)

1787

d)

1861

14.

Declaration of Independence written by?

a)

George Washington

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

15.

Constitution ratified?

a)

1492

b)

1776

c)

1787

d)

1861

16.

Constitution written by?

a)

George Washington

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

17.

Describe the Declaration of Independence

a)

List of Grievances

b)

Compilation of Abuses

c)

Rank of Usurpations

d)

Catalog of Agendas

18.

Turning point of the American Revolution

a)

Midway

b)

Stalingrad

c)

Saratoga

d)

Lexington

19.

Turning Point of WW II in Europe

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Leningrad

c)

Kiev

d)

Brussels

20.

Turning point of WW II in North Africa

a)

El Arroyo

b)

El Capitan

c)

El Alamein

d)

El Kabong

21.

Turning Point of WW II in the Pacific

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Coral Sea

c)

Bataan

d)

Midway

22.

America's greatest victory in WW I

a)

The Ardenne Forest

b)

The Nottingham Forest

c)

The Argonne Forest

d)

The Enchanted Forest

23.

Civil War begins

a)

1812

b)

1861

c)

1898

d)

1914

24.

Spanish-American War

a)

1812

b)

1861

c)

1898

d)

1914

25.

WW I begins

a)

1812

b)

1861

c)

1898

d)

1914

26.

US enters WW I

a)

1914

b)

1915

c)

1916

d)

1917

27.

WW II begins

a)

September 1st, 1939

b)

December 7th, 1941

c)

June 6th, 1944

d)

May 8th, 1945

28.

US enters WW II

a)

September 1st, 1939

b)

December 7th, 1941

c)

June 6th, 1944

d)

May 8th, 1945

29.

Stock market crashes

a)

May 1st, 1937

b)

June 3rd, 1932

c)

October 29th, 1929

d)

September 1st, 1939

30.

1st government plan for the new United States

a)

Clauses of Alliance

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Chapters of Congress

d)

Verses of Syndicate

31.

Primary weakness of that 1st government

a)

Could not declare war against Spain

b)

Not able to trade with Europe

c)

Lacked the power to tax

d)

Failure to impeach the President

32.

What WW II event occurred on June 6th, 1994

a)

Thirty Seconds over Tokyo

b)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Invasion of Normandy

33.

With which President is this phrase associated: "We have Nothing to Fear but Fear itself"

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

John F Kennedy

34.

With which President is this phrase associated: "Walk Softly but Carry a Big Stick"

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

John F Kennedy

35.

With which President is this phrase associated: "Ask not what Your Country can do for You, Ask what You can do for Your Country

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Dwight D Eisenhower

d)

John F Kennedy

36.

With which President is this phrase associated: "Rugged Individualism"

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

William McKinley

37.

With which President is this phrase associated: "The Business of America is Business"

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Warren G Harding

d)

John F Kennedy

38.

With which President is this phrase associated: "a Return to Normalcy

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Warren G Harding

d)

James Buchanan

39.

Woodrow Wilson's Foreign Policy/Domestic Policy

a)

Big Stick / Square Deal

b)

Missionary Diplomacy/ New Freedom

c)

New Frontier / Flexible Response

d)

New Deal/ Good Neighbor

40.

The Triple Walls of Privilege, the three-headed monster Wilson's domestic policy hoped to defeat consisted of all below EXCEPT:

a)

Monopolies

b)

Nativism

c)

Banks

d)

Tariffs