WorksheetsChapter 14 Social Studies Assessment
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 4hrs 7mins
The Founders believed the main purpose of government was to:
Arrest lawbreakers
Tax its citizens
Protect people's rights
Control its citizens' lives
Which BEST describes what life would be like WITHOUT laws or government?
Nobody's rights would be protected
Everyone's rights would be protected
People would behave reasonably
Strong people would help the weak people
Which is a TRUE statement about a republican type of government?
Only a few leaders have all the power
The people give power to elected representatives
All leaders are appointed
Leaders are not responsible to anyone
Which would be the BEST source of information about how a nation's government is organized?
A dictionary
A government report
A constitution
A speech by a government official
The FIRST United States plan of government was known as the:
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Emancipation Proclamation
The major problem with the first United States government was:
The President had too much power
Congress took away the rights of the people
Some states had more power than other states
The state governments had more power than Congress
Which action did the delegates of the Constitutional Convention agree to take?
Throw away the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution
Follow the instructions of congress
Improve the Articles of Confederation
Give the state governments more power
The decision to divide Congress into two houses, a Senate and a House of Representatives, solved a conflict about:
Slavery
Taxation
Representation
Rights
Which delegate to the Constitutional Convention would most likely want the U.S. Constitution to protect slavery?
A Southern plantation owner
A northern factory worker
A fisherman
A shop owner
The purposes of the Constitution are included in the:
First Amendment
Bill of Rights
Preamble
Declaration of Independence
The Framers separated the powers of government so that no branch would:
Raise taxes
Become too powerful
Disagree with others
Protect the rights of the people
In the U.S. Constitution, the legislative branch of government has the power to:
Make laws
Carry out laws
Settle disagreements over laws
Declare laws unconstitutional
The basic responsibility of the executive branch of government is to:
Make laws
Enforce or carry out laws
Settle disagreements over laws
Amenc laws
Which is an important responsibility of the judicial branch of government?
Appointing members to Congress
Settling disagreements over laws by interpreting them
Making laws
Declaring war
Using its power of judicial review, the Supreme Court can:
Declare a law of Congress unconstitutional
Declare war
Make treaties
Appoint cabinet members
Which BEST describes a federal system of government (our current U.S. government system)?
One government has all of the power
People have no power
Power is divided among national and state governments with certain powers shared
Power is divided among all of the states
With the U.S. Constitution as the supreme law of the land, which government would most likely have the greatest power?
National (Federal govenrment)
State government
County government
City government
The solution for the conflict over representation was called:
Taxation without representation
The Great Compromise
The Great Gatsby
Congress Solution
In the Great Compromise, it was decided that Congress would be divided into two houses called:
The State and the Senate
Congress and the Federal Government
The Senate and the House of Representatives
The House of Representatives and the State
The men in Shays' Rebellion were fighting to:
Free slaves
Unite the states
Keep their homes/property
Get out of the army
Why did the states call a Constitutional Convention?
To write state constitutions
To organize political parties
To break away from Great Britain
To improve the Articles of Confederation
Which delegate from Virginia had a plan for a strong central government?
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
Gouverneur Morris
George Washington
The advisors to the head of the executive branch makes up the:
Ambassadors
Cabinet
Court
Senate
After a government official is impeached, what happens next?
The official goes to jail
The official must resign
The House holds a vote
The Senate holds a trial
Which term refers to the principle that nobody is above the law (applies to all people equally, with no one getting special treatment)?
Limited powers
Rule of law
Checks and balances
Republican government
True or False: The U.S. Constitution is considered a living document because its amendments allow the Constitution to be changed to fit the needs of the past, present, and future.
True
False
Of the four answers below, which THREE are considered weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation:
No strong national government
No single leader controlled the government
No power to collect taxes or force the states to give it funds
Making laws was really easy because 9 of 13 states were needed to approve them
Who wrote the final draft of the Constitution?
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
Gouverneur Morris
Daniel Shays
Which of the following is a Supreme Court case which is an example of judicial review?
Torcaso v. Watkins
Jacobson v. Massachusetts
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
In the Representation in Congress Debate who proposed the Virginia Plan?
Randolph
Paterson
Franklin
Adams
In the Representation in Congress Debate who proposed the New Jersey Plan?
Paterson
Randolph
Franklin
Adams
Which plan during the Counting Slaves Debate stated that slaves would NOT be included in state population count?
Northern Plan
Southern Plan
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
True or False: The solution to the Counting Slaves Debate was that three-quarters (3/4) of all slaves living in a state would be counted in population for representation and taxation.
True
False
Which plan during the Counting Slaves Debate stated that slaves would be included in state population count?
Northern Plan
Southern Plan
Virgina Plan
New Jersey Plan
Which of these is true about the Slave Trade Debate?
The Northern Plan was to NOT stop slave trade
The Southern Plan was to stop slave trade
The solution was that Congress could make laws about controlling trade but could not stop it for at least 20 years
There was no solution created and the North and the South went to war
Of these powers, which is NOT a power of STATE governments:
Set qualifications for voting
Conduct elections
Set up public schools
Print and coin new money for states
Which of the following is three powers of the NATIONAL government?
Admit new states, print money, make laws for immigration
Control foreign trade, create an army, control trade within states
Make laws for marriage and divorce, make laws for immigration, set up local governments
Create an army, declare war and peace, set up public schools
What of the following are powers shared by BOTH the NATIONAL and STATE government? Select all that apply.
Make laws
Collect taxes
Borrow money
Conduct elections
What was the importance of Shays' Rebellion?
It made the nation's leaders realize that there was a need for a stronger central government
It made the nation's leaders realize that people did not understand the importance of paying for the debt created by war
It made the nation's leaders realize that people would rise up whenever they were unhappy with a decision made
It made the nation's leaders realize that their current government was fine, it was the citizens who were the problem
Which state did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Virginia
Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
What are the three different branches of the national government? Select all that apply.
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Congressional
What determines the number of representatives within the House of Representatives?
An election
The number of people who live in a state
The President chooses
The Supreme Court justices decide
How many articles is the Constitution organized into?
7
6
5
9
How are senators chosen?
Every state elects two members
The President elects two members
The Supreme Court elects two members
The House of Representatives elects two members
What is a federal pardon?
A polite thing to say when you are moving past someone
A release of an individual/individuals from punishment by the Executive Branch (President)
A bail out of major banks by the federal government due to extreme economic debt
A decision made by the Supreme Court justices of the Judicial Branch to release prisoners
How many justices are in the Supreme Court?
7
6
13
9
How are Supreme Court justices appointed?
By other members of the Supreme Court
By a nationwide election
By the president
By the House of Representatives
How long does a Supreme Court justice serve for?
For life or until they retire
For 4 years and then must be re-appointed
For as long as the term of the president in office
Until they are voted out by their fellow members
What is the meaning of checks and balances?
That someone will always be able to manage their economic funds and check their balance at a bank
It is a system created to make sure that one of the three branches of government has more power than the other two
That all three branches constantly disagree with one another, creating an unstable government
It is a system created to ensure that one branch does not become too powerful within the Federal Government
