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WorksheetsQ1 Benchmark Practice
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
all men are created equal, unalienable Rights, Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, consent of the governed." - from The Declaration of Independence
1. 1. These phrases MOST accurately reflects the democratic ideals taken from
Biblical times
The enlightenment
95 thesis
Greek philosophers
The constitution was ratified because...
The federalists promised to add a bill of rights
The Anti-federalists would be as power full as the Federal government
The anti-federalist could select the first KING of the United States
All foreign trade was broken
What did the English Bill of Rights do?
It reinstated King James II
It weakened Parliament
It established the British cabinet system
It limited the power of the British Monarch
Why Shays rebellion important?
It helped them understand that industrialization was important
It help the US realize that Congress had no power to tax US citizens to pay for an ARMY to defend against future problems
It help them realize that slavery was important to the us economy
Expansion was necessary for future growth of the colonies
"We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles, rather than by the quality of our service relationship to humanity." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What does the underlines part of the quote mean?
Volunteering your time through community service to help others
Do what you want when you want to.
Spending a lot of money on the less fortunate because you ain’t got time for that
Pray and ask God to help them.
The grievances in the Declaration of Independence (For…and He has….)are actions from who?
France
Parliament
Russia
Continental Congress
Mary is in love with Sean Claude; shortly after getting married his tourist visa just runs out.
Which of the following statements is true?
He automatically becomes a US citizen.
He becomes a resident lawfully right after marriage
He must stay married for at least a year to become a US citizen.
Sean Claude is eligible to apply to be a permanent resident.
What is one reason that the Bill of rights was adopted?
To protect the national government from the states governments
To protect the rights and liberties of the states from the National government
To calm the fears of the federalists
To guarantee the National government could protect the states
When writing the Articles of Confederation, why were the states given more power than the national government?
The Americans did not trust a strong national government
They felt that a strong National government would be like another Parliament
They wanted the power to run the states how they wanted
All the above
1What was significant about 1776?
It was the beginning of the American Revolution
It was the end of the American Revolution
The Declaration of independence was signed
The battle of Bunker Hill
When men elect people to run government, this is called what?
State of nature
Unalienable rights
consent of the governed
separation of powers
"We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."
Which philosopher is responsible for these ideas above?
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
John Locke
If you had an idea about a law that you wanted passed, how would you go about doing that? (who has the power to do something about it)
Talking to your teacher and telling him or her about it.
Talking to your principal and telling him or her about it.
Telling your parents about it
Contacting you local representative (via letter)and telling him or her about it.
Which of the following rights is found in the declaration of independence?
“right to free speech”
“pursuit of happiness”
“Right to affordable healthcare”
“live long and prosper”
"Having undertaken, for the Glory of God and advancement of the Christian Faith and Honor of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the First Colony in the Northern Parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and one of another, Covenant and Combine ourselves together into a Civil Body Politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the llth of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France and Ireland the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini 1620." Mayflower Compact, 1620
What does the underlined words of the Mayflower Compact mean or represent?
The idea of every man woman and child for him or herself
The idea of self-government and the establishment of elected officials
The idea of Government by a dictator
The idea of creating a colony for prosperity through trade
Citizens as defined in the constitution “All persons born or ________in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the united States and of the State wherein they reside”; the underlined refers to what?
Participating
Educated
Residing
Naturalized
