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WorksheetsCommon Assessment Review #1 2020-21
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
Voting is an important right in the USA. Voting rights helps to....
Voting doesn't matter
allow people to gather and have fun.
limit the power of government through electing representatives of the people.
keep the U.S. as an unlimited gov.
All of the following are most likely actions of an UNLIMITED government EXCEPT:
Canceling a national election
Allow citizens to have voting rights.
Controlling what the news media can report on.
Taking away personal rights and freedoms.
The 1st Amendment is one of the first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights helps to protect citizens rights and.....
Unlimited Government
create a separation of powers.
creates a system of checks and balances.
helps to maintain a Limited Government.
Use the attached excerpt: Which idea helped to inspire the British colonies to rebel and lead the American Revolution?
Land ownership
unlimited government
The colonists were motivated by greed and power.
The protection of citizen's rights and freedoms.
Which choice was a cause of the American Revolution?
Colonist were happy with King George III of England
Colonist were unhappy over taxation without representation.
The colonist wanted to strengthen ties with England
Colonist felt like rebelling against England.
Which choice best explains limited government?
Government where the leaders are elected.
Government in which there are no restrictions on the leaders in power.
Government with elected leaders that represent the people, and individual rights are protected.
Government in which there are limits on the leaders, and individual rights are important.
One example of limiting the power of government is
Creating a separation of powers with branches of government
Allowing leaders to cancel election
Explaining to the press that they can not report on government actions
Passing a law that cancels the Bill of Rights
The U.S. government is a constitutional republic because the laws and structure of government are established in the constitution. We're a republic because the chief executive (president) and legislative representatives are elected by the people. The constitutional republic is an example of....
an unlimited government with rule by a king.
a limited style of government representative of the people.
an unlimited government where there is no balance of power.
a country or nation
What is the Bill of Rights?
The 1st Amendment to the Constitution
A way to limit citizen's rights
A bill for rights
the 1st Ten Amendments to the Constitution granting citizen rights.
What does it mean to amend the U.S. Constitution?
To remember the Constitution.
To make changes to the Constitution.
To remove the Constitution.
To celebrate the Constitution.
What are the three branches of U.S. government?
Legislative, Judicial, Freedom
Republican, Democrat, Executive
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Parliament, Constitution, Prime Minister
Using the resource map, which part of the U.S. would you find most of the petroleum (oil)?
eastern half
northern half
southeastern
western half
When trying to identify the location of resources on the map, it is important to do all of the following EXCEPT:
Make sure you understand where north, south, east, and west are.
Use the compass rose to establish location and direction.
Only worry about the map title.
Use the map key to identify what the symbols represent.
Which areas have the highest population density?
Central
In the areas shaded by the purple colors.
In the areas shaded by the light yellow.
Border between Texas and Mexico
What does it mean to say that the northeastern part of the U.S. has a higher population density than the midwestern part of the U.S.?
More people live in the northeast than the midwestern region .
There are more cities in the northeast.
More people live in rural (country) areas.
The northeastern region has more people per square mile than the midwestern.
Which of the following do the USA and Canada have in common?
Arctic archipelago (chain of islands)
Appalachian Mountains
French-speaking population
Great Plains
Which choice best explains why is the totem pole significant to the First Nation people of Canada?
Because it is beautiful artwork
It shows culture
It shows that the culture is alive, well, and still thriving (successful).
It shows symbols
Which choice describes how the climate in the southwestern part of the USA is different from the northeastern part?
The s/w has cooler summers and winters
The n/e has drier summers
The n/e has hotter summers
The s/w is hotter and drier than the n/e
Which choice best explains how land forms and physical features may have impacted settlement and expansion moving towards the west?
The Rocky Mountains could have slowed movement to the west.
The Great Plains made travel difficult.
Large lakes made movement too difficult.
Rivers could not help with movement of people and goods.
What might this photo tell us about hurricanes?
They only make contact with cities.
Rarely do they cause a lot of damage.
Only happen in tropical or warm areas.
They can cause a lot of damage, and can be very costly to recover from.
Which choice best defines population density?
Total amount of people that live in an area.
Describes about how many people live in a place.
Reflects how many people live in a city.
An average amount of people living in an area per unit (example: per square mile).
Based on the chart, which choice represents a difference between Canada and the USA's government?
Only the USA has a separation of powers (branches of governments)
Both are limited governments.
Canada & the USA both have branches of government.
The head of the U.S. government is the Chief executive of the executive branch (the president). Canada's head of government is the majority leader of their Parliament (legislative branch).
Which of the following statements best describes the United States Constitution?
A series of treaties with other countries such as France, Britain, Russia, Germany, and China.
A statement of government structure.
The foundation of the U.S. government and the highest form of law in the United States.
A document declaring the independence of the United States from Britain.
Which choice explains a reason why the colonists declared their independence from Great Britain?
The colonial leaders were upset by the series of taxes from Great Britain without having any representation in government.
Colonist signed a treaty with France.
They felt it was time to move on from Great Britain.
They sought war with the king.
Which choice defines population density?
The total number of people that live in an area.
An average amount of people that live in an area per square mile.
Counts only the people who took the Census.
Can only be determined by looking at a map.
Based on the attached image related to Westward Expansion, which of the following could be a logical conclusion?
Those migrating west had access to a wide range of technologies.
Travel often involved hundreds of wagons traveling together in the winter time.
Travelers lived a life of luxury and wealth.
Travel conditions were usually very tough and challenging, and could be very harsh on those migrating west.
