WorksheetsUnit 1 Test Review Game
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Which amendment protects freedom of speech?
1st
2nd
4th
8th
Which amendment protects freedom of the press?
1st
3rd
5th
10th
Which amendment protects freedom of religion?
1st
2nd
7th
9th
Which amendment protects freedom of assembly and petition?
1st
3rd
5th
7th
Which amendment protects the right to own a gun?
2nd
4th
6th
7th
Which amendment protects us from the government requiring us to quarter soldiers in our homes?
1st
3rd
5th
7th
Which amendment protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures?
2nd
3rd
4th
6th
Which amendment protects us from "double jeopardy" (being charged for the same crime twice)?
3rd
5th
6th
8th
Which amendment protects us from being forced to testify against ourselves?
1st
3rd
5th
7th
Which amendment protects our due process rights?
2nd
4th
5th
6th
What amendment protects our right to fair and speedy trial?
1st
3rd
5th
6th
What amendment protects our right to have an "impartial jury" when we are on trial?
4th
5th
6th
7th
What amendment protects our right to know what crime we are being charged with?
2nd
4th
6th
8th
What amendment protects our right to confront the witnesses against us during a trial?
1st
3rd
5th
6th
What amendment protects our right to call witnesses in our defense during a trial?
3rd
5th
6th
8th
What amendment protects our right to have "counsel" (a lawyer) represent us during a trial?
4th
5th
6th
9th
What amendment protects our right to have a jury in a civil trial?
1st
3rd
5th
7th
What amendment protects us from excessive fines and excessive bail?
3rd
6th
8th
10
What amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishments?
1st
5th
7th
8th
What amendment says that citizens may enjoy certain rights that are not specifically listed in the Bill of Rights?
3rd
5th
7th
9th
What amendment says that rights not specifically given to the federal government are held by the states?
1st
6th
8th
10th
The idea that the government receives its authority from the people of America is--
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Federalism
Limited Government
What is the principle of Republicanism?
Government should be split into three branches.
Americans vote to elect government representatives.
The power of government should be limited.
The President has the right to veto bills passed by Congress.
Who shares power according to the principle of Federalism?
State governments and the federal government.
People and the government.
Executive and Legislative branches.
The United States and Great Britain
Which principle split the power of the government into three branches?
Republicanism
Limited government
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Why was the Bill of Rights included in the Constitution?
To protect the idea of federalism.
To provide protections for individual rights.
To make sure that the three branches of government would work properly.
Because James Madison had nothing better to do.
Popular Sovereignty means that--
people elect their political representatives.
power is divided between the national government and state governments.
the people are the source of the government's power.
each of the three branches of government can restrain the power of the other two.
Each branch having different powers and responsibilities is an example of -
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Each branch having different powers and responsibilities is an example of -
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
Federalism
States can make their own laws about education.
This is an example of which constitutional principle?
Separation of Powers
Federalism
When the president disagrees with a law Congress wants passed, he can veto the law.
This action is an example of...
Limited government
Checks and Balances
The principle that states each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other two branches -
Checks & Balances
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Separation of Powers
The principle of government in which the federal and state governments share powers -
Federalism
Checks & Balances
Republicanism
A government in which the people rule, the authority of the government comes from the people -
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Checks and Balances
This principle states that the federal government be divided into 3 branches or power: legislative, judicial, and executive.
Separation of Powers
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
This is the idea that government power must have limits -
Limited Government
Individual Rights
Republicanism
What are the 3 Branches of the federal government?
Federal, Aristocratic, Monarchical
Democratic, Republican, Libertarian
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What does the Legislative Branch do?
Congress- it makes the laws
Supreme Court- it judges the laws
The President- enforces the laws
What does the Judicial Branch do?
Congress- it makes the laws
Supreme Court- it judges or interprets the laws
The President- enforces the laws
What does the Executive Branch do?
Congress- it makes the laws
Supreme Court- it judges the laws
The President- enforces the laws
The idea of the "separation of powers" is credited to the political thinker...
John Locke
Charles de Montesquieu
The idea of "natural rights" is credited to the political thinker...
John Locke
Charles de Montesquieu
The most important aspect of the Magna Carta was the statement that...
Not even the king is above the law.
The common people have the same rights as the upper class.
Everyone should have the same amount of property.
The king holds his power due to "divine right".
What principle of the Constitution was first seen in the English Bill of Rights?
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Republicanism
Individual Rights
