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Social Studies Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one way people are in charge of the US government?

a)

Establish justice.

b)

By deciding who to elect to represent them.

c)

Having no laws.

d)

Insure peace.

2.

James Madison is known as the Father of the Constitution because he:

a)

Proposed the Virginia Plan

b)

Drafted amendments for the BoRs

c)

Was a president

d)

Played a major role in the Constitution's ratification

3.

Who settles conflicts between two or more states ?

a)

the president

b)

George Washington

c)

Supreme Court

d)

your teacher

4.

The government was divided into how many different branches?

a)

10

b)

3

c)

4

d)

2

5.

People in power are limited by what?

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

The presidents

c)

Citizens

d)

First Amendment

6.

The 1st Amendment allows people to

a)

State their opinions about government

b)

tie their shoes

c)

choose their own religion

d)

right to a fair trial

7.

What type of democracy is the United States?

a)

farmer

b)

international

c)

national

d)

representative

8.

Amendments to the Articles require what?

a)

a writer

b)

consent of every state

c)

all citizens to vote

9.

Who led the Consitutional Convention & signed the Declaration of Independence?

a)

James Madison

b)

George Washington

c)

JoJo Siwa

d)

Cookie Monster

10.

The Tallahassee bus boycott was protected by which amendment?

a)

4th

b)

3rd

c)

2nd

d)

1st

11.

Many citizens were denied basic rights during the 1700's. They disagreed with _________.

a)

Starting a new country.

b)

The US Constitution beginning with, "We the People."

c)

The Declaration being signed.

d)

Washington as president.

12.

_______________________ presided over the Constitutional Convention & worked to maintain order.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

George Washington

d)

Mrs. Capell

13.

An action like ____________________ is not protected under the 1st Amendment.

a)

freedom of speech

b)

freedom of religion

c)

freedom of the press

d)

telling a crowd to set fire to a building

14.

The responsibility of all citizens in a (a)   such as the US is to elect the government's leaders.

15.

A (a)   democracy considers the voters of the country as rulers, per Franklin D. Roosevelt.

16.

__________ run the government in a republic.

a)

Elected officials

b)

Doctors

c)

Lawyers

d)

The students

17.

"We the people: reflects the belief that the government gets their powers from the (a)   .

18.

Who would have supported James Madison's Virginia Plan?

a)

People from small states

b)

Immigrants

c)

People from large states

d)

The King of England

19.

Washington believed the Articles of Confederation were what?

a)

A mystery.

b)

Very strong.

c)

Too weak to do any good.

d)

Confusing.

20.

The Constitution balances power between large and small states, how?

4 lines
21.

What was a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Lacks the power to collect taxes

b)

Collects too many taxes

c)

Loves taxes

d)

Spends too much money