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American Government Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Legislative Branch is responsible for what?

a)

Making Laws

b)

Enforcing Laws

c)

Interpreting Laws

d)

Devaluing Laws

2.

The Executive Branch is responsible for what?

a)

Making Laws

b)

Enforcing Laws

c)

Interpreting Laws

d)

Devaluing Laws

3.

The Judicial Branch is responsible for what?

a)

Making Laws

b)

Enforcing Laws

c)

Interpreting Laws

d)

Devaluing Laws

4.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
5.
Under the Articles of Confederation Congress could only pass a law if ____________ out 13 states agreed. 
a)
13
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
6.
In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 
a)
9
b)
10
c)
13
d)
15
7.
Under the Articles of Confederation, America used a national currency (money)
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote. 
a)
3 
b)
2
c)
1
d)
5
9.
The Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.
a)
weak
b)
strong
c)
both strong and weak
d)
neither  strong nor  weak
10.
What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
11.

Vast region that included present day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin

a)

New England

b)

Northeast Territory

c)

Louisiana Territory

d)

Northwest Territory

12.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
13.

One of the biggest problems facing the US after the Revolution was...

a)

George Washington's retirement

b)

The huge amount of debt the country had

c)

The British dragging their feet to sign the Treaty of Paris

d)

The number of people still loyal to the king

14.

How could the national government get money under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

By taxing citizens

b)

By trading with Native Americans

c)

By asking states for donations

15.

Why were farmers in Massachusetts so upset in 1786 and 1787?

a)

The US was getting ready to go to war with France and they'd have to be soldiers again

b)

The national government kept raising taxes on farmers to pay off the war debt

c)

They were losing their farms because they could not afford the taxes on them

d)

No one would buy their crops because they were over priced

16.
According to the Declaration of Independence, from where does government get the power to achieve its purpose?
a)
it is endowed by nature
b)
from the permission of the king
c)
from the authority of parliament
d)
from the consent of the governed
17.
On which date was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress? 
a)
May 4, 1607
b)
January 23, 1620
c)
September 17, 1787
d)
July 4, 1776
18.
In the Declaration of Independence the author states that the Americans hold "these truths to be self-evident." Which of the following is one of these truths? 
a)
all men are created equal
b)
all rights must be earned
c)
all citizens have a right to vote
d)
all rights come from the king
19.
Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
John Hancock
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
20.
To whom were the signers writing this "break-up letter"?
a)
The world
b)
King George
c)
George Washington
d)
No one
21.
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 to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government…
The excerpt above is taken from the - 
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
U.S. Constution
22.
What is the introduction to the Constitution called? 
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Preamble
23.
According to the Fourth Amendment, the police can search and seize a person's property only if
a)
the neighbors sign a petition.
b)
the chief of police gives permission.
c)
a judge issues a warrant.
d)
the have a written note from your mother. 
24.
What historic document is the Bill of Rights a part of?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The US Constitution
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The English Bill of Rights
25.

you don’t have to provide housing to a soldier

a)

3rd Amendment

b)

1st Amendment

c)

10th Amendment

d)

5th Amendment

26.

freedom of religion

a)

4th Amendment

b)

3rd Amendment

c)

2nd Amendment

d)

1st Amendment

27.

police can’t search you or your belongings without a good reason (warrant)

a)

1st Amendment

b)

2nd Amendment

c)

3rd Amendment

d)

4th Amendment

28.

people have rights not mentioned in the Constitution

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

3rd Amendment

c)

9th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

29.

right to a jury trial if the disagreement is over more than a $20 value

a)

5th Amendment

b)

11th Amendment

c)

7th Amendment

d)

10th Amendment

30.

powers not given to the federal government belong to the states

a)

10th Amendment

b)

2nd Amendment

c)

5th Amendment

d)

9th Amendment

31.

right to own a weapon

a)

4th Amendment

b)

7th Amendment

c)

2nd Amendment

d)

6th Amendment

32.

right to a fair trial, don’t have to speak against yourself

a)

1st Amendment

b)

2nd Amendment

c)

4th Amendment

d)

5th Amendment

33.

right to a speedy trial with a jury and a lawyer will be provided if needed

a)

10th Amendment

b)

9th Amendment

c)

8th Amendment

d)

6th Amendment

34.

bail can be set and can’t be too high or punishment too severe

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

35.

5th Amendment

a)

right to own a weapon

b)

powers not given to the federal government belong to the states

c)

people have rights not mentioned in the Constitution

d)

right to a fair trial, don’t have to speak against yourself

36.
Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
37.
A change to the Constitution is known as a(n)______________________________.
a)
Amendment
b)
Ratify
c)
Propose
d)
Congress
38.
How many Senators are there?
a)
435
b)
50
c)
100
d)
200
39.

What are the 2 parts of our Congress?

a)

The President and the Vice President

b)

House of Representatives and the Senate

c)

Pinky and the Brain

d)

Judicial Branch and Executive Branch

40.
To make sure that no one branch of the government would become too strong, the writers of the Constitution built in a series of _______________.
a)
Checks and Blanaces
b)
Scales and Weight
c)
Rights and Wrongs
d)
True and Flase

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