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2021 SS Finals Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which principle of government calls for three branches of government?

a)

Federalism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Popular Sovereignty

2.

Scenario: The President can appoint a supreme court justice but congress can either confirm or deny the appointment. This an example of

a)

Bullying

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Parliament-style government

3.

Which best describes Federalism?

a)

The state governments have more power

b)

The federal government has all the power

c)

State and federal governments have specified powers and shared powers

d)

State governments have more power than the federal government.

4.

Under Federalism, maintaining an army and minting money falls under

a)

the federal government

b)

state governments

c)

both federal and state

d)

foreign nations

5.

"The national government is too powerful."


This would've been said by a(n)

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

c)

Anti-Federalist

d)

British Parliament

6.

"We need three branches of government. Our Executive Branch should have one powerful leader."


This would've been said by a(n)

a)

Anti-Federalist

b)

Loyalist

c)

Federalist

d)

Whig

7.

Why does this author think that the states needed to ratify the Constitution?

a)

The constitution needed to be ratified so the government can collect taxes.

b)

The constitution needed to be ratified so it will keep the US united and strong

c)

The constitution needed to be ratified so Britain wont come back.

d)

The constitution needed to be ratified so the US can become wealthy.

8.

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

a)

The Bill of Rights protects the government from the people.

b)

The Bill of Rights ended the American Revolution

c)

The Bill of Rights protects the US from foreign nations who want to take it over.

d)

The Bill of Rights is a list of the basic rights of citizens and states.

9.

How can the US Constitution be changed?

a)

The citizens will vote on new law

b)

Amendments can be added

c)

The President signs an executive order

d)

The Supreme Court can revise the Constituion

10.

The belief the US had a god-given right to expand to the west is called

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

The Virginia Plan

11.

Which motivation(s) are associated with the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

The US wanted control of the gold mines in the West.

b)

The US would double in size

c)

The US wanted to go to war with France.

d)

The US wanted control of the Port of New Orleans for trade

12.

“I fought through the War Between the States and have seen many men shot, but the Cherokee Removal was the cruelest work I ever knew.” – Georgia soldier on the Trail of Tears”


This quote discusses the result of the

a)

American Revolution

b)

The American Civil War

c)

The Indian Removal Act

d)

The Seminole Wars