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Lembar kerjaPolitics Unit 2: United States (Part 1)
Total soal: 35
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
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1.
Which one of the following is NOT one of the major arguments of the Anti-Federalists?
a)
Wanted a bill of rights
b)
Feared states would lose too much power
c)
Felt a system of checks and balances would restrain power
d)
Believed the authorization of the constitution was "illegal"
2.
Which one of the following is NOT one of the major arguments of the Anti-Federalists?
a)
Wanted a bill of rights
b)
Feared states would lose too much power
c)
Felt a system of checks and balances would restrain power
d)
Believed the authorization of the constitution was "illegal"
3.
Which one of the following is NOT one of the purposes of government?
a)
Promote a free and fair electoral process
b)
Provide for the common defense
c)
Insure domestic tranquility
d)
Promote the general welfare
4.
Which one of the following was NOT a member of the Federalists?
a)
James Madison
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
5.
What were the anonymous essays written by Madison, Hamilton and Jay to convince New York to ratify the Constitution called?
a)
The Federalist Papers
b)
The Crisis
c)
Stamp Act Congress
d)
The Critical Decision
6.
Who was the author of the U.S. Constitution?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
James Madison
d)
Roger Sherman
7.
What was the first official national plan of government called?
a)
U.S. Consitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Stamp Act Congress
d)
Second Continental Congress
8.
Which one of the following was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Equal representation in Congress
b)
Executive branch had too much power
c)
Central government taxed the citizens excessively
d)
The national judiciary was biased toward Great Britain
9.
What was the result of the meetings at Annapolis and Mount Vernon?
a)
Second Continental Congress
b)
Vote for independence
c)
constitutional convention
d)
Boycott of English goods
10.
What major problem did the Connecticut Compromise solve?
a)
How presidents would be elected
b)
Representation in Congress
c)
Whether slaves should be given full representation
d)
Whether states' exports should be taxed
11.
What is the beginning of the U.S. Constitution called?
a)
Theory of Government
b)
Foundations of Government
c)
Social Contract
d)
Preamble
12.
What major problem did the Connecticut Compromise solve?
a)
How presidents would be elected
b)
Representation in Congress
c)
Whether slaves should be given full representation
d)
Whether states' exports should be taxed
13.
Who was the president of the constitutional convention?
a)
John Hancock
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
14.
Which term means that all of the power in government resides with the people?
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
democracy
c)
dictatorship
d)
bicameralism
15.
What was the group of men who came to Philadelphia in 1787 called?
a)
The sons of liberty
b)
The Pennsylvania Pioneers
c)
The framers
d)
The committees of correspondence
16.
Why didn't the framers add a bill of rights to the original Constitution?
a)
They were tired and wanted to go back home
b)
Each state already had its own
c)
Madison and others felt that personal liberties were already implied
d)
All of the above
17.
Which one of the following is considered the "unofficial" first national government of the colonies?
a)
Stamp Act Congress
b)
1st Continental Congress
c)
Constitutional convention
d)
2nd Continental Congress
18.
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
James Madison
d)
Benjamin Franklin
19.
Which constitutional principle divides power between a central government and state/regional governments?
a)
Separation of powers
b)
Federalism
c)
Checks and balances
d)
Popular sovereignty
20.
Which one of the following terms means that the Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional?
a)
Judicial restraint
b)
Martial law
c)
Clemency
d)
Judicial review
21.
Which court case determined the power of judicial review?
a)
McCulloch v. Maryland
b)
Obegefell v. Hodges
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Marbury v. Madison
22.
How many total formal amendments are there in the U.S. Constitution?
a)
27
b)
10
c)
28
d)
17
23.
Which powers are written specifically in the U.S. Constitution?
a)
Inherent
b)
Reserved
c)
Expressed
d)
Implied
24.
All of the following methods have been used to informally amend the U.S. Constitution EXCEPT:
a)
Supreme Court decisions
b)
Popular vote
c)
Customs
d)
Political Parties
25.
Which one of the following terms states that government officials must obey the law (and are not above the law)?
a)
Constitutionalism
b)
Judicial review
c)
Federalism
d)
Rule of law
26.
Which powers are given to the national government because essentially all governments exercise them?
a)
Expressed
b)
Inherent
c)
Implied
d)
Concurrent
27.
Who has the power to declare laws unconstitutional?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Senate
d)
President
28.
Which type of power is only given to the states?
a)
Reserved
b)
Implied
c)
Inherent
d)
Concurrent
29.
What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Supremacy clause
d)
Informal amendments
30.
Which one of the following tries to influence government by winning elections?
a)
Major political parties
b)
Coalitions
c)
Third parties
d)
Reactionaries
31.
Which one of the following is focused on the issues but rarely wins elections?
a)
Ideological parties
b)
All of the above.
c)
Single-issue parties
d)
Splinter parties
32.
Which term refers to when Democrats and Republicans work together?
a)
partisanship
b)
plurality
c)
ideological consensus
d)
bipartisanship
33.
How many articles are in the U.S. Constitution?
a)
27
b)
7
c)
15
d)
5
34.
Which one of the following allowed slaves to be counted in the population but only as partial persons?
a)
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
b)
Massachusetts Compromise
c)
3/5 Compromise
d)
Articles of Confederation
35.
Which one of the following systems is used to elect Presidents in the United States today?
a)
Checks and balances
b)
Judicial Review
c)
Constitutional order
d)
Electoral College
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