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Midterm Review 2021

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 2hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Principle of government is represented in this image?

a)

Federalism

b)

Individual Rights

c)

Republicanism

d)

Separation of Powers

2.

Who created the idea of Separation of Powers?

a)

John Locke

b)

Charles de Montesquieu

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Georgia Washington

3.

What is the benefit of Separation of Powers?

a)

Ensures the President must follow the law

b)

Prevents the central government from being too powerful

c)

Allows states to keep special powers

d)

Expands the right to vote to more citizens

4.

Which amendment prevents cruel & unusual punishment?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

5.

What document was a list of grievances against Britain?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

The Constitution

6.

How does the Constitution address the grievance of not being able to make their own laws?

a)

Refusing to allow quartering of soldiers

b)

Creating naturalization process

c)

Giving Congress all legislative powers

d)

Creating a Bill of Rights

7.

What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?

a)

Article X

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Federalist Papers

8.

Why did Anti-Federalists want to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

a)

To protect people's freedoms from the government

b)

To limit the power of state governments

c)

To give more importance to the Supreme Court

d)

They did not want to add it - that was the Federalists

9.

"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are...

a)

civic responsibilities

b)

unalienable rights

c)

the first amendment

d)

optional for citizens

10.

Who created the idea of unalienable rights?

a)

Charles de Montesquieu

b)

Thomas Hooker

c)

John Locke

d)

Baron von Steuben

11.

Which amendment protects you from unreasonable search & seizure?

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

7th Amendment

d)

9th Amendment

12.

Which Principle of Government does this image fit?

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Republicanism

d)

Checks & Balances

13.

Which Principle of Government do these words represent?

a)

Federalism

b)

Limited Government

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Popular Sovereignty

14.

What is NOT a way to become a U.S. citizen?

a)

Be born in the U.S.A.

b)

Have a parent who is a citizen

c)

Go through the naturalization process

d)

Fight for the U.S. Foreign Military

15.

What is the final step to become a naturalized citizen?

a)

Join the military

b)

Take Oath of Allegiance

c)

Buy a house

d)

Apply for a marriage license

16.

Which Principle of Government makes Congress and the President work together to pass laws?

a)

Checks & Balances

b)

Republicanism

c)

Individual Rights

d)

Popular Sovereignty

17.

Which amendment protects federalism (states keep powers)?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

3rd Amendment

c)

8th Amendment

d)

10 Amendment

18.

Which amendment protects freedom of the press?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

9th Amendment

19.

Which is NOT an example of a responsibility of citizens?

a)

Paying taxes

b)

Jury Duty

c)

Obeying the law

d)

Going to college

20.

What is due process?

a)

The rights of a person accused of a crime

b)

Freedom of expression

c)

How to create an amendment

d)

The Great Compromise

21.

Which amendment protects freedom of religion?

a)

10th Amendment

b)

8th Amendment

c)

3rd Amendment

d)

1st Amendment

22.

Why did the Constitution share power between the states and the central government?

a)

To prevent the national gov. being too powerful

b)

To help non-slave states

c)

To avoid needing to levy taxes

d)

To anger the Anti-Federalists

23.

What is the topic of Article I of the Constitution?

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Amendments

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Legislative Branch

24.

"The People choose the members of the government."


What Principle is this?

a)

Federalism

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Checks & Balances

d)

Separation of Powers

25.

What is a guarantee of the accused in the 5th Amendment?

a)

Not forced to testify against yourself

b)

No excessive bail

c)

No search without a warrant

d)

Required to have a lawyer

26.

Why did Anti-Federalists want to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

a)

The limit the power of Congress

b)

To give more power to the Supreme Court

c)

to protect election security

d)

to protect individual rights from government abuse

27.

"No taxation without representation" was a grievance in the D.O.I. solved by -

a)

making Congress responsible for approving all taxes.

b)

creating a process for adding new states.

c)

allowing the President the power to declare war.

d)

limited the years a Supreme Court Justice can serve.

28.

In 1620 the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony created which founding document?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

English Bill of Rights

29.

Which amendment protects freedom of speech?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

10th

30.

The 3rd amendment guarantees -

a)

trial by jury.

b)

no search without a warrant.

c)

no quartering of soldiers.

d)

the right to bear arms.

31.

Why is the amendment process important?

a)

It allows the Constitution to change and adapt with time.

b)

It protects your right to due process.

c)

It supports checks & balances for Congress.

d)

It provides a right to revolution against the government.

32.

What is the topic of Article II of the Constitution?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Amendment Process

33.

What is the beginning of the Constitution called?

a)

Article I

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Preamble

34.

In 1215, the Magna Carta limited the power of the King and guaranteed a right to -

a)

due process.

b)

bear arms.

c)

double jeopardy.

d)

eminent domain.

35.

Which amendment guarantees your right to a speedy, public trial and a lawyer to represent you?

a)

2nd

b)

4th

c)

6th

d)

8th

36.
This branch makes and passes laws for the country
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
37.
The Presidents power to reject a law
a)
Veto
b)
Cede
c)
Impeach
38.
What house is based off of population?
a)
Senate
b)
White House
c)
Full House
d)
House of Representatives
39.

Thomas Jefferson’s reference to the natural rights of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” in the Declaration of Independence was clearly inspired by the ideas of

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

John Locke

40.

Specifies powers of the judicial branch

a)

Article V

b)

Article I

c)

Article III

d)

Article IV

41.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
42.

Why were the American Colonies taxed after the French and Indian War?

a)

Britain was in debt and needed money

b)

That was the agreement with the Native Americans

c)

They made too much money

d)

Townshend Acts

43.

How did the colonists protest against the tea tax?

a)

Dressed up like Native Americans

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Dumped tea into Boston harbor

d)

Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea

44.
Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Quartering Acts
d)
Stamp Acts
45.
This battle where the American Colonist won and was called "The shot heard 'round the world". 
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Yorktown
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
46.
Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
47.
Pamphlet that sparked the independent spirit within the colonies during the revolution.
a)
Common Sense
b)
Catching Fire
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Mayflower Compact
48.
Declaration of Independence was created July 4th of what year?
a)
1607
b)
1773
c)
1781
d)
1776
49.
Colonists were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Proclamation line of 1763
b)
Proclamation boundary
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Borderlands
50.
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness were...
a)
Unalienable rights
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Freedom to live
d)
Will Smith movie
51.

Which colonial region had fertile soil and focused on growing cash crops?

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

New England Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Backcountry

52.

What was the first permanent English settlement in the colonies?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Philadelphia

53.

Which document from 1620 established local government & majority rule, and was signed on a boat?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

The Constitution

54.

What economic policy motivated Britain to found colonies, for profit?

a)

mercantilism

b)

austerity

c)

push & pull theory

d)

trickle down economics

55.

What was an important reason that self-government developed in the colonies?

a)

Trading with Native Americans

b)

They were very far from Britain

c)

Religious guidelines from their church

d)

Mercantilism

56.

The Transatlantic Slave Trade was driven by a need for what kind of labor?

a)

Plantation workers

b)

Factory workers

c)

Artisans and craftspeople

d)

Personal chefs

57.

What was the first elected assembly in the colonies?

a)

Congress

b)

The Senate

c)

Virginia House of Burgesses

d)

New York Assembly

58.

Which document was a list of grievances (complaints) against the King of Britain?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

The Constitution

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Declaration of Independence

59.

Why did the Puritans leave Britain and found Plymouth Colony?

a)

To get rich off cash crops

b)

To spread their religion to Native Americans

c)

To gain access to the French fur trade

d)

To escape religious persecution

60.

Which colonial region's geography made it possible to grow cash crops such as tobacco?

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

d)

Backcountry

61.

Spain's reasons to explore included -

a)

God, gold, and glory.

b)

establishing fur trade with Native Americans.

c)

escaping religious persecution.

d)

none, Spain didn't explore.

62.

Spreading their religion and gaining riches were reasons for -

a)

a plantation economy.

b)

expanding into Asian markets.

c)

founding Plymouth colony.

d)

exploration and colonization.

63.
What was this poster's meaning?
a)
The Colonies needed to be united
b)
Serpents can grow back together
c)
Colonies need to be independent
d)
Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this
64.
This event broke tensions between the colonist and the British troops where shots were fired. Crispus Attucks was the first to be killed.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Bloody Valentine
65.

Which Principle is reflected in the words "WE THE PEOPLE"??

a)

Federalism

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Checks & Balances

d)

Individual Rights

66.

Texas has the power to make decisions about its schools. Each state can make different decisions.


Which Principle is this?

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Federalism

c)

Republicanism

d)

Checks & Balances

67.

If the President breaks the law, they will be punished just like you or me.


Which Principle is this?

a)

Limited Government

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Individual Rights

d)

Separation of Powers

68.

Freedom of Speech and the Right to Bear Arms are examples of which Principle?

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Limited Government

d)

Federalism

69.

Where does government's power come from?

a)

the People!

b)

the President

c)

the Bill of Rights

d)

the Supreme Court

70.

What Principle of Government is shown in this image?

a)

Federalism

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Democracy

d)

Popular Sovereignty

71.

"All power is inherent in the people, and all governments are founded on their authority."

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Limited Government

c)

Individual Rights

d)

Checks & Balances

72.

Electing representatives is part of which Principle?

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Reparations

d)

Republicanism

73.

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

a)

End slavery forever

b)

Raise taxes on farmers

c)

Create a way to add new states

d)

Declare war on Canada

74.

What was the name of the Compromise between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans, that created a bicameral legislature?

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

3/5 Compromise

d)

Compromise of 1850

75.

Federalists like Alexander Hamilton supported -

a)

ratification of the Constitution

b)

giving women the right to vote

c)

stronger state governments

d)

the British Parliament

76.

Anti-Federalists like Patrick Henry were -

a)

against a powerful central government

b)

against a Bill of Rights

c)

for a strong central government

d)

for the destruction of states rights

77.

The Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan were solved by what Compromise?

a)

3/5 Compromise

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Great Compromise

d)

Social Compromise

78.

Which of these was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Could not create taxes

b)

Could not regulate trade

c)

Could not settle disputes between states

d)

Could not create peace treaties

79.

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

a)

Limited the power of the Legislative Branch

b)

To make the Supreme Court more powerful

c)

To protect the right to vote

d)

To protect citizens rights from the government

80.

How did the authors of the Constitution avoid giving too much power to the central government?

a)

By sharing power between the federal and state governments

b)

By removing the Bill of Rights

c)

By putting term limits on Senators

d)

By expanding the Supreme Court

81.

Which act agreed to count a portion of the slave population towards representation for the South?

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Three-Fifths Compromise

c)

Bill of Rights Compromise

d)

Expectional Compromise

82.

George Mason was an Anti-Federalist who suggested adding -

a)

a Bill of Rights to the Constitution

b)

additional states west of the Mississippi River

c)

a term limit on the Supreme Court

d)

more power to the central government

83.

When & where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

a)

1774 - Lexington & Concord

b)

1763 - Paris

c)

1776 - Boston

d)

1787 - Philadelphia

84.
Ratify
a)
to approve formally
b)
Small animals in a sewer
c)
To not approve
85.
An agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives 
a)
Two-halves Compromise
b)
Three-fourths Compromise
c)
Two-fifths Compromise
d)
Three-fifths Compromise
86.

Where citizens rule through electing representatives (people to represent us)

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Limited Government

c)

Republicanism

d)

Checks & Balances

87.
Shay's Rebellion helped prove what point?
a)
The federal government needed changing
b)
The states powers were too weak
c)
The Articles of Confederation were powerful
d)
George Washington was a great leader.
88.

Why did people in the British colonies resist paying taxes in the 1760-70's?

a)

Because they were poor

b)

Because they had no representation in Parliament

c)

Because they were already paying very high taxes

d)

Because taxation was against their religion

89.

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, & John Jay were all -

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Republicans

d)

French

90.
In George Washington's Farewell Address, he said the U.S. should
a)
Keep a foreign policy of neutrality
b)
Put high tariffs on exported goods
c)
Stop newspapers from criticizing the government
d)
Have as many political parties
91.
Disagreements about how the U.S. should develop economically led to the creation of the first
a)
Supreme Court cases
b)
Political parties
c)
cabinet posts
d)
protective tariffs
92.
The Whiskey Rebellion showed that--
a)
The Embargo Act was hurting the U.S. economy
b)
The government was able to enforce its authority
c)
The Native Americans were being given weapons by the British
d)
The U.S. began manufacturing goods domestically
93.
Marbury v. Madison is notable because it gave the Supreme Court
a)
The ability to choose judges
b)
The ability to impeach the president
c)
The power to choose John Marshall as chief justice
d)
The power of judicial review
94.
John Marshall is important because he
a)
Wrote Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality
b)
Wrote the decision in Marbury v. Madison
c)
Was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812
d)
He wrote the Alien and Sedition Acts
95.
Disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson led to
a)
The outbreak of the War of 1812
b)
Washington stepping down after 2 terms
c)
The creation of the first political parties
d)
The Whiskey Rebellion
96.
This law took away freedom of the press and made it harder to become a U.S. citizen
a)
Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
Midnight Judges
c)
Judiciary Act
d)
Marbury v. Madison
97.
It was surprising that Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana because
a)
It could have led to a war with Spain
b)
The Constitution did not give the president the power to buy land
c)
The Articles of Confederation created a weak government
d)
The Alien and Sedition Act created political parties
98.
This document forced Great Britain to recognize the United States as an independent country.
a)
The Articles of Confederation
b)
The U.S. Constitution
c)
The Treaty of Paris, 1783
d)
The House of Burgesses
99.
Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a)
A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation.
b)
A federal law forcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed.
c)
The Constitution created a bicameral legislature.
d)
A guaranteed list of individual rights.
100.
In order to help the country pay off it's debt, Alexander Hamilton proposed ---
a)
passing the Federal Judiciary Act
b)
granting states more power
c)
focusing the country's economy on agriculture and cash crops.
d)
creating a national bank.
101.
During the Philadelphia Convention, this plan of government established a bicameral legislature.
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
The Great Compromise
c)
The Three-Fifths Compromise
d)
The Bill of Rights
102.
The group of executive department heads that served as George Washington's chief advisors became known as the ___________.
a)
federal  judiciary
b)
cabinet
c)
Executive Council
d)
All of these
103.
Serving only two terms and having a cabinet of advisors are
a)
Washington's precedents
b)
A loose interpretation of the Constitution
c)
Judicial Review
d)
A strong national government
104.
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison founded the ________ Party.
a)
Democratic
b)
Republican
c)
Federalist
d)
Democratic-Republican
105.

This resulted from a dispute over French interference with American trade.

a)

Jay's Treaty

b)

Pinckney's Treaty

c)

Treaty of Greenville

d)

XYZ Affair

106.
Principle that states that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution 
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Ratify
c)
Treaty
d)
Repeal
107.

He was the first Secretary of the Treasury and helped create the Federalist Party.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Aaron Burr

d)

John Adams

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