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Unit 1 Test Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights were significant influences on the United States constitutional development because they....

a)

provided suffrage for all men and women

b)

called for the abolition of slavery

c)

supported the development of federalism

d)

established due process of law and trial by jury

2.

Of the choices below, what is the purpose of a constitution?

a)

Sets out the processes of a government

b)

Sets out the structure of government

c)

Sets out the principles of a government

d)

All of these answers

3.

Which of the following describes the government formed by the Articles of Confederation?

a)

A strong national government

b)

A loose association of independent states or a “firm league of friendship”

c)

Government controlled by the king and parliament

d)

A union of states led by an absolute ruler

4.

Where does the supreme authority reside in a democracy?

a)

State

b)

People

c)

The President

d)

Senate

5.

In which type of government from the list below does one person rule?

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Presidential government

d)

Unitary government

6.

What best explains a representative government?

a)

It serves the people

b)

Creates rules to control people

c)

Has unrestricted powers

d)

Government leadership is a King

7.

Which type of government listed below is that of the United States?

a)

Federal

b)

Unitary

c)

Parliamentary

d)

Theocracy

8.

Before the constitution could go into effect, how many states had to ratify it?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

11

d)

13

9.

Which group pushed for the ratification of the New Constitution?

a)

The Patriots

b)

The Loyalists

c)

The Federalist

d)

The Anti-Federalist

10.

With the words, “We the People,” the constitution establishes its authority on which principle?

a)

Popular sovereignty

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Limited Government

11.

What is the best choice to title the graphic organizer above?

a)

Principles of the School Board 

b)

Principles of the US Constitution

c)

Principles of Etiquette

d)

Principles of Common Law

12.

Which form of government is best illustrated by the chart above?

a)

Federalism

b)

Unitary

c)

Confederation

d)

Dictatorship

13.

Which of John Locke’s beliefs had a major influence on the colonists and our founding fathers?

a)

All people have certain “natural” or inalienable rights such as the right to liberty.

b)

Monarchs are appointed by God and should have supreme power.

c)

People need government to maintain order and prevent conflict.

d)

The powers of government must be separated.

14.

Which principal of government was adopted in the U.S. Constitution to ensure that no branch of the Federal government became too powerful?

a)

republican government

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

judicial review

d)

checks and balances

15.

The image illustrates a(n)

a)

representative government

b)

authoritarian government

c)

dictatorship

d)

socialist government