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Units 1 & 2 Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Principles or standards of perfection that we are always trying to achieve are known as

a)

Equality

b)

Opportunity

c)

Ideals

d)

Rights

2.

All people being treated the same way and valued evenly is also known as

a)

Equality

b)

Opportunity

c)

Rights

d)

Responsibilities

3.

Powers or privileges granted to people by an agreement or law is known as

a)

Equality

b)

Rights

c)

Ideals

d)

Democracy

4.

Another word for freedom is

a)

Opportunity

b)

Equality

c)

Liberty

d)

Ideal

5.

The chance for people to pursue their hopes and dreams is called

a)

Opportunity

b)

Equality

c)

Ideal

d)

Democracy

6.

A system of government in which the power to rule comes from the consent of the governed.

a)

Ideals

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

7.

Freedom of Speech would be considered a/an?

a)

Ideal

b)

Opportunity

c)

Responsibility

d)

Right

8.

This guarantees of equal social opportunities and protection under the law, regardless of race, religion, or other characteristics.

a)

Ideal

b)

Opportunity

c)

Equality

d)

Democracy

9.

Voting in an election is an example of...

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictator

10.

Homesteaders heading west for free land is an example of a/an

a)

Right

b)

Opportunity

c)

Responsibility

d)

Chance

11.

This group supported the new constitution

a)

Feds

b)

AntiFeds

12.

This group was afraid that the authority the new Constitution gave the President was too similar to the power of the King

a)

Feds

b)

AntiFeds

13.

This group were opponents to the new Constitution

a)

Feds

b)

AntiFeds

14.

This group supported a weak national government. They wanted the power to be in the hands of individual states.

a)

Antifederalists

b)

Federalists

15.

This group believed in a strong national (central) government.

a)

Federalists

b)

Antifederalists

16.

They believed that the new constitution would burden the people with taxes

a)

Antifederalists

b)

Federalists

17.

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay were all federalists who wrote the...

a)

Antifederalist Papers

b)

Federalist Papers

18.

Manifest Destiny is...

a)

the belief that it was America's right and duty to spread west across the North American continent

b)

the belief that Native Americans had the right to their land

c)

the belief that it was America's right and duty to spread east across the North American continent

d)

the right for Native Americans to move East.

19.

U.S. acquisition of the land east of the Mississippi from France in 1803 for $15 million; the purchase doubled the size of the nation.

a)

Florida

b)

Oregon

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Louisiana Purchase

20.

Land given to the US by Spain after Andrew Jackson removed the governor

a)

Texas

b)

Mexico

c)

Florida

d)

Oregon

21.

The 1836 rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule that result in Texas becoming an independent nation

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Texas War for Independence

c)

American Revolution

d)

Civil War

22.

Land gained by the US by signing a treaty with Great Britain

a)

Oregon

b)

Florida

c)

Mexico

d)

England

23.

To add a territory to a country

a)

Purchase

b)

Annex

c)

Gain

d)

Acquisition

24.

A region designated by Congress and organized under a governor

a)

State

b)

Territory

c)

City

d)

Capital

25.

The art of conducting negotiations with other countries

a)

Communication

b)

Commerce

c)

Negotiate

d)

Diplomacy

26.

Principles or standards of perfection that we are always trying to achieve are known as

a)

Equality

b)

Opportunity

c)

Ideals

d)

Rights

27.

All people being treated the same way and valued evenly is also known as

a)

Equality

b)

Opportunity

c)

Rights

d)

Responsibilities

28.

Powers or privileges granted to people by an agreement or law is known as

a)

Equality

b)

Rights

c)

Ideals

d)

Democracy

29.

Another word for freedom is

a)

Opportunity

b)

Equality

c)

Liberty

d)

Ideal

30.

The chance for people to pursue their hopes and dreams is called

a)

Opportunity

b)

Equality

c)

Ideal

d)

Democracy

31.

A system of government in which the power to rule comes from the consent of the governed.

a)

Ideals

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

32.

Freedom of Speech would be considered a/an?

a)

Ideal

b)

Opportunity

c)

Responsibility

d)

Right

33.

This guarantees of equal social opportunities and protection under the law, regardless of race, religion, or other characteristics.

a)

Ideal

b)

Opportunity

c)

Equality

d)

Democracy

34.

Voting in an election is an example of...

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictator

35.

Homesteaders heading west for free land is an example of a/an

a)

Right

b)

Opportunity

c)

Responsibility

d)

Chance

36.

This group supported the new constitution

a)

Feds

b)

AntiFeds

37.

This group was afraid that the authority the new Constitution gave the President was too similar to the power of the King

a)

Feds

b)

AntiFeds

38.

This group were opponents to the new Constitution

a)

Feds

b)

AntiFeds

39.

This group supported a weak national government. They wanted the power to be in the hands of individual states.

a)

Antifederalists

b)

Federalists

40.

This group believed in a strong national (central) government.

a)

Federalists

b)

Antifederalists

41.

They believed that the new constitution would burden the people with taxes

a)

Antifederalists

b)

Federalists

42.

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay were all federalists who wrote the...

a)

Antifederalist Papers

b)

Federalist Papers

43.

Manifest Destiny is...

a)

the belief that it was America's right and duty to spread west across the North American continent

b)

the belief that Native Americans had the right to their land

c)

the belief that it was America's right and duty to spread east across the North American continent

d)

the right for Native Americans to move East.

44.

U.S. acquisition of the land east of the Mississippi from France in 1803 for $15 million; the purchase doubled the size of the nation.

a)

Florida

b)

Oregon

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Louisiana Purchase

45.

Land given to the US by Spain after Andrew Jackson removed the governor

a)

Texas

b)

Mexico

c)

Florida

d)

Oregon

46.

The 1836 rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule that result in Texas becoming an independent nation

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Texas War for Independence

c)

American Revolution

d)

Civil War

47.

Land gained by the US by signing a treaty with Great Britain

a)

Oregon

b)

Florida

c)

Mexico

d)

England

48.

To add a territory to a country

a)

Purchase

b)

Annex

c)

Gain

d)

Acquisition

49.

A region designated by Congress and organized under a governor

a)

State

b)

Territory

c)

City

d)

Capital

50.

The art of conducting negotiations with other countries

a)

Communication

b)

Commerce

c)

Negotiate

d)

Diplomacy