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WorksheetsGov Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 27mins
Which is NOT a purpose of a constitution?
Provides the supreme law for the country
It sets ideals that people in the country share
Explains how elections work
Establishes the structure of government
What is the purpose of government? (list 3)
The (a) Branch writes laws.
The (a) Branch enforces laws.
The (a) Branch judges if laws follow the Constitution.
Ms. Flores went to high school at...
Westview
West Point
Sierra Linda
Tolleson
The President using his power to VETO legislation (laws) passed by Congress is an example of...
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Individual Rights
State of Nature
The executive of a State is called the...
vice president
mayor
president
governor
The Articles of Confederation created a ______ central government.
strong
weak
large
Shays' Rebellion showed the people of the United States that...
The Articles of Confederation were too weak.
Taxes should be illegal.
We needed a Bill of Rights.
The Virginia Plan...
gave more power to large states
gave more power to small states
gave each state one vote
People supporting the New Jersey plan didn't like the Virginia plan because...
It gave too much power to large states
the legislature would be able to control the executive branch
they wanted to create a judicial branch
It was the same as the Articles of Confederation
This compromise settled the conflict over representation in Congress by satisfying big and small states.
Created a bicameral (two-part) Congress.
The Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
The First Amendment protects freedom of...
Speech
Religion
the Press
a lawyer
The Philosopher, Rousseau believed in Freedom of Religion. We see this in the Constitution when it says...
Congress can make a National Religion
All citizens must practice a religion
Congress can't tax religious groups
Congress can't make any laws preventing people from practicing their religion
Federalists wanted to ratify (approve) the Constitution.
True
False
Which is NOT TRUE of Anti-Federalists?
were against ratifying (approving) the Constitution
Believed in individual rights
Believed in keeping power with the states
Wanted a strong national government
Which group supported adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Alexander Hamilton published the Federalist Papers to...
explain to the public why the constitution was important
STOP the Constitution from being ratified (approved)
to revise (change) the Constitution
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution after: Madison introduced it, Congress approved it, and then the...
states enforced it
states ratified it.
Congress modified it
Circle the branch that holds hearings, votes on, and passes laws.
The Ninth (9th) Amendment says that...
You have free speech
You are protected from "cruel and unusual punishment"
You have more rights than the ones that were listed.
The police need a warrant to search your home
The _________ protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
1st Amendment
4th Amendment
How is the structure of STATE governments like the FEDERAL government?
Both have a executive branch to pass laws.
Both have a legislative branch to write laws.
Both have one branches of government.
Both have a president in the judicial branch.
How do we define Federalism?
Two or more governments have power over the same citizens.
State and local governments do NOT share powers
States only have a little power compared to the Federal Government.
States can make laws that conflict with the federal government.
Draw a circle around the government that has power over Education.
If a national law conflicts with a state law, the national law wins because of the (a) Clause.
"Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." comes from which theory?
Evolutionary
Social Contract
Force
Divine Right
The Declaration of Independence theoretically establishes equality and rights for....
most Americans
all Americans
some Americans
a few Americans
According to Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, people created governments to escape the...
(a)
Governments shouldn't be changed for "light and transient causes".
Light and transient causes are...
small and irregular government decisions
Large and purposeful government decisions
The President of the United States is...
Joe Biden
Kamala Harris
Nancy Pelosi
Barack Obama
Today, we have a ______ type of government.
Unitary
Confederal
Federal
In a Democracy, the government's power comes from the (a)
Ms. Flores is ___ years old
25
24
26
23
