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S.S. MOY Part 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

a)

Right to free speech

b)

Right to trial by jury

c)

Freedom of the press

d)

All of these rights are protected by the Bill of Rights

2.

The Founding Fathers created a government system characterized by checks and balances in order to -

a)

make change difficult.

b)

safeguard against one brach having more power than the others.

c)

put all the power in one branch.

d)

take the power away from the people

3.

What does the legislative branch do?

a)

Enacts the laws

b)

Makes the laws

c)

Interpret the laws

4.

What does the executive branch do?

a)

Enacts the laws

b)

Makes the laws

c)

Interpret the laws

5.

What does the judicial branch do?

a)

Enacts the laws

b)

Makes the laws

c)

Interpret the laws

6.

The Bill of Rights is an important addition to the U.S. Constitution because it ―

a)

contains quotes from smart people.

b)

it protects individual rights.

c)

says what the president should do.

d)

lists the things the king did wrong.

7.

Which part of the United States Constitution joins the colonies together, makes peace between the colonies and guarantees that of liberty and freedom would be valued.

a)

The Preamble

b)

The Articles

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

The Declaration of Independence

8.

Which of the following are examples of representative government in early America. (Pick 2)

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The British Monarchy

c)

The Mayflower Compact

d)

The Virginia House of Burgesses

9.

Which of the following is an example of a colonial response to British taxation policies? (Pick 2)

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Townshend Act

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

The Declaration of Independence

10.

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris?

a)

The United States gained independence from Great Britain

b)

Great Britain acquired Paris

c)

The United States surrendered

d)

France gained control of Great Britain

11.

What does 'no taxation without representation' mean?

a)

Being forced to pay taxes without having a say in it

b)

Cutting off trade routes

c)

Forcing people to keep soldiers in their home

d)

Having a representative government

12.

After the Treaty of Paris was signed, what land was gained by the United States?

a)

Florida

b)

Louisiana

c)

Canada

d)

Northwest Territories

13.

The Boston Tea Party was how the colonists protested The _________ Act.

a)

Intolerable

b)

Tea

c)

Stamp

d)

Townshend

14.

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

a)

To tell the King why they were rebelling.

b)

To list the individual rights of the Americans.

c)

To make demands of the British King.

d)

To assign power to both federal and state.