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WorksheetsS.S. MOY Part 1
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following are rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
Right to free speech
Right to trial by jury
Freedom of the press
All of these rights are protected by the Bill of Rights
The Founding Fathers created a government system characterized by checks and balances in order to -
make change difficult.
safeguard against one brach having more power than the others.
put all the power in one branch.
take the power away from the people
What does the legislative branch do?
Enacts the laws
Makes the laws
Interpret the laws
What does the executive branch do?
Enacts the laws
Makes the laws
Interpret the laws
What does the judicial branch do?
Enacts the laws
Makes the laws
Interpret the laws
The Bill of Rights is an important addition to the U.S. Constitution because it ―
contains quotes from smart people.
it protects individual rights.
says what the president should do.
lists the things the king did wrong.
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.
The Preamble
The Articles
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
Which of the following are examples of representative government in early America. (Pick 2)
The Magna Carta
The British Monarchy
The Mayflower Compact
The Virginia House of Burgesses
Which of the following is an example of a colonial response to British taxation policies? (Pick 2)
The Stamp Act
The Townshend Act
The Boston Tea Party
The Declaration of Independence
What was one result of the Treaty of Paris?
The United States gained independence from Great Britain
Great Britain acquired Paris
The United States surrendered
France gained control of Great Britain
What does 'no taxation without representation' mean?
Being forced to pay taxes without having a say in it
Cutting off trade routes
Forcing people to keep soldiers in their home
Having a representative government
After the Treaty of Paris was signed, what land was gained by the United States?
Florida
Louisiana
Canada
Northwest Territories
The Boston Tea Party was how the colonists protested The _________ Act.
Intolerable
Tea
Stamp
Townshend
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
To tell the King why they were rebelling.
To list the individual rights of the Americans.
To make demands of the British King.
To assign power to both federal and state.
