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Topic 4

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A supporter of the Bill of Rights is a(n)

(a)  

2.

This individual believed every person was born a blank slate, and experiences shaped them

(a)  

3.

The first 10 amendments of the Constitution are known as the

a)

Article 8 of the Constitution

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Social Contract

d)

Freedoms

4.

What type of government is the United States?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

Theocracy

5.

What is a representative democracy?

a)

The people vote on representatives to make governmental decisions

b)

The people vote for only a President

c)

All the people make political decisions directly

d)

A small group of people make all governmental decisions

6.

Which is NOT a natural right according to Locke?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Property

7.

What are the branches of the federal government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Financial

8.

How do federal judges lose their position?

a)

Retire

b)

Pass away

c)

Removed for illegal actions

d)

Fired

9.

This person believed all people were born with natural rights

(a)  

10.

How many branches of government are there in the Constitution?

a)

1 branch

b)

2 branches

c)

3 branches

d)

7 branches

11.

Under the Articles of Confederation, who could levy taxes?

a)

Congress could enforce taxes on the states

b)

Congress could request taxes, but could not mandate them

c)

The people could make their own taxes

d)

The President determined the taxes for each state

12.

Only ONE of the houses in Congress need to agree to pass a bill before the President signs it into law

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Hamilton was a(n)

(a)  

14.

This person believed that people were born selfish and angry

(a)  

15.

Which branch enforces/ executes the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Federal

16.

Which branch interprets the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Federal

17.

What did the three fifths compromise state?

a)

3 out of every 5 enslaved individuals would count toward a state population

b)

Threre will be three branches of government

c)

Both parts of the legislative branch will be based on population

d)

The international slave trade will end by 1808

18.

How did the three-fifths compromise benefit Southern states?

a)

It increased their population, decreasing their Senate representation

b)

It increased their population, giving them more representatives in the HOR

c)

It didn't; it only helped the Northern states end slavery

19.

Which are duties that belong to the President? (check all that apply)

a)

commander in chief

b)

negotiate treaties

c)

federal appointments

d)

State of the Union address

20.

Which IS NOT a responsibility of the President?

a)

Grant Pardons

b)

Represent the U.S. in foreign relations

c)

Maintain the Cabinet

d)

Declare War

21.

Which are powers of Congress? (check all that apply)

a)

collect taxes

b)

establish post offices

c)

declare war

d)

coin money

22.

Which is NOT a power of Congress?

a)

Establish post offices

b)

collect taxes

c)

grant pardons

d)

approve patents

23.

Article III of the Constitution represents the....

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

States' RIghts

24.

To send an individual back to a state where a crime was committed is known as....

a)

representative democracy

b)

social contract

c)

federalism

d)

extradition

25.

Believed in a social contract in which people could question their government

(a)  

26.

Someone who is a supporter of a strong central government is a(n)

(a)  

27.

Which is NOT true about Congress?

a)

It is comprised of the House of Representatives and Senate

b)

It interprets the laws

c)

It establishes post offices

d)

Its members are voted on by U.S. citizens

28.

The divison of power between the federal and state governments is called

a)

representative democracy

b)

social contract

c)

federalism

d)

extradition

29.

The judicial branch only establishes the Supreme Court, which can only interpret federal laws

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What is the purpose of the Constitution and where can it be found?

a)

To prevent tyranny, Article 7

b)

To form a more perfect union, Article I

c)

To enforce federal alws, Article 2

d)

To form a more perfect union, the Preamble

31.

What branch is the President a part of?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Commitee of Correspondence

32.

How did the legislative branch change from the A of C to the Constitution

a)

1 branch to 3 branches

b)

The President lost power

c)

There were more representatives in the legislative branch w/ Consitution

d)

The legislative branch gained more power

33.

Which is true about changing taxes from the A of C to the Constitution?

a)

With the A of C, Congress could only request taxes

b)

With the Constitution, Congress could legally collect taxes

c)

WIth the A of C, every state paid the government their share of taxes

34.

Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no formal court system

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Someone who was more supportive of the Articles of Confederation is a(n)

(a)  

36.

What is the Great Compromise?

a)

Stated there will be 3 branches of government

b)

The Legislative branch will have a 2 houses of representation

c)

The lower house is populated based, the upper 2 representatives from each state

d)

A compromise to make less populated states and more populated states happy