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Civics PMA #3 Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following rights and freedoms is specifically guaranteed by the first 1st amendment?
a)
Right to an education
b)
Freedom of press
c)
Right to bear arms
d)
Right to privacy 
2.
The Fifth Amendment states that a person cannot be
a)
tried for the same crime twice.
b)
forced to give evidence against himself or herself.
c)
deprived of life, liberty, and property without due process of law.
d)
all of the above
3.
Why was the Ninth Amendment added to the Constitution?
a)
because the framers worried they might have forgotten an important right
b)
because the framers wanted to make clear that basic rights were guaranteed even if they were not stated specifically
c)
because the Bill of Rights had to have ten parts
d)
because the English Bill of Rights listed nine rights
4.
Which of these is not allowed, according to the Eighth Amendment?
a)
reasonable bail
b)
reasonable fines
c)
jail terms
d)
cruel punishments
5.
What historic document is the Bill of Rights a part of?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The US Constitution
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The English Bill of Rights
6.
a)
5th Amendment
b)
6th Amendment
c)
7th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
7.
a)
1st Amendment
b)
2nd Amendment
c)
3rd Amendment
d)
4th Amendment
8.
How are the Enlightenment ideas that influenced the Founding Fathers reflected in modern institutions?
a)
Colonies have been re-established to preserve popular sovereignty.
b)
Oligarchies have increased to safeguard natural rights.
c)
The United Nations promotes universal human rights.
d)
The European Union encourages economic stability.
9.
Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the image?
a)
Separation of powers
b)
Checks and balances
c)
Social contract
d)
Natural law
10.
Which documents influenced the colonists' views of government?
a)
 Common Sense, Articles of Confederation, Declaration of the Rights of Man
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights, Common Sense, Bill of Rights
c)
Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense
d)
Magna Carta, Iroquois Constitution, Common Sense
11.
Which phrase completes the diagram?
a)
separation of powers
b)
economic freedom
c)
self-government
d)
individual rights
12.

What are natural rights?

a)

life liberty and pursuit of happiness

b)

live liberty and happiness

c)

live liberty and property

d)

life liberty and property

13.

How are the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights similar?

a)

Both worked to get rid of the king

b)

Both limited the king’s power and gave power to the Parliament

c)

Both were concerned with the natural rights of man

d)

Both wanted to influence Locke and Montesquieu

14.

The founding fathers of the U.S. Constitution were influenced by several historical documents when creating our plan of government including all of the following except?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Magna Carta

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Cato's Letters

15.

What was the Anti-Federalists’ greatest concern about ratifying the U.S. Constitution?

a)

The lack of a federal court system

b)

The lack of legislative veto power

c)

The lack of a strong military

d)

The lack of a bill of rights

16.

What were a series of essays written to oppose and defeat the proposed U.S. Constitution?

a)

Common Sense

b)

Federalist Papers

c)

Anti-Federalist Papers

d)

Bill of Rights

17.
Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights
a)
They wanted to keep the government small
b)
They wanted to keep the government big and strong
c)
They wanted a provision for Taco Tuesday
d)
They wanted to make sure individual and state rights were protected
18.

The excerpt below is from Anti-Federalist No. 84 .

The principles, therefore, upon which the social compact is founded, ought to have been clearly and

precisely stated, and the ... full declaration of rights to have been made. But on this subject there is

almost an entire silence.

According to this excerpt, what was a major complaint during the debate over the ratification of the

U.S. Constitution?

a)

the states having too much power

b)

the lack of a strong central government

c)

the lack of a bill of rights

d)

the executive branch being too weak

19.

What title completes the table?

a)

Patriots and Loyalists

b)

Federalist and Anti-Federalists

c)

New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan

d)

Articles of Confederation and U.S. Constitution

20.

Anti-Federalist believed that the “necessary and proper” claus in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution would?

a)

Protect citizen's rights

b)

Give Congress too much power

c)

Protect state's rights

d)

Give the states too much power

21.

Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"?

a)

George Washington

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

22.

The picture above is of a historical event.


What event is depicted in the scene?

a)

Signing of the Declaration of Independence

b)

Delegates debating at the Constitutional Convention

c)

Signing of the Mayflower Compact

d)

Lincoln giving his Gettysburg Address speech

23.

The purpose of Federalism is to?

a)

Control the weak

b)

give everyone a voice

c)

control the states

d)

Unite smaller units of government

24.
These laws include more serious crimes such as felonies or less serious crimes such as misdemeanors.
a)
Criminal Laws
b)
Civil Laws
c)
Military Laws
d)
Juvenile Laws
25.

Which Article in the US Constitution outlines the judicial branch?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

26.
A married couple decides to get a divorce.  They disagree over who gets what.  A judge hears both sides and makes a decision about how their property should be divided.
a)
Military Law
b)
Juvenile Law
c)
Civil Law
d)
Criminal Law
27.

Below is a statement from Chief Justice John Roberts.

“…students do not shed their First Amendment rights at the school-house gate.”

Source: Morse v. Frederick (2007)

Why is this statement significant?

a)

The Constitution safeguards individual rights

b)

The Constitution limits individual rights

c)

The Constitution does not limits individual rights

d)

The Constitution does not safeguards individual rights

28.
Which amendment defines citizenship?
a)
11th
b)
12th
c)
13th
d)
14th
29.

Define immigrant

a)

someone from a different country that visits another

b)

someone from a different country who comes here permanently

c)

someone from a different country who declines citizenship

d)

someone from a different country who is here for schooling

30.
Individuals consent to surrender some of their freedoms and submit to the authority of the ruler in exchange for protection of their rights.
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Common Good
c)
Civilzation
d)
Social Contract
31.
The process that someone can become an American citizen after going through a process to achieve citizenship.
a)
Immigration
b)
Naturalization
c)
Propagation
d)
Materilization
32.
Enlightenment philosopher who came up with the idea of separation of powers
a)
Baron de Montesquieu 
b)
John Locke
c)
Voltaire 
d)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
33.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed that people had the right to life, liberty, and property
a)
Voltaire
b)
Jean Jacques Rousseau 
c)
John Locke 
d)
Baron de Montesquieu 
34.
Means that nobody is above the law. 
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Rights of the Minority
c)
Constitution
d)
Rule of Law
35.

Makes sure no one part of government gets too much control

a)

Rights of the Minority

b)

Consent of the Governed

c)

Rule of Law

d)

Separation of Powers

e)

Constitution

36.

What did the English Bill of Rights declare?

a)

bills for freedom

b)

rights of companies and services

c)

freedom to travel for kings

d)

rights and liberties of people

37.

Which document encouraged colonists to rebel against the king?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The English Bill of Rights

c)

The Mayflower Compact

d)

Common Sense

38.

American colonists calling themselves the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk Native Americans, boarded three British ships and dumped British tea into the Boston harbor.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

The Boston Massacre

c)

The Orlando Rage

d)

Coercive Acts

39.

The British levied punishments against the the colonist after the Boston Tea what were these punishments called

a)

The Townshend Acts

b)

The Tea Act

c)

The Punitive Acts

d)

The Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts

40.

Last colonial offering of peace; King George III ruled colonies in rebellion

a)

Olive Branch Petition

b)

Quartering Act of 1765

c)

Operation B.L.A.C.K.S.A.N.T.A. (Bringing Licorice, Apples, Cake, Kfc, Snaple After Nap Time Adjournment)

d)

Loyalists

41.

Act forcing colonists to house and supply British forces in the colonies

a)

Quartering Act of 1765

b)

Patriots

c)

Stamp Act of 1765

d)

United States Act of 1776

42.

Colonists who wanted independence from Britain

a)

Patriots

b)

Federalists

c)

Anti-Federalists

d)

Loyalists

43.

First American constitution that established the United States as a loose confederation of states under a weak national Congress, which was not granted the power to regulate commerce or collect taxes.

a)

Shays' Rebellion

b)

Federalism

c)

confederal system

d)

Articles of Confederation (1781)

44.

A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

a)

Federalism

b)

Civics

c)

Limited Government

d)

Anti-Government

45.

Who did John Locke influence?

a)

James Madison

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

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