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WorksheetsU. S. Government - Unit 2 Test Review #2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Why is a written constitution important to limited governments?
It details the political theory that is the foundation of the political system.
It ensures against corrupt, ineffectual, or ineffective leaders having power.
It provides the purposes of the government and defines the rights of citizens.
It outlines the responsibilities and role of political parties in the election process.
By adopting the Bill of Rights, the Founding Fathers demonstrated a belief in the importance of —
federalism
republicanism
individual rights
separation of powers
While the U.S. Constitution can be amended in various ways, which method has been used most often?
Proposed in Congress and ratified by state legislatures
Proposed in state legislatures and ratified by Congress
Proposed in Congress and ratified by state constitutional conventions
Proposed in state legislatures and ratified by state constitutional conventions
Which of the following describes the connection among the beliefs listed in the list?
*Belief in individual rights
*Belief in universal equality
*Belief in the protection of minority rights
They are principles reflected in the founding documents of the United States.
They are Judeo-Christian traditions that influenced the Founding Fathers beliefs.
They are Enlightenment ideas that informed the debate between Hobbes and Locke.
They are ways in which the Declaration of Independence limited the power of government.
Which of the following is a fundamental principle of government necessary for the protection of individual rights?
Establishing majority rule
Respecting the rule of law
Providing a common defense
Following parliamentary procedure
Which rights listed in the Declaration of Independence are considered unalienable rights?
Justice, freedom, equality
Liberty, equality, fraternity
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
Freedoms of speech, the press, assembly, and petition
Which protection in the Bill of Rights is described in the excerpt?
That military powers of the Commander in Chief were not to supersede representative
government of internal affairs seems obvious from the Constitution and from elementary
American history. Time out of mind, and even now, in many parts of the world, a military
commander can seize private housing to shelter his troops. Not so, however, in the United
States, for the Third Amendment says.
—Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952)
Right to own and bear arms
Right to trial by jury of peers
Freedom from unreasonable searches
Freedom from forced quartering of soldiers
The excerpt refers to which amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
The amendment states but a truism that all is retained which has not been surrendered. There
is nothing in the history of its adoption to suggest that it was more than declaratory of the
relationship between the national and state governments as it had been established by the
Constitution before the amendment or that its purpose was other than to allay fears that the
new national government might seek to exercise powers not granted, and that the states
might not be able to exercise fully their reserved powers.
—United States v. Darby Lumber Co. (1941)
Seventh Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Ninth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
Which amendment in the Bill of Rights specifically addresses the issue described in the excerpt?
That excessive Bayle ought not to be required nor excessive Fines imposed nor cruell and
unusuall Punishments inflicted
—English Bill of Rights, 1689 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk (access July 28, 2014)
Sixth Amendment
Seventh Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Ninth Amendment
Which of the following amendments prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by the government?
First Amendment
Second Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
