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Unit 1 U.S. Gov't., Declaration, Articles, and Art. 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This theory states that God created the state and gave power to the leaders of the state.
a)
Force Theory
b)
Evolutionary Theory
c)
Divine Right Theory
d)
Social Contract Theory
2.
This theory states that the state formed out of families as the heads of the family became leaders of the government
a)
Force Theory
b)
Evolutionary Theory
c)
Divine Right Theory
d)
Social Contract Theory
3.
This theory states that the state formed after an individual or group forced a population to submit to their power.
a)
Force Theory
b)
Evolutionary Theory
c)
Divine Right Theory
d)
Social Contract Theory
4.
With the words, "We the People," the Constitution establishes its authority on the basis of...
a)
the separation of powers
b)
the rule of law
c)
popular soverignty
d)
limited government
5.

The concept that a government’s power is not absolute.

a)

Limited Government

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Republic

d)

Anarchy

6.

Enforcing strict obedience to those in charge, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Republic

7.

Document defining the fundamental principles according to which a state is acknowledged to be governed.

a)

Embargo

b)

Constitution

c)

Tariff

d)

Republic

8.

A government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power.

a)

Nation

b)

State

c)

Democracy

d)

Republic

9.

Which of the following is a form of government in which political power is exercised by all citizens, either directly or through their elected representatives?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Autocracy

d)

Democracy

10.

How long do house members serve?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

For life

11.

How long do Senate members serve?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

For life

12.

Who can propose new taxes?

a)

The Senate

b)

Congress

c)

The President

d)

The House of Representatives

13.

Who can propose new taxes?

a)

The Senate

b)

Congress

c)

The President

d)

The House of Representatives

14.

What does the elastic clause say?

a)

Congress can declare things are unconstitutional

b)

Congress can pass laws that are necessary

c)

Congress can over-ride a veto

d)

Congress can serve longer terms

15.

What is Federalism

a)

Powers given to the president

b)

Powers given to the state government

c)

Powers given to the national government

d)

Power divided between state and national government

16.

Who has to be at least 25 years of age and 7 years a citizen?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

President

d)

Supreme Court justices

17.

Who has to be 35 years of age and a natural born citizen?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

President

d)

Supreme Court justices

18.
What is "checks and balances?"
a)
Each branch of power has the ability to limit the power of the other branches. 
b)
The people elect their leaders. 
c)
The people are in charge. 
d)
The people have rights. (Bill of Rights) 
19.
What does the Executive Branch do?
a)
Congress- it makes the laws
b)
The President- carries out the laws
c)
Supreme Court it interprets the laws
20.
What does the Judicial Branch do?
a)
Congress- it makes the laws
b)
The President- carries out the laws
c)
Supreme Court it interprets the laws
21.
What does the Legislative Branch do?
a)
Congress- it makes the laws
b)
The President- carries out the laws
c)
Supreme Court it interprets the laws
22.
What is the principle of republicanism?
a)
Government should be split into three branches.
b)
The people create the government.
c)
The power of government should be limited.
d)
The interest of Americans are represented by elected officials. 
23.
Although implied powers are not written specifically in the Constitution, Congress must attach it to a power already expressed. 
a)
True
b)
False
24.

The ____ amendment is often considered the most important important. It protects freedom of religion, freedom of assembly (meeting), the right to petition, freedom of the press, and freedom of speech

a)

1st

b)

5th

c)

21st

d)

18th

25.

The first 3 ___________ of the Constitution set up the government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

a)

amendments

b)

articles

c)

preambles

d)

rights

26.

Congress has the power to?

a)

Make Laws

b)

Borrow Money

c)

Lay and Collect Taxes

d)

All of the above

27.

“All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives…

The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members… according to their respective [population]...

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State…”


a)
The legislative power is vested in the President of the United States
b)
The legislative power is vested in the Supreme Court of the United States
c)

This is the composition of Congress.

d)
The legislative power is vested in the Governors of each State
28.

Believed that government gets its right to rule from the consent of the governed

a)

Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Rousseau

d)

Salguero

29.

Which document, signed in 1215 limited the king's power for the first time?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

English Bill of Rights

30.

Which even showed the need for a stronger central/national government in the United States?

a)

Shays' Revolution

b)

Shays' Rebellion

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

Intolerable Acts

31.

Under the Articles of Confederation...

a)

Congress did NOT have the power to tax.

b)

Congress did NOT have the power regulate trade.

c)

Congress was limited by a lack of power.

d)

All answer choices are correct.

32.
Patriot and writer whose pamphlet Common Sense, published in 1776, convinced many Americans that it was time to declare independence from Britain.
a)
John Locke
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
John Adams
d)
Thomas Paine
33.

This document contained a detailed list of reasons for why the colonies were ending their relationship with Britain as a colony...

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Olive Branch Petition

c)

Declaration of Rights

d)

Declaration of Independence

34.
What is an agreement between people and the government?
a)
Consent
b)
Natural Rights
c)
Social Contract
d)
Voting
35.
On which date was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress? 
a)
May 4, 1607
b)
January 23, 1620
c)
September 17, 1787
d)
July 4, 1776
36.
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
37.

Who was the "Father of the Constitution"?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

James Madison

38.
What is the main purpose of government?
a)
To protect the rights of the people
b)
To protect the life of people's things
c)
To give people things
39.
What is Judicial Review?
a)
The Supreme Court shaping polices by addressing social and political issues
b)
The Supreme Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions
c)
A clause stating that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property.
d)
The Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional 
40.
How are Supreme Court justices selected?
a)
Appointed by the Senate, approved by the President
b)
by an election
c)
Appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
d)
Congress selects them
41.

Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence best supports the main purpose of a nation's government.

a)

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all mean are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...

b)

...[To] secure these rights , governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed...

c)

...[G}overnments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath show, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable,than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

d)

...[A]s free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.

42.
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
a)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b)
Washington, DC
c)
Richmond, Virginia
d)
Paris, France
43.

Match the following

a)

Legislative

1.

Makes Laws

b)

Executive

2.

Carries out Laws

c)

Judicial

3.

Reviews Laws

44.

What date was the Constitution ratified?

a)

September 17, 1787

b)

September 17, 1776

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

July 4, 1787

45.

Which of the following best describes “the Virginia Plan”?

a)

One legislative chamber, with equal representation for all states

b)

Two legislative chambers, both with equal representation for all states

c)

Two legislative chambers, both with membership based on states’ population

d)

One legislative chamber, with membership based on states’ population

46.

Which of the following best describes “the New Jersey Plan”?

a)

One legislative chamber, with equal representation for all states

b)

Two legislative chambers, both with equal representation for all states

c)

Two legislative chambers, both with membership based on states’ population

d)

One legislative chamber, with membership based on states’ population

47.

What was the Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise)?

a)

An agreement that changed the way states counted slaves in the census

b)

The plan that officially replaced the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution

c)

The arrangement that allows some power for the national gov’t, some for the states

d)

A House of Reps based on population, a Senate with equal votes for all states

48.

Which article outlines the powers and structure of the legislative branch?

a)

Article I

b)

Article III

49.
Congress is divided into two parts, the  _____________ and the _______________.
a)
Senate and House of Burgess
b)
White House and Senate
c)
President and Vice-President
d)
Senate and House of Representatives
50.

Which of the following pertain to the Preamble?

a)

establish Justice

b)

insure domestic Tranquility

c)

provide for the common defence

d)

promote the general Welfare

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