Worksheets1st 9 weeks Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men 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."
These principles are outlined in which American document?
The Magna Carta
The Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Emancipation Proclamation
The checks and balances system outlined in the United States Constitution were created to allow the three branches to-
Raise money through taxes
Function independently
Prevent others from gaining too much power
Control the actions of state government
Popular sovereignty, a principle set forth in the Constitution, means that -
People are the source of the government's power
People elect their political representatives
Power is divided between national and state governments
Each branch of government has its own responsibilities
The commander chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead the Continental Army was
George W. Bush
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
George Washington
These are rights that cannot be given up, taken away or transferred. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are some of those rights expressed by Thomas Jefferson in the United States Declaration of Independence.
Unalienable rights
Freedom of speech
Right to bear arms
Civil rights
__________ to approve by voting
Nullification
Ratify
Suffrage
segregation
This is an agreement made among the delegates of the Constitutional Convention that the American government would have two houses in Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
American Revolution
3 branches of government
Popular sovereignty
Great Compromise
What was the name of the formal agreement that establishes a set of laws governing the United States?
The Declaration of Independence
The United States Constitution
The Federalist Papers
Magna Carta
A key concept of the United States Constitution is a separation of powers. This is illustrated by
The Three Branches of Government: Legislative, Executive, Judicial
The Levels of Government: National, State, Local
The Power of the Presidency
The decision making ability of the Supreme Court
What famous English document signed in 1215, also known as the Great Charter, was the beginning point for representative government and protection of individual rights?
Social Contract Theory
Great Awakening
Magna Carta
The Declaration of Independence
A form of government that is run for and by the people, giving people the supreme power. The United States bases their government system off this idea.
Republic
Democracy
Communist
Nationalist
The ruler of England during the Revolutionary War
Queen Elizabeth
King George III
King Edward
George Washington
A nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them
Republic
Federal
Anarchy
National
The was a struggle in which the 13 American colonies, led by George Washington, won independence from Great Britain (through key battles such as Lexington, Saratoga, and Yorktown) and became the United States of America.
World War 1
Civil War
Battle of Lexington
American Revolution
Delegates met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May-June of 1787, to address the problems of the weak central government that existed in the Articles of Confederation.
Voting Convention
Constitutional Convention
Meeting of the Minds
Delegate Convention
What are the beliefs, customs, and ways of life shared by a group of people?
Government
Society
Culture
Climate
What are weather conditions over a period of time?
Hurricane
Weather
Climate
Rain
What is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place?
Weather
Absolute Location
Geography
Desert
What is the name given to the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
Magna Carta
Bill of Law
Bill of Rights
Declaration
. Which amendment gives us the rights to freedom of speech, press, petition, religion, and assembly?
10th Amendment
1st Amendment
7th Amendment
20th Amendment
Which continent has countries like Germany, Italy, England, and Sweden?
North America
Asia
Europe
Africa
In what present day nation did the Renaissance period begin?
Italy
Germany
Austria
England
Which amendment gives us the right to bear arms?
3rd Amendment
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
10th Amendment
What type of currency is used in most European countries today?
Peso
Euro
Pound
Dollar
What is an area of land surrounded on three sides by water?
Isthmus
Peninsula
Island
Archipelago
