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Unit 2 review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which king signed the petition of right

a)

James I

b)

James II

c)

Charles I

d)

Oliver Cromwell

2.

Which king founded the Jamestown Colony?

a)

Charles II

b)

James II

c)

William & Mary

d)

James I

3.

Who abolished the monarchy and ruled as a military dictator?

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

James II

c)

Charles I

d)

Charles II

4.

What are 2 important ideas that strongly influenced the colonists?

a)

Limited gov't and dictatorship

b)

Representative gov't & capitalism

c)

limited space & representative gov't

d)

Limited gov't & representative gov't

5.

What defines a document that helped limit the monarchy's power by establishing the rule of law?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Rule of Law

c)

English Nobles

d)

Petition of Righ

6.

What defines the wealthy landowner's who enjoyed certain social and legal privileges

a)

Petition of Right

b)

English Nobles

c)

Constitution

d)

Magna Carta

7.

What is a basic set of laws and principles establishing a nation's government

a)
legislation
b)
statutes
c)
bylaws
d)
constitution
8.

Under which government leaders must act according to set laws is known as what

a)
law of order
b)
rule of law
c)
law of rule
d)
law of government
9.

What document limited the ability of the monarch to act on his or her sole authority?

a)
Declaration of Independence
b)

Petition of Right

c)
Constitution
d)
Bill of Rights
10.

What was crucial to the development of government that promotes the public good?

a)
Separation of powers
b)
Authoritarian rule
c)

Petition of Right

d)
Anarchy
11.

What document established that the monarch could not rule without the consent of Parliament?

a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Magna Carta
d)
English Bill of Rights
12.

What three documents helped protect English citizens rights from being violated?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Constitution

c)

Petition of Right

d)

English Bill of Rights

13.

What document was needed to grant land and authority to set up a colonial government in Jamestown?

a)

Charter

b)

Common Sense

c)

Magna Carta

d)

English Bill of Rights

14.

What was formed and known as the first representative assembly in the English colonies

a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Stamp Act Congress
d)
House of Burgesses
15.

What is an agreement or contract between a group of people?

a)
treaty
b)
deal
c)

compact

d)
arrangement
16.

What was assembled because America began to demand more rights?

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

1st Continental Congress

c)

2nd Continental Congress

d)

Articles of Confederation

17.

What was talked about at the First Continental Congress

a)
Stamp Act, Tea Act, and Boston Massacre
b)
Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution
c)
French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, and Townshend Acts
d)

Establish a political body to represent American ideas.

18.

What is the name of the colonists that published Common Sense?

a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
19.

What document called for complete independence from Britain that was written by Thomas Paine

a)

Common Sense

b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Magna Carta
20.

What was created that called for a league of friendship but had a weak central government?

a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Constitution of the United States
21.

What are 4 four weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

No power to tax

b)

No supreme court

c)

No uniform currency among the states

d)

Easy to make laws 5 out of 13 states had to agreee

e)

No power to draft an army

22.

What are 2 differences between the Virginia and New Jersey Plan? ​ ​

a)
3 separate branches
b)
Equal state representation
c)

representation based on city limits

d)

Tricameral Congress

23.

What is the division of power between a national government and state government?

a)
Unitary system
b)
Confederalism
c)
Federalism
d)
Separation of powers
24.

What has power that is divided amongst the 3 branches?

a)

Separation of powers

b)

Federalism

c)

Check and Balances

d)

Limited Government

25.

What is the power of each branch is limited by the powers of other branches?

a)
separation of powers
b)
judicial review
c)
checks and balances
d)
executive privilege
26.

Match the correct characteristics to the right category

Categorize the following

Typically small farmers.

Stronger state gov't, weaker national gov't

Demanded Bill of Rights

Typically wealthier

Stronger state gov't, weaker stae gov't.

Fed up w/ Articles and wanted change

Anti-Federalists
Federalist
27.

The 1st amendment protects which of the following?

a)

Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.

b)

Freedom of religion, speech, press assembly and petition.

c)

Right to trial by jury.

d)

No quartering of soldiers.

28.

The 2nd amendment protects which of the following rights?

a)

Right to keep and bear arms.

b)

Rights of accused persons (speedy and public trial).

c)

Powers reserved to the states.

d)

Other rights of the people.

29.

The 3rd amendment protects which of the following rights?

a)

Right of a trial by jury.

b)

Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition.

c)

No quartering of soldiers.

d)

Right to keep and bear arms.

30.

The 4th amendment protects which of the following rights?

a)

Powers reserved to the states.

b)

Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.

c)

Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.

d)

Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.

31.

The 5th amendment protects which of the following rights?

a)

Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.

b)

Rights of accused persons (speedy and public trial).

c)

Other rights of the people.

d)

Right to keep and bear arms.

32.

The 6th amendment protects which of the following rights?

a)

No quartering of soldiers.

b)

Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.

c)

Powers reserved to the states.

d)

Rights of accused persons (speedy and public trial).

33.

The 7th amendment protects which of the following rights?

a)

Right of trial by jury.

b)

No quartering of soldiers.

c)

Rights of accused person (speedy and public trial).

d)

No quartering of soldiers.

34.

The 8th amendment protects which of the following rights?

a)

No quartering of soldiers.

b)

Powers reserved to the states.

c)

Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.

d)

Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.

35.

The 9th amendment protects which of the following rights?

a)

Right of trial by jury.

b)

No quartering of soldiers.

c)

Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.

d)

Other rights of the people.

36.

The 10th amendment protracts which of the following rights?

a)

Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.

b)

Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.

c)

Powers reserved to the states.

d)

Right of trial by jury.