WorksheetsUnit 2 - Early Government Quiz Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which branch of the government has the responsibility of making sure the laws are enforced and is led by the president?
Legislative
Judicial
The Legislative Branch
Executive
Why is there a system of checks and balances in the Constitution?
To prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful (ie vetoing of Bills, voting on Judges)
Outlines the purposes of government
The farmers were losing their farms due to lack of money and high debts.
An example of Checks and Balances would be...
The President vetoing a BIll
Telling the Supreme Court when to be in session
Making laws and enforcing them
Building new roads and bridges
If the Bill of Rights outlines the rights of individuals, what does the Preamble do?
Federal power
Outlines the purposes of government
The slave population
The bill of rights
Congress dividing into the House of Representatives and Senate, each state getting 2 votes in the senate, and each state having different number of representatives in the House based on their population size is describing what?
The Great Compromise
The Three-fifths Compromise
Separation Of Powers
The Legislative Branch
Declaring war, admitting new states into the union, and distribution of coin money are what kind of powers as outlined in the U.S constitution?
Local power
Concurrent power
Federal power
State power
What was the main cause of Shays' Rebellion?
The legislative branch
They did not want to be ruled by another oppressive government like they had with Britain.
The farmers/veterans were losing their farms due to not having enough money and high debts.
The slave population
The Anti-Federalists wanted strong state governments and what else?
George Washington to rule
More Federal Power
The US and Texas to get along
Bill of Rights for individuals
"We the people of the United States, in order to..." What is this phrase from the Preamble explaining?
An urge to provide peace, law, and safety for the people within the U.S
The Bill of Rights
The Constitution is an agreement between the people and the government they created.
The system of checks and balances.
Which branch of the government has the responsibility of writing and passing laws?
The executive branch
The legislative branch
The great compromise
The judicial branch
The Three-Fifths Compromise applied to how the new government would count what?
The slave population
The rights of women
The bill of rights
Federal power
"...secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." What is this phrase from the Preamble explaining?
They did not want to be ruled by another oppressive government like they had with Britain.
It shows a desire to protect the freedoms of Americans even in future generations.
It wasn't able to collect taxes to pay for services and it didn't allow Congress to enforce the laws they created.
To borrow money and raise taxes.
Who was a member of the Constitutional Convention, anti-Federalist, and was supported by farmers and plantation owners?
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
What was the main reason colonists created a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation?
It wasn't able to collect taxes to pay for services and it didn't allow Congress to enforce the laws they created.
They did not want to be ruled by another oppressive government like they had with Britain.
They were lacking important powers
To borrow money and raise taxes.
What did many people think about the Articles of Confederation?
They were lacking important powers
Bill of rights for individuals
The bill of rights
Federal power
What was George Washington's role during the Constitutional Convention?
To restore order when debates became out of control
An urge to provide peace, law, and safety for the people within the U.S
Bill of rights for individuals
The system of checks and balances.
What were two of the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation?
1) They did not want to be ruled by another oppressive government like they had with Britain.
2) They wanted a queen instead of a King
1) Public schools for all to attend.
2) No one to pay for the schools
1) It shows a desire to protect the freedoms of Americans even in future generations.
2) The govt couldn't make laws
1) It wasn't able to collect taxes to pay for services
2) it didn't allow Congress to enforce the laws they created.
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
The Anti-Federalists wanted a strong state government and what else?
Bill of rights for individuals
Ability to amend the constitution at any time
Government of laws, not men
Which first amendment right protects people who want to meet to express their ideas on an important topic?
Freedom of petition
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Freedom of assembly
Which of the following best describes powers given to both state and federal governments as outlined in the U.S constitution?
To borrow money and raise taxes.
Federal power
Trade with other countries
To declare war
What rights does the First Amendment protect?
The farmers were losing their farms due to lack of money and high debts.
To prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and peaceful assembly
Outlines the purposes of government
Which freedom in the 1st Amendment allows for news, newspaper and other types of broadcasts?
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Press
Freedom of Assmbly
The right to assemble
Which document made sure that the Central Government did not take away the rights of individiual citizens?
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
The Amendment Process
