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Unit 3 Review Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Northwest Ordinance?

a)

A system for adding new states to the United States

b)

The territory in the Northwestern United States

c)

The first Constitution of the United States

2.

What does the word 'grievance' mean?

a)

Happiness

b)

Complaint

c)

To settle in a new area

d)

Making laws

3.

How was the grievance of taxation with no representation addressed in the Constitution?

a)

Citizens don't have to pay taxes

b)

State governors make taxes

c)

Congress (elected by the people) makes tax laws

d)

The President makes tax laws (like a boss)

4.

How many branches are there in the United States Government?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

How many chambers are there in our Congress (which is bicameral)?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

1

d)

2

6.

Which of the following are branches in the U.S. Government?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Secondary

d)

Elementary

7.

What principle of government in the U.S. Constitution states that the American people vote for representatives to rule on their behalf?

a)

Federalism

b)

Trial by Jury

c)

Limited Government

d)

Republicanism

8.

Shays' Rebellion, a group of rioting farmers angry about their economic situation and lack of representation after the Revolutionary War.

a)

were financed by wealthy merchants in Boston.

b)

brought to light the weakness of the central government in the Articles of Confederation

c)

displayed the need for local police.

9.

Written by Thomas Jefferson, this document cut ties between America and Great Britain and listed the numerous reasons justifying doing so.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Constitution of the United States

d)

Mayflower Compact

10.

Which term means that a government's power is created by its people, the citizens, and is also regulated by its people.

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

unalienable rights

c)

separation of powers

11.

Which phrase describes popular sovereignty?

a)

the people have the power

b)

the people are controlled by the monarchy

c)

the people do not have the right to vote

12.

Each branch of the U.S. government has its own jobs describes which democratic principle?

a)

unalienable rights

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

separation of powers

13.

Natural rights humans are born with which cannot be taken away describe...

a)

unalienable rights

b)

sovereign rights

c)

religious rights

14.

What was the purpose for writing the U.S. Constitution in 1787?

a)

dissolve the political bands that connect the U.S. with Great Britain

b)

create a stronger national (central) government that was better organized

c)

create one branch of government, Congress

15.
Patrick Henry, George Mason, Demanded Bill Of Rights
a)

Federalists

b)

Loyalists

c)

Anti-Federalists

d)

Democratic-Republicans

16.
Virginia Plan
a)

Equal Representation

b)

2 Houses Of Congress

c)

5 Slaves=3 Free People For Representation

d)

Representation By State Population

17.
6th Amendment
a)

Self-Incrimination

b)

Lawsuits, Civil Cases

c)

No Cruel Or Unusual Punishment

d)

Fair & Speedy Trial By Jury

18.
Controls Each Branch Has Over The Others
a)

Separation Of Powers

b)

Federalism

c)

Limited Government

d)

Checks & Balances

19.

What is the 4th Amendment?

a)

Separation of state and Federal Government

b)

No unreasonable search and seizure

c)

No quartering of troops

d)

Due process