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Chapter 3 THE STORY OF OUR CONSTITUTION (Questionnaire) P2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that
a)
detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
b)
listed a man's natural rights.
c)
introduced the Declaration.
d)
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
2.
What is the connection between natural rights and government? 
a)
government is meant to provide services 
b)
people have the right to alter government 
c)
people have certain unalienable rights
d)
government is meant to protect rights
3.

What did the Colonists do after the Stamp Act?

a)

Boycott British goods

b)

Made their own goods

c)

Decided they didn't need goods

d)

Stopped paying all of their taxes

4.

What are unalienable rights?

a)

Rights that government cannot take away

b)

Rights that government takes away

c)

rights for aliens

d)

Government is needed to promote equality

5.

Forced colonists to give shelter (house) to British soldiers

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Housing Act

6.
What two acts did the British Parliament make that put very high taxes on paper and sugar?
a)
Stamp Act and Sugar Act 
b)
Tea Act and Trade Act
c)
Cookie Act and Cake Act
d)
Letter Act and Molasses Act
7.
From whom did the signers of the Declaration of Independence receive their authority to declare independence? 
a)
From the King of England
b)
From the European nations. 
c)
From the people of the American colonies.
d)
They needed no authority.
8.
How could the British have prevented the American Revolution? 
a)
By forcing King George III to give up the throne  
b)
By overruling the decisions of the colonial legislatures 
c)
By increasing taxes on the colonists 
d)
By allowing colonists to elect representatives to Parliament
9.
a)

The colonial theory of government

b)

The colonial theory of government

c)

Grievances of the colonists against Britain

d)

False rumors spread by colonial newspapers

10.

The Declaration of Independence is most like a what?

a)

Love Letter

b)

Treaty

c)

Break-up letter

d)

Constitution

11.

Which of the following weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were corrected by creating the Executive Branch under the current Constitution?

a)

different currencies per state

b)

no national military

c)

no ability to negotiate national treaties

d)

no ability to collect taxes

12.

Which of the following was not an outcome of the Constitutional Convention?

a)

The federal government was broken into three branches

b)

The US separated from England and became an independent country

c)

The branches were able to limit the power of the others

d)

An official amendment process was established

13.

Which of the following was a shared concern among the disagreements between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists and the supporters of the New Jersey v. Virginia Plans?

a)

Both centered around the idea of who would lead the federal government

b)

Both centered around the way in which the legislative branch should be shaped

c)

Both sets of discussions centered around the distribution of power between the federal government and the states

d)

Both centered around the idea of giving the federal government legislative power

14.

Which of the following parts of the Constitution contains the idea that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land?

a)

Preamble

b)

Article I

c)

Article II

d)

Article VI

15.

Which part of the Preamble supports the idea of self-government?

a)

We the people...

b)

establish justice...

c)

ensure domestic tranquility...

d)

promote the general welfare...