WorksheetsU3 Test (24-25)
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 23mins
A time in the 17th & 18th centuries were there were new ways of thinking of govt. is known as the __________.
In the ___each slave would count for 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation purposes.
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Match the belief to the correct party.
remove some powers from the states to give more power to the nat'l govt.
divide powers among different branches of govt.
single person leads executive branch
no Bill of Rights
keep important political powers w/ states
legislative branch more powerful than executive
strong executive branch might become a king or tyrant
Bill of Rights
Which key concept is where the government's power is restricted by laws to protect individual liberties?
Limited Government
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
Separation of Power
Republicanism
What term means that the government divides its power at each level between three branches, so that no person or group is too powerful?
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Consent of the Governed
What is popular sovereignty?
being popular in the world
people voting and having a say in the governments decisions
people voting
the act of the 20th amendment and it’s rules.
The action or ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other branches is called...
separation of powers
checks and balances
federalism
consent of the governed
Social contract is best described as
When a society has a consensus about its basic beliefs
When we elect representatives to govern on our behalf
When the people vote directly on all matters
When people agree to obey the government as long as it protects their rights
The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.
divine oversight of government
popular sovereignty
democratic self-government
constitutional monarchy
What was the primary purpose of The Federalist Papers?
to convince people to ratify the Constitution
to advocate for a weaker central government
to oppose the Bill of Rights
to support Shays' Rebellion
The U.S. govt. under the Articles of Confederation only had a (a) branch that was made up of (b) house.
Who is responsible for writing the Bill of Rights?
Match the following Enlightenment philosopher to the concept he supported.
Thomas Hobbes
absolute power
John Locke
limited govt.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
social contract/general will
Baron de Montesquieu
separation of powers; checks & balances
Voltaire
freedom of speech, thought, politics
Match each description to its British influence on U.S. govt.
limited govt.; individual rights; trial by jury; due process of law; originally intended only for privileged classes
Magna Carta
bicameral legislature (House of Lords-upper chamber; House of Commons-lower chamber)
British Parliament
limited the king's power; no imprisonment w/o trial; no imposing martial law; no housing of troops in private homes
Petition of Right
allowed for more individual rights; no army in peacetime; no taxing w/o Parliament approval; no poll taxes; no unfair trials; no excessive bail; no cruel punishments
English Bill of Rights
This political system works better with small populations.
Direct Democracy
Republic
This political system works best when there are large groups of people spread over great distances.
Direct Democracy
Republic
This is a government where citizens vote directly for their interest in all major matters, and majority rules.
monarchy
direct democracy
representative republic
anarchy
oligarchy
How is representation in the House of Representatives determined?
By population
By land area
By number of senators
By electoral votes
True or False: The 2nd Continental Congress was the first time America had a functioning national government.
True
False
Which document was written and adopted by the Second Continental Congress?
Constitution of the United States
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Emancipation Proclamation
The U.S. Constitution would be finalized on...
Identify & sort the following as a power or weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
power to declare war & peace, enter into treaties, appoint ambassadors, maintain the military
borrow money/set up money system
establish post offices
maintain army & navy
settle disputes among states
could not tax-could only borrow
could not regulate trade between states
could not enforce any laws
consent of 9 of 13 states to pass law & all 13 states to amend
states were stronger than the nat'l govt.
Which plan at the convention proposed that representation in Congress be based on each state's population?
The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Great Compromise
Which plan at the convention proposed that representation in Congress be equal for all states?
The Virginia Plan
The Connecticut Compromise
The New Jersey Plan
Which constitutional compromise said that the nat'l govt. couldn't do anything about the slave trade for a minimum of 20 years?
Slave Trade Compromise
What were the Intolerable Acts designed to do?
give more freedom to American colonies
punish the American colonies, especially Boston, for the Boston Tea Party
promote trade between Britain & the colonies
encourage the colonies to declare independence
The idea that people can get rid of or change their government if it does not take care of them was expressed for the 1st time by Americans in the (a) .
Which idea is NOT found in the Declaration of Independence?
People have certain natural rights.
God gives certain people the divine right to govern.
Government can only exist with the people's permission.
People may change or abolish the govt.
Which part of the U.S. government was influenced by the Roman Senate?
Supreme Court
Presidency
House of Representives
Senate
Which battle marked the start of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
