WorksheetsAmerican Government & Civics Assessment
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The main concern of the Anti-Federalists about the Constitution was:
Strong military
Lack of Bill of Rights
Weak executive branch
Excessive state power
Which writings supported ratification of the Constitution?
Anti-Federalist Papers
Federalist Papers
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Which of the following was a Federalist?
Patrick Henry
George Mason
Alexander Hamilton
Richard Henry Lee
Who demanded a Bill of Rights before ratification?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Whigs
Tories
The Federalists believed a strong central government was necessary to:
Protect states from one another
Eliminate state governments
Limit trade
End slavery
Which compromise helped secure ratification of the Constitution?
Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Addition of Bill of Rights
Missouri Compromise
Who argued that “If men were angels, no government would be necessary”?
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Jay
What did Anti-Federalists fear most about the new Constitution?
Too many amendments
Loss of state sovereignty
Weak legislature
Too much democracy
Which group stressed the importance of separation of powers to prevent tyranny?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Loyalists
Populists
Which document resulted from Anti-Federalist concerns?
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
Which branch interprets the Constitution?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
State
Congress is divided into:
House and Court
Senate and House of Representatives
President and Vice President
Two chambers of the Supreme Court
Which branch enforces laws?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
State
The power to declare war belongs to:
President
Congress
Supreme Court
State legislatures
Judicial review allows courts to:
Veto laws
Declare laws unconstitutional
Appoint judges
Write new laws
A presidential veto can be overridden by:
Supreme Court ruling
2/3 vote of Congress
Executive order
State governors
Which branch has the power to impeach the president?
Senate only
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
State legislatures
Who confirms presidential appointments to the Supreme Court?
House of Representatives
Senate
Governors
State legislatures
Which branch has the “power of the purse”?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
State
The president serves as:
Chief Justice
Commander-in-Chief
Speaker of the House
Head of Senate
Which is a concurrent power?
Declaring war
Levying taxes
Printing money
Foreign policy
Which power is reserved to the states?
Declaring war
Coining money
Establishing schools
Regulating foreign trade
Which is an enumerated power of Congress?
Establishing state courts
Declaring war
Conducting elections
Education policies
Which clause allows Congress to make laws not specifically listed?
Supremacy Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
Equal Protection Clause
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Powers shared by both state and national governments are called:
Reserved
Concurrent
Enumerated
Denied
Which is a denied power?
Coining money
Granting titles of nobility
Regulating commerce
Taxation
The Tenth Amendment is most closely related to:
Reserved powers
Enumerated powers
Concurrent powers
Denied powers
The Supremacy Clause is found in:
Article I
Article VI
Article III
Article II
Federal laws take precedence over state laws because of:
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Supremacy Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
Commerce Clause
Which process requires 3/4 of states to ratify?
Passing laws
Amending the Constitution
Declaring war
Impeachment
The First Amendment protects:
Trial by jury
Freedom of speech
Right to bear arms
Right to privacy
The right to bear arms is in which amendment?
1st
2nd
3rd
5th
Protection against quartering soldiers is in:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
The 4th Amendment protects against:
Double jeopardy
Cruel punishment
Unreasonable searches
Self-incrimination
Due process and protection against self-incrimination are in the:
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
Right to a speedy and fair trial is in:
5th
6th
7th
8th
The 8th Amendment prohibits:
Cruel and unusual punishment
Quartering soldiers
Free speech limits
Religious freedom
Rights retained by the people are in:
9th Amendment
10th Amendment
1st Amendment
4th Amendment
The 10th Amendment reserves powers to:
Congress
States
President
Courts
Which amendment guarantees a jury trial in civil cases?
5th
6th
7th
8th
Which feature is common in democracies but not in totalitarian states?
Censorship
Free elections
Secret police
Dictatorship
Which describes totalitarian governments?
Free press
One-party rule
Checks and balances
Limited power
In a democracy, government power is:
Unlimited
Checked by separation of powers
Controlled by one leader
Above the law
Which Cold War policy resisted totalitarian expansion?
Appeasement
Containment
Isolationism
Neutrality
The role of citizens in a democracy includes:
Voting and civic participation
Blind obedience to leaders
Joining one official party
Avoiding political debate
In a totalitarian state, the economy is usually:
Left to private businesses
Controlled by the state
Governed by local towns
Free-market based
Which right is denied in totalitarian regimes?
Right to vote in free elections
Obeying laws
Serving in military
Jury service
American democracy emphasizes:
Obedience to state above all
Liberty and equality
One-party rule
Unlimited government
Which is a cause of totalitarian growth?
Strong democracy
Economic crisis
Protection of liberties
Free elections
Which U.S. alliance resisted totalitarianism after WWII?
League of Nations
NATO
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
