1st Quarter Exam

Question 0

Power is shared by a powerful central government and states.

Answer 0

Federal government

Question 1

A weak or loose organization of states that are separate, but have a common purpose.

Answer 1

Confederation (A confederal form of government)

Question 2

States give power to the central government

Answer 2

Confederal government

Question 3

The Central government and the states give each other power

Answer 3

Federal government

Question 4

The articles of Confederation was a _____________ form of government.

Answer 4

Confederal

Question 5

The 7 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation is…

Answer 5

Unicameral Congress
no executive branch
Few powers given to national government
All 13 states had to agree in order to make changes
Congress had no power to regulate trade
Congress had no power to coin money
Congress had no power to establish Armed Forces

Question 6

The 7 strengths of the Federal Constitution is…

Answer 6

Bicameral Congress
President given powers to enforce laws
Congress elected by the people (Senate after Amendment 17)
Simple majority needed to pass laws
Congress given power to collect taxes
Congress given power to coin money
Congress given power to form Army and Navy for national defense

Question 7

The central government is in charge and holds most of the power

Answer 7

Unitary government

Question 8

What does the Constitution describe?

Answer 8

It describes the structure of the government and the rights of the American people.
No one may be passed that contradicts its principles.
No person, state, or the government, is exempt from following it. This is why it is commonly called the “supreme law of the land”

Question 9

What are the three parts of the Constitution?

Answer 9

1. Preamble
2. Articles
3. Amendments

Question 10

Describes the purpose of the document and government.

Answer 10

Preamble

Question 11

Establishes how the government is structured and how the Constitution can be changed. There are ___ __________.

Answer 11

Articles; 7 Articles

Question 12

Changes to the constitution; the first 10 are called the ____________.

Answer 12

Amendments; Bill of Rights

Question 13

Why was the Constitutional Convention held?

Answer 13

The Articles of Confederation were not working

a stronger central government was needed as demonstrated by Shays’ Rebellion.

Question 14

The farmer’s uprising because of high taxes.

Answer 14

Shays’ Rebellion

Question 15

A written plan for the structure of the U.S. Government.

Answer 15

The U.S. Constitution

Question 16

What are the five major principles of government?

Answer 16

Separation of powers, checks and balances, limited government and rule of law, popular sovereignty, and federalism

Question 17

Divides the government into three branches

Answer 17

Separation of powers

Question 18

A system created so that no branch was too powerful

Answer 18

Checks and balances

Question 19

Guarantees equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of the minority protected

Answer 19

Limited government and rule of law

Question 20

The idea that the government can do only what the people allow it to do

Answer 20

Limited government

Question 21

The law applies to everyone

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Rule of law

Question 22

Establishes that power of the government comes from the people –”people POWER!”

Answer 22

Popular sovereignty

Question 23

Limits the power of the government. Power is divided among the national government and the states

Answer 23

Federalism

Question 24

The ______ goal of the Preamble, "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union" means...

Answer 24

1st; To create a better government than that provided by the Articles of Confederation

Question 25

The ______ goal of the Preamble, "Establish justice" means...

Answer 25

2nd; to make laws and establish a fair court system

Question 26

The ______ goal of the Preamble, "insure domestic tranquility" means...

Answer 26

3rd; To maintain law and order at home

Question 27

The ______ goal of the Preamble, "provide for the common defense" means...

Answer 27

4th; To protect the nation against its enemies

Question 28

The ______ goal of the Preamble, "Promote the general welfare" means...

Answer 28

5th; to ensure the well-being of the entire population

Question 29

The ______ goal of the Preamble, "and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity" means...

Answer 29

6th; to safeguard people's personal freedom

Question 30

The ______ goal of the Preamble, "do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America" means...

Answer 30

7th; Create this form of government for the country

Question 31

"By creating a policy making executive branch and by giving Congress the power to tax, the new Constitution avoided the worst difficulties of the Articles of Confederation" is represented by what goal of the Preamble?

Answer 31

"We the people of United States, in order to form a more perfect union"

Question 32

"The Constitution created the U.S. Supreme Court and the judiciary act of 1789 created the rest of the federal court system" Is represented by what goal of the Preamble?

Answer 32

"Establish justice"

Question 33

"The federal government shares with state governments the task of maintaining law and order at home. Together they are responsible for enforcing laws." Is represented by what goal of the Preamble?

Answer 33

"Ensure domestic tranquility"

Question 34

"the Constitution authorized Congress to create an army and a navy." Is what goal of the Preamble?

Answer 34

"provide for the common defense"

Question 35

"Over time, the U.S. government has given all citizens the right to vote." Is represented by what goal of the Preamble?

Answer 35

"Promote the general welfare"

Question 36

The Bill of Rights is represented by what goal of the Preamble?

Answer 36

"and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity"

Question 37

A written thesis – why the Constitution was written.

Answer 37

Preamble

Question 38

Describes the duties of the legislative branch

Answer 38

Article 1. Legislative

Question 39

Describes the duties of the president

Answer 39

Article 2. Executive

Question 40

Describes the duties of the Supreme Court

Answer 40

Article 3. Judicial

Question 41

Describes the relationship of the states to the national government

Answer 41

Article 4. States

Question 42

Describes how amendments can be added to the Constitution

Answer 42

Article 5. Amendment process

Question 43

States that the Constitution is the law of the land

Answer 43

Article 6. Supremacy Clause

Question 44

Describes how the Constitution was to be ratified (voted on)

Answer 44

Article 7. Ratification process

Question 45

Congress is the lawmaking branch

Answer 45

Legislative branch

Question 46

Executes the country's laws

Answer 46

Executive branch

Question 47

Interprets laws

Answer 47

Judicial branch

Question 48

Made up of two houses: the state and the House of Representatives

Answer 48

Legislative branch

Question 49

Headed by the president

Answer 49

Executive branch

Question 50

Supreme Court is the head of the ________ ________.

Answer 50

Judicial branch

Question 51

``` Makes the laws, confirms presidential appointments, approves treaties, grants money, declares war, Is powers of the ___________ branch. ```

Answer 51

Legislative

Question 52

``` Proposes laws, Approves or vetoes laws, Administers and executes the laws, commands the Armed Forces, appoints ambassadors, federal judges and others, conducts foreign policy, makes treaties, Is the powers of the ___________ branch. ```

Answer 52

Executive

Question 53

Interprets the Constitution and other laws, reviews lower court decisions, is the powers of the ____________ branch

Answer 53

Judicial

Question 54

Each branch has powers that no other branch can have. Each branch has powers that limit the powers of the other two branches. Ensures that no branch becomes too powerful. These are examples of the principal __________.

Answer 54

Checks and balances

Question 55

The chop the snake represented the colonies that wanted to_____________.

Answer 55

Declare independence from Great Britain

Question 56

Which example from the Declaration of Independence is evident today?

Answer 56

Equal employment opportunities

Question 57

How long the president is in power.

Answer 57

Term limits

Question 58

Which is the best summary of the natural rights?

Answer 58

People have rights that can't be denied

Question 59

The people in the country get to make the laws. What is this an example of?

Answer 59

Self government

Question 60

Which one is a unitary government?

Answer 60

A central government

Question 61

This pamphlet is about independence.

Answer 61

Common sense

Question 62

In this country, the people choose the president by voting every four years.

Answer 62

Popular sovereignty

Question 63

New York State cannot sign a treaty with a foreign country.

Answer 63

Federalism

Question 64

Congress cannot pass a law that violates freedom of speech.

Answer 64

Limited government

Question 65

The government cannot arrest a person unless there is good reason to believe that he or she has violated a law.

Answer 65

Limited government

Question 66

The Senate may vote against a treaty that the president has negotiated.

Answer 66

Checks and balances

Question 67

The Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of laws.

Answer 67

Judicial review

Question 68

Massachusetts must respect the laws of both neighboring Connecticut and distant Alaska

Answer 68

Federalism

Question 69

The president and all other government officials must obey the laws of the United States.

Answer 69

Limited government

Question 70

The Result of the Magna Carta was

Answer 70

Self-government

Question 71

"You shall make no laws but what I please." Which complaint against the king from the Declaration of Independence would Thomas Paine agree?

Answer 71

Taking away political rights

Question 72

Who wrote common sense?

Answer 72

Thomas Paine

Question 73

Which of the following played an important role in the new England economy?

Answer 73

Shipbuilding

Question 74

Which of the following groups wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 74

The Second Continental Congress

Question 75

Why did the students protest in Tiananmen Square? What was the result? Which of the four ideals is the focus of this document?

Answer 75

They wanted liberty; it resulted in the death of 3,000 people; consent of the governed

Question 76

This enlightenment thinker believed that people have rights to life, liberty, and property that the government must protect for the common good.

Answer 76

John Locke

Question 77

Limited the Kings power. It forbade him from placing certain taxes on the Nobles without their consent. It gave rights to free man. This included the rights to equal treatment under the law and to trial by one's peers. It gave nobles the right to rebel if the king broke his part of the agreement.

Answer 77

Magna Carta

Question 78

Ended the struggle between Parliament and the monarch. The result was Parliament being the leading force in English government.

Answer 78

The English Bill of Rights

Question 79

A document written to explain to the world why the colonists should be free.

Answer 79

The Declaration of Independence

Question 80

A document that started with the preamble, declaration of natural rights, list of grievances, and resolution of independence.

Answer 80

Declaration of Independence

Question 81

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional convention?

Answer 81

To revise the articles of Confederation. However they felt that the current government was too weak to deal with the nation's many problems so they created an entirely new plan of government and created the U.S. Constitution.

Question 82

Which branch of government is bicameral?

Answer 82

The legislative branch