North America Unit Review

Question 1

What is each branch of government called (name them)?

Answer 1

J   E   L
u   x   e
d   e   g
i    c    i
c   u    s
i    t     l
a   i     a
l    v    t
     e    i
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Question 2

What is the legislative branch’s role with laws?

Answer 2

makes laws

Question 3

What is the judicial branch’s role with laws?

Answer 3

evaluates laws

Question 4

In which branch is the president in?

Answer 4

executive branch

Question 5

What kinds of rights are listed in the Bill of Rights?

Answer 5

Protections from the government

Rights for the people

Question 6

Which Bill of Rights Freedom is based on
“No Freeman shall be seized, imprisoned,…or in any way destroyed; nor will we (the king) proceed against or prosecute him except by the lawful judgement OF HIS PEERS, or by the law of the land”
-Magna Carta, 1215

Answer 6

The right to a trial by jury or fair trial

Question 7

Why was the articles of confederation a failure?

Answer 7

It made the government too weak!

Question 8

Which ancient civilizations influenced the founding fathers of America?

Answer 8

The Roman Republic

The Greek Democracy

Question 9

What is voting in an election?

Answer 9

Right

Question 10

What is obeying the Law?

Answer 10

Responsibility

Question 11

What is celebrating a religious holiday?

Answer 11

Right

Question 12

What is getting good grades in school?

Answer 12

Neither

Question 13

What makes a conclusion about the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires?

Answer 13

The Spanish sailed to the Aztec and Inca Empires and they both used VIOLENCE!

Question 14

What advantages did the Europeans have over the Native Americans that made them easy to defeat?

Answer 14

They had more technology and advanced things.

There were many diseases that harmed the Native Americans.

Question 15

What was North America’s colonization and imperialism stage or What was European colonization in North America?

Answer 15

The 13 colonies were formed and Europeans brought Goods and Diseases.

Question 16

When did most Latin American countries (like Mexico) become independent?

Answer 16

1821

Question 17

______________ ___________ is an important body of water due to large amounts of products that travel both North and South in the US.

Answer 17

Mississippi River

Question 18

________ _________, physical feature, served as a barrier blocking the diffusion of population in 1700s in the US.

Answer 18

Appalachian Mountains

Question 19

What type of land is found in the far north area of Canada?

Answer 19

Tundra

Question 20

Define Suffrage

Answer 20

the right to vote

Question 21

Define Citizenship

Answer 21

a member of a group with rights and responsibilities

Question 22

Define Amendment

Answer 22

a changer in the constitution

Question 23

Define Contiguous

Answer 23

sharing a common border or touching

Question 24

Define Province

Answer 24

large territories that are a part of a country (states in Canada)

Question 25

What is the executive branch’s role with laws?

Answer 25

enforces (carries out) laws

Question 26

Define Peninsula

Answer 26

a piece of land surrounded with water on 3 sides

Question 27

What is a right?

Answer 27

SOMETHING U CAN DO

Question 28

What is a responsibility?

Answer 28

SOMETHING U HAVE TO DO