Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The Republicans and Democrats have developed in this country as the major
a. | types of government. | c. | proletariat. | b. | capitalists. | d. | political
parties. |
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Free Speech is protected by the
a. | Magna Carta | c. | Article I of the Constitution | b. | Congressional
Legislation | d. | First
Amendment |
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This man wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence.
a. | Benjamin Franklin | c. | Thomas Jefferson | b. | John Adams | d. | Samuel Adams |
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Signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims, this colonial plan for self-rule is
called
a. | the Mayflower Compact. | c. | the Magna Carta. | b. | the Petition of Rights. | d. | the Bill of
Rights. |
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According to the Articles of Confederation, this power was granted
Congress.
a. | to regulate trade | c. | to enforce laws | b. | to amend the Articles of
Confederation | d. | to levy
taxes |
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Article I of the Constitution created the voice of the people in the
a. | executive branch. | c. | House of Representatives. | b. | Senate. | d. | Supreme Court. |
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This man was known as the father of the Constitution.
a. | Thomas Jefferson | c. | James Adams | b. | James Madison | d. | George
Washington |
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The first 10 amendments are called the
a. | Preamble. | c. | enumerated Articles. | b. | Bill of Rights. | d. | Constitution. |
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This Amendment protects the freedom of speech.
a. | Fifteenth Amendment | c. | First Amendment | b. | Fifth Amendment | d. | Twenty-first
Amendment |
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Freedom of Religion is established by the
a. | Congressional Legislation | c. | First Amendment | b. | Article I of the
Constitution | d. | Magna
Carta |
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The Articles of Confederation went into effect in 1781 after all thirteen
states
a. | ratified them. | c. | ceded them. | b. | inspected them. | d. | legalized them. |
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This elevated the Supreme Court to a status balancing the powers of the other
branches.
a. | enumerated powers | c. | judicial activism | b. | Constitutional amendment | d. | judicial review |
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Any system of government in which rule is by the people is called
a. | an autocracy. | c. | a democracy. | b. | an oligarchy. | d. | a monarchy. |
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According to the Articles of Confederation, this was the purpose of
Congress.
a. | to unify the executive branch | c. | to regulate
trade | b. | to levy taxes | d. | to make laws |
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The Right to Bear Arms is established by the
a. | Congressional Legislation | c. | Magna Carta | b. | Article I of the
Constitution | d. | Second
Amendment |
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Federalists were concerned that without a strong national government this would
triumph.
a. | anarchy | c. | embargoes | b. | socialism | d. | extralegal
trade |
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This led to the Boston Tea Party.
a. | Britain's increased revenue | c. | Coercive Acts | b. | Committees of
Correspondence | d. | Intolerable
Acts |
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This system of government gives the key powers to the national
government.
a. | socialists | c. | confederacy | b. | federal | d. | unitary |
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The Founders created a Constitution that could be adopted for the future
through
a. | Constitutional amendment. | c. | Constitutional
ratification. | b. | prior restraint. | d. | judicial restraint. |
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This action is required to override a presidential veto.
a. | a two-thirds vote of each house | c. | a Constitutional
convention | b. | a Supreme Court ruling | d. | a judicial review |
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A plan that provides the rules for government is called a
a. | preamble. | c. | constitution. | b. | political party. | d. | consensus. |
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The Intolerable Acts prompted the colonists to take this action against
Britain.
a. | a tax | c. | an embargo | b. | an increased revenue | d. | sanctions |
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America's first formal national constitution was the
a. | Articles of Confederation. | c. | Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut. | b. | Northwest Ordinance. | d. | Bill of Rights. |
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This section of the Constitution states why it was written.
a. | Amendments | c. | Articles | b. | Preamble | d. | Bill of Rights |
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This system divides the power between the state and national governments.
a. | communist | c. | federal | b. | socialist | d. | unitary |
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The first battles of the Revolutionary War were fought at
a. | Lexington and Concord. | c. | Washington, D.C., and Boston. | b. | Boston and New
York. | d. | Annapolis and
Concord. |
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The Framers wrote this section of the Constitution for a changing nation.
a. | Preamble | c. | Articles | b. | Amendments | d. | Bill of Rights |
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To protect liberty and check their power, the Framers gave Congress
a. | expressed powers. | c. | enumerated powers. | b. | judicial reviews. | d. | judicial
restraint. |
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29.
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Freedom of the press is protected by the
a. | Magna Carta | c. | First Amendment | b. | Congressional Legislation | d. | Article I of the
Constitution |
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Slavery was ended in the United States by
a. | a Presidential Decree. | c. | a Constitutional Amendment. | b. | the Civil
War. | d. | an Act of
Congress. |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | first 10 amendments | d. | describes the legislative branch | b. | protects free
speech | e. | describes the
executive branch | c. | ratify |
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31.
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Bill of Rights
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32.
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Article I of the Constitution
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33.
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Article II of the Constitution
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34.
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First Amendment
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35.
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amendment approval
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