Unit 2 Review
This person was the leader of the Continental Army AND became the first President of the United States of America.
George Washington
The Great Compromise decided that each state would elect two _____________ to the Senate.
1. Senators
2. Representatives
1. Senators (the title of the representatives chosen for this position)
All people in the United States are born with the natural rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
True
What are the three branches that the United States Government is divided into?
a. Federal, State, and Shared Branches
b. Veto, Jury, President
c. The Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branch
C. The Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branch
The Declaration of Independence describes natural rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of _____________.
Happiness
This key individual of the American Revolution is famous for his “midnight ride” from Boston to Concord to alert the residents that the British were coming?
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
The _____________ was written to replace the Articles of Confederation because the Articles had too many problems.
1. People
2. Senators
3. Constitution
4. Bill of Rights
3. Constitution
The process of each branch of government checking on the other branches to keep a balance of power among them is called Checks and Balances.
True
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
a. Carry out laws
b. Veto laws
c. Make laws
d. Decide if laws are fair
C. Make Laws
In a representative democracy, we are ruled by the ________________ who vote for representatives to make laws.
People
This was NOT a reason the colonists dumped the tea into the harbor during the Boston Tea Party.
The colonists were tired of paying taxes on goods to help pay for Britain's debts
The colonists were tired of having decisions made for them in Parliament without a representative to speak for them.
The colonists believed that Britain did not have the right to tax them because they were not represented in Parliament.
The colonists were tired of being forced to only drink tea
4. The colonists were tired of being forced to only drink tea.
__________________________ was NOT a major leader during the Constitutional Convention.
1. Benjamin Franklin
2. James Madison
3. Abraham Lincoln
3. Abraham Lincoln
The First Amendment states that US citizens may NOT practice any religion they want or no religion at all.
False
Not being able to collect taxes, not having a national army or navy, and not being able to enforce laws were a _____________________ of the Articles of Confederation.
a. Complaint
b. Reason
c. Weakness
C. Weakness
This person was the primary author of the Constitution and became the 4th President of the United States.
James Madison
This battle marked the beginning of the American Revolution, and no one knows who fired the first shot. This is known as the Battle of __________________.
Saratoga
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Gettysburg
Lexington and Concord
The _____________ branch is responsible for making the laws in the United States.
1. Legislative
2. Judicial
3. Executive
1. Legislative
The Founders decided to write a new Constitution instead of fixing the Articles of Confederation because it was a super easy thing to do.
False, the Articles of Confederation could only be changed if a MAJORITY of the colonies agreed to change it (which as we know, is VERY hard to do!)
The Three-Fifths Compromise decided that...
a. Congress should be able to regulate slavery.
b. States should be allowed to collect income tax.
c. Enslaved people should be counted as part of a state's population.
d. The Supreme Court justices should be elected or appointed.
c. Enslaved people should be counted as part of a state's population.
The 10 amendments that protect basic freedoms are called the _____________.
Bill of Rights
Which of the following was NOT a reason for why the Declaration of Independence was necessary?
It was necessary to write down the goals and ideas of America.
It was necessary to list the complaints that the colonists had against King George II.
It was necessary to add Alabama and Florida as new states.
It was necessary to explain their arguments for why they wanted to be free from British rule.
3. It was necessary to add Alabama and Florida as new states.
Declaring war, coining money, establishing armed forces, entering treaties with other countries, creating a post office, and making laws to enforce the Constitution are all ____________________ powers.
1. State Powers
2. Federal Powers
3. Shared Powers
2. Federal Powers
The Fourth Amendment States that No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
False, this is the THIRD Amendment
How are members of the House of Representatives and the Senate chosen?
a. The President picks them
b. The people vote for them
c. They are assigned by wealth
d. The King chooses them
B. The people vote for them
Citizens in the United States choose _________________ to represent them in the House of Representatives.
Representatives