Declaration of Independence
What are the list of complaints in the Declaration of Independence called?
a. complaints
b. objections
c. disagreements
d. grievances
d. grievances
Under the articles of confederation, how many votes did each state get?
a. 1
b. 2
c. depended on state population
a. 1
In article 1 the process for deciding the number of representatives in the House of Representatives is by....
a. giving each state 2 representatives totalling 100
b. the states economic influece
c. the states population
d. the population of major cities within the state
c. the states population
The right to bear arms in which amendment
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 5th
2. 6th
b. 2nd
Which state was not included in the Northwest territory?
a. Ohio
b. Iowa
c. Michigan
d. Minnesota
b. Iowa
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson states that “all men are created equal.” Yet which of the following groups faced discrimination under the new American government?
a. women
b. African Americans
c. Native Americans
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Under the articles of confederation, how many states were required to ratify a new amendment?
a. 7 (majority)
b. 9 (super majority)
c. 13 (all states)
c. 13 (all states)
Powers shared by both the national and state governments
a. concurrent powers
b. reserved powers
c. enumerated powers
d. federalism powers
a. concurrent powers
the 1st amendment protects freedom of speech. Which of the following is NOT protected by the 1st amendment?
a. Criticizing the government
b. criticizing the President
c. burning the American flag
D. screaming fire in public when there is not a fire
D. screaming fire in public when there is not a fire
Major cities are established by rivers because?
a. they provided fishing opportunities for food
b. they created easy ways for people to collect water and clean clothes
c. they were the first highways
d. they froze in the winter and could be walked on
c. they were the first highways
The signers of the Declaration are referred to as the "Founding fathers". How many signers of the Declaration were there?
a. 16
b. 36
c. 56
d. 76
c. 56
Which of the following was NOT an main point of the Anti-Federalists?
a. bill of rights
b. direct democracy
c. strong central government
d. believed in the decency of the common man
c. strong central government
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
a. federalism
b. republic
c. checks and balances
d. direct democracy
c. checks and balances
The protection against unreasonable searches and seizures is thanks to which amendment?
a. the 2nd amendment
b. the 4th amendment
c. the 6th amendment
d. the 8th amendment
b. the 4th amendment
How many people had to live in the region before part of the northwest territory could apply for statehood?
a. 10,000
b. 40,000
c. 60,000
d. 100,000
c. 60,000
What was a major reason for the United States declaring Independence?
a. lack of resources being sent to the colonies
b. no representation in Parliament
c. when visiting America the King of England called the people second citizens
d. the quality of tea had worsened
b. no representation in Parliament
Who Were Key Members of the Federalists?
a. Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay
b. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
c. Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Jay
b. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
Define "Separation of Powers"
a. the process in which different branches of government limit one another to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful
b. how power is distributed between the federal government and the state and local governments
c. the way in which power is divided between the three branches of government
c. the way in which power is divided between the three branches of government
Which amendment protects you from admitting to a crime in addition to not being able to be trialed twice for the same crime?
a. 3rd amendment
b. 5th amendment
c. 7th amendment
d. 9th amendment
b. 5th amendment
Which basic right was given to people within the northwest territory?
a. free land
b. reduced taxes
c. reduced policing
d. public education
d. public education
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted officially making the United States independent from Great Britain?
July 4th, 1776
Who wrote the federalist papers?
a. Alexander Hamilton
b. John Jay
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. both a and b
E. All of the above
D. both a and b
The 1st Amendment states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion...” This clause specifically ensures the
a. freedom of religion
b. freedom to create a religio
c. separation of church and state
d.creation of a state mandated religion
c. separation of church and state
Thanks to the _______________________ the Bill of rights was added to the constitution
a. federalism
b. federalists
c. anti-federalists
d. anti-constitutionalists
c. anti-federalists
What is one POSITIVE and one NEGATIVE impact of the NW Ordinance?
a. public education and freedom of religion
b. prohibition of slavery and settlers had to purchase land
c. Public education and forceful removal of native americans
d. prohibition of slavery and removal of native americans
d. prohibition of slavery and removal of native americans