American Values
This American value means people should be free to make their own choices and control their own lives.
a) Rule of Law
b) Individual Liberty
c) Federalism
d) Popular Sovereignty
b) Individual Liberty
America’s first national government was called this.
a) The Constitution
b) The Federalist Papers
c) The Articles of Confederation
d) The Bill of Rights
c) The Articles of Confederation
The document that replaced the Articles of Confederation was this.
a) The Constitution
b) The Mayflower Compact
c) The Bill of Rights
d) The Federalist Papers
a) The Constitution
This person was the first president of the United States.
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) John Adams
c) George Washington
d) James Madison
c) George Washington
This president completed the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) John Adams
d) James Monroe
b) Thomas Jefferson
This principle states that government gets its power from the people.
a) Judicial Review
b) Separation of Powers
c) Popular Sovereignty
d) Checks and Balances
c) Popular Sovereignty
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not do this important economic power.
a) Declare War
b) Tax the States or Citizens
c) Make Treaties
d) Create a Postal Service
b) Tax the States or Citizens
The compromise that created a two-house Congress with equal and proportional representation was called this.
a) The Three-Fifths Compromise
b) The Virginia Plan
c) The Great Compromise
d) The New Jersey Plan
c) The Great Compromise
During Washington’s presidency, the nation’s first political parties developed. One party was the Federalists and the other was this party.
a) Democratic-Republicans
b) Whigs
c) Anti-Masons
d) Republicans
a) Democratic-Republicans
This Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review.
a) McCulloch v. Maryland
b) Gibbons v. Ogden
c) Marbury v. Madison
d) Dred Scott v. Sandford
c) Marbury v. Madison
This American value means that no person, not even the president, is above the law.
a) Rule of Law
b) Federalism
c) Limited Government
d) Individualism
a) Rule of Law
This rebellion led by Massachusetts farmers showed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.
a) Whiskey Rebellion
b) Bacon's Rebellion
c) Shays' Rebellion
d) Pontiac's Rebellion
c) Shays' Rebellion
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as this.
a) The Federalist Papers
b) The Bill of Rights
c) The Articles of Confederation
d) The Amendments of Liberty
b) The Bill of Rights
This secretary of the treasury created a plan to strengthen the nation’s economy and supported a national bank.
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Alexander Hamilton
c) James Madison
d) John Jay
b) Alexander Hamilton
This Supreme Court case confirmed the federal government had implied powers and could create a national bank.
a) McCulloch v. Maryland
b) Marbury v. Madison
c) Plessy v. Ferguson
d) Brown v. Board of Education
a) McCulloch v. Maryland
The First Amendment protects freedoms such as speech, religion, press, assembly, and this right.
a) The Right to Bear Arms
b) The Right to Vote
c) The Right to Petition the Government
d) The Right to Own Property
c) The Right to Petition the Government
One major weakness of the Articles was that Congress had no power to regulate this between states.
a) Religion
b) Education
c) Voting
d) Trade
d) Trade
This principle divides government power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
a) Federalism
b) Popular Sovereignty
c) Judicial Review
d) Separation of Powers
d) Separation of Powers
Washington warned against permanent foreign alliances and political divisions in this famous message.
a) The Monroe Doctrine
b) Common Sense
c) The Federalist Papers
d) The Farewell Address
d) The Farewell Address
One major cause of the War of 1812 was British impressment, which meant this.
a) Britain taxed American tea
b) Britain seized American farmland
c) Britain forced American sailors into the British navy
d) Britain refused to trade with France
c) Britain forced American sailors into the British navy
This Enlightenment thinker influenced American ideas about natural rights and government by consent.
a) Baron de Montesquieu
b) Voltaire
c) Thomas Hobbes
d) John Locke
d) John Locke
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established a process for creating these from territories.
a) Colonies
b) Territories Controlled by Britain
c) New States
d) Military Districts
c) New States
This system allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the others.
a) Federalism
b) Checks and Balances
c) Judicial Review
d) Limited Government
b) Checks and Balances
This was a major disagreement between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.
a) Whether slavery should expand westward
b) Whether the U.S. should declare war on Britain
c) Loose vs. strict interpretation of the Constitution
d) Whether women should be allowed to vote
c) Loose vs. strict interpretation of the Constitution
Although the War of 1812 ended in a draw, many Americans viewed it as a win, which increased this ideology.
a) Socialism
b) Utilitarianism
c) Communism
d) Nationalism
d) Nationalism