Every 8th Grade American should know this!!!
What is the day the Declaration of Independence was signed?
July 4th, 1776
What are the three branches of government?
legislative, executive, and judicial
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) George Washington
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) George Bush
What are the first ten amendments to the constitution?
a) Declaration of Independence
b) Bill of Rights
c) Inalienable rights
d) Prologue
b) Bill of Rights
What is suffrage?
A) the right to vote
B) anything that is disliked or hated
C) The act of suffering
D) limiting voting
A) the right to vote
Signed by many pilgrims, this helped establish the idea of the self government.
A) Declaration of Independence
B) Magna Carta
C) 1763 Compromise
D) Mayflower Compact
D) Mayflower Compact
The phrase that means each branch of government has its own powers.
A) executive power
B) judicial review
C) Separation of Powers
D) Balance and Checks
Separation of Powers
Who is the author of Common Sense?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Thomas Payne
c) Ben Franklin
d) Frederick Douglas
b) Thomas Payne
Which amendment give us the freedom of religion, press, assembly, petition and speech?
A) first
b) second
c) third
d) fourth
a) First Amendment
A government that is "by the people" and favors people's rights is a _______
A) republic
b) democracy
C) monarchy
D) dictatorship
B) democracy
What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
A) to establish a framework for government
B) to express reasons for limiting immigration
C) to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England
D) a list argument for women's suffrage
C) to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England
The House of Representatives has this many members:
A) 435
B) 445
C) 455
D) 425
A) 435
Who was the commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
George Washington
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a) 5th
b) 13th
c) 18th
d) 19th
b) 13th Amendment
To ________ is to formally withdraw from the union (states)
secede
In the decision of Marbury v. Madison, the US Supreme Court...
A) defined interstate commerce
B) abolished the slave trade
C) Place limits on free speech
D) Established the Court's power of Judicial Review
D) Established the Court's power of Judicial Review
A system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to control the actions of the other branches.
Check and balances
He said "Give me liberty or give me death!!!"
a) Patrick Henry
b) Alexander Burr
c) George Washington
d) Thomas Jefferson
A) Patrick Henry
What is the 19th Amendment?
Gave women the right to vote
What is Popular Sovereignty?
A) public voting for representatives and senators
B) power shared between National and State governments
C) public voting for Representatives and Senators
D) government power comes from the people
D) government power comes from the people
Which President was the father of Manifest Destiny ans was committed to fulfilling the goal of spreading democracy from coast to coast?
A) James Monroe
B) Andrew Jackson
C) James K. Polk
D) Martin Van Buren
C) James K. Polk
After the Vice-president, the next in line of the succession for Presidency is:
A) Speaker of the House
B) Secretary of State
C) Secretary of Defense
C) President Pro-Tempore of the Senate
A) Speaker of the House
A leader of the Federalists and first treasurer of the United States
a) Alexander Hamilton
b) Aaron Burr
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) Francis Scott Key
a) Alexander Hamilton
The Amendment which protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure?
a) 2nd
b) 4th
c) 10th
d) 15th
c) 10th
The Declaration of Independence stated that all people are endowed with certain "unalienable rights." Which is the best definition of an "unalienable right" ?
A) An individual freedom that government should be unable to take away
B) a valuable privilege enjoyed by a particular group
C) any power that gives happiness to those who possess it
D) any activity that encourages private citizen to participate in government
A) An individual freedom that government should be unable to take away