What's my Purpose
Use the headline to answer the question below:
Newspaper Headline: "Baltimore County Government Announces a Plan to Build a New School"
Which purpose of government does the headline reflect?
A. To provide public services.
B. To make economic decisions.
C. To provide for national defense.
D. to maintain social order
A. To provide public services.
What natural rights do all people have from birth?
A. life, liberty, and property
B. life, riches, and property
C. life, liberty, and riches
D. life, liberty, and houses
A. life, liberty, and property
What branch of the government can approve or veto laws, and is the commander of the Army?
A. the legislative branch (Congress)
B. the executive branch (President)
C. the judicial branch (Courts)
B. the executive branch (President)
How did states with large populations want to be represented in Congress?
A. Each state should have five representatives. The population did not matter.
B. Each state should have a number of representatives based on its population.
C. Each state should have the same number of representatives.
D. Each large state should have two representatives, and each small state should have one.
B. Each state should have a number of representatives based on its population.
Read the quote below to answer the question:
"No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent." - Abraham Lincoln
Based upon your knowledge of government, and this quote, what does consent mean?
A. Approval
B. Balance
C. Equality
D. Equal Protection
A. Approval
What was one of the main problems that the founders faced when writing the Articles of Confederation?
A. People feared a weak national government.
B. People feared a strong national government.
C. People wanted to return to the rule of a king or queen.
B. People feared a strong national government.
Which group was given the most power under the Articles of Confederation?
A. The States
B. The Continental Congress
C. The National Government
D. The National Legislative Branch
A. The States
Which Branch of government interprets the laws?
A. Judicial
B. Executive
C. Legislative
D. Senate
A. Judicial
Why did a compromise have to be reached at the Philadelphia Convention regarding slavery?
A. Many delegates believed that keeping slaves was wrong, but most Southern delegates did not want slavery abolished.
B. All the delegates wanted to keep slavery except for George Washington.
C. All the delegates wanted to abolish slavery except for George Washington.
D. The Northern delegates wanted to keep slavery, and the Southern delegates wanted to abolish it.
A. Many delegates believed that keeping slaves was wrong, but most Southern delegates did not want slavery abolished.
What is the purpose of the Preamble to the United States Constitution?
A. To describe the three branches of government.
B. To identify the goals of the Constitution.
C. To identify additions to the Constitution.
D. To describe how to change the Constitution.
B. To identify the goals of the Constitution.
What is the purpose of the Preamble to the United States Constitution?
A. To describe the three branches of government.
B. To identify the goals of the Constitution.
C. To identify additions to the Constitution.
D. To describe how to change the Constitution.
B. To identify the goals of the Constitution.
What groups were not represented at the Philadelphia Convention?
A. people who served in Congress and women
B. poor people, indentured servants, those enslaved, free blacks, and women
C. poor farmers, those enslaved, and leaders of the American Revolution
D. men, young people, and citizens of Rhode Island
B. poor people, indentured servants, those enslaved, free blacks, and women
How did the Framers make sure that one branch of government did not become too powerful?
A. dictatorial government
B. using a scale
C. checks and balances
D. Article of Confederation
C. checks and balances
Refer to the quote to answer the question below:
"The Framers knew from history that governments are often divided into different branches. The power of government is divided among the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches to prevent one branch from having too much power. If one branch had too much power, it might control the others."
Which principle of government applies to this quote?
A. Equality Under the Law
B. Federalism
C. Separation of Power
C. Separation of Power
Which goal of the Preamble means that the States should stay together and united?
A. insure domestic tranquility
B. provide for the common defense
C. promote the general welfare
D. form a more perfect union
D. form a more perfect union
Having police readily available to stop riots and public disturbances.
A. To provide public services.
B. To make economic decisions.
C. To provide for national defense.
D. to maintain social order
D. to maintaining social order
Explain the three-fifths clause and what it meant for Southern states. Use what you have learned about states differing views on slavery and representation to support your answer.
Slaves only counted as three-fifths of a person when counting population.
Which branch of government is split into two groups?
What are those groups?
The Legislative branch is split between the House of Representatives and Senate
The right to meet with others to discuss ideas, thoughts, and beliefs is called
A. freedom of due process
B. freedom of assembly
C. freedom to petition
D. freedom from cruel and unusual punishments
B. freedom of assembly
The United States Constitution is called a "living document" because it
A. can be changed.
B. outlines how the government should work.
C. impacts all people in the United States.
D. declared independence from Great Britain.
A. can be changed.
Read the paragraph below to respond to the question.
A free press is also important to a democracy because it can help expand the democracy to all people. Martin Luther King, Jr. knew this. He said that people were friendlier to the civil rights movement after Time magazine did a cover story about the movement in 1957 (Doc B). As a result, more African Americans were able to vote, and voting is a key to democracy. A free press can change people's minds and hearts and even help change the law.
Which sentence from the excerpt is the paragraph's claim?
A. A free press is also important to a democracy because it can help expand the democracy to all people.
B. He said that people were friendlier to the civil rights movement after Time magazine did a story about the movement in 1957 (Doc B).
C. ...more African-Americans were able to vote, and voting is a key to democracy.
A. A free press is also important to a democracy because it can help expand the democracy to all people.
Read the paragraph below to respond to the question.
A free press is also important to a democracy because it can help expand the democracy to all people. Martin Luther King, Jr. knew this. He said that people were friendlier to the civil rights movement after Time magazine did a cover story about the movement in 1957 (Doc B). As a result, more African Americans were able to vote, and voting is a key to democracy. A free press can change people's minds and hearts and even help change the law.
Which selection from the paragraph shows the author giving credit or citing their evidence?
A. A free press is also important to a democracy because it can help expand the democracy to all people.
B. He said that people were friendlier to the civil rights movement after Time magazine did a cover story about the movement in 1957 (Doc B).
C. ...more African-Americans were able to vote, and voting is key to democracy.
B. He said that people were friendlier to the civil rights movement after Time magazine did a cover story about the movement in 1957 (Doc B).
Read the excerpt from the Background Essay below. Which of the following best describes the main idea of the source?
"Freedom of the press was important to the founding fathers. Journalists needed to known that they could publish ideas without being punished. Benjamin Franklin’s own brother, for example, had spent a month in jail for criticizing the British government."
Source: Background Essay - Why is Freedom of the Press Essential to a Democracy?
A. Journalists need to know that they can publish ideas.
B. Freedom of the press was important to the founding fathers.
C. Ben Franklin’s brother went to jail.
D. The original constitution, called the Articles of Confederation had problems.
B. Freedom of the press was important to the founding fathers.
A student has made the claim that free press is important to a democracy because it can keep a dictator (government ruled by one person), from taking over. They need your help to make their paragraph stronger.
Which sentence below would you recommend they add to their paragraph to support their claim that a free press can help keep a dictator from taking over?
A. The civil rights movement helped get voting rights for African Americans.
B. Citizens may not know about the corruption that is happening, and a free press can keep a country and its citizens safe.
C. On the Freedom House map, Russia and Turkey are labeled as having a “not free” press. (Doc D).
D. Dictators are shown in the cartoon as riding on wolves and closing in on the journalists (Doc C).
B. Citizens may not know about the corruption that is happening, and a free press can keep a country and its citizens safe.
A student has organized the following pieces of evidence to begin their essay. Which piece of evidence best supports the student's claim that Freedom of the press is essential because it can educate people?
A. Thomas Jefferson says newspapers are more important than government. (Doc A)
B. Martin Luther King, Jr. Said that people were friendlier to the civil rights after people read a Time magazine article.
C. Without newspapers to educate the voters, democracy will crumble like in the cartoon (Doc A)
D. The press people know if they keep writing, they might keep freedom and democracy alive.
C. Without newspapers to educate the voters, democracy will crumble like in the cartoon (Doc A)