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New Nation Unit Review
Test Description: New Nation Unit Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Articles of Confederation gave whom the power to govern America?
A
State government
B
President
C
King
D
Federal government
2) The US Constitution established what three branches of government?
A
Judicial, legislative, and executive
B
Executive, king, house of representatives
C
Political, economic, and technological
D
President, Supreme Court, Senate
3) How many representatives does South Carolina have in the House of Representatives?
A
20
B
5
C
6
D
2
4) The legislative branch is also known as Congress. It is divided into what two houses?
A
Democrat and Republican
B
Supreme Court and Senate
C
Senate and House of Representatives
D
Federalists and Anti-federalists
5) Under the US Constitution, how many votes are given to each state in the Senate?
A
2
B
Depends on population of the state
C
10
D
4
6) Under the US Constitution, how many votes are given to each state in the House of Representatives?
A
2
B
10
C
4
D
Depends on the population of the state
7) The system by which no branch of government should have more power than any other branch is known as __________________.
A
Capitalism
B
Anti-federalism
C
Slavery
D
Checks and balances
8) Which branch of government has the ability to declare war?
A
Executive
B
Judicial
C
Legislative
D
None
9) The first 10 Amendments of the US Constitution are known as the ___________________
A
Articles of Confederation
B
Treaty of Paris
C
Bill of Rights
D
Declaration of Independence
10) What is the primary goal of the Bill of Rights?
A
Tax the citizens to pay war debt
B
Protect individuals from the government becoming too strong
C
Establish a military
D
Protect the president
11) People that live in a nation and have certain rights and responsibilities are called ____________________.
A
Slaves
B
Representatives
C
Federalists
D
Citizens
12) The policy that stated slaves would only be counted as a partial person was known as
A
The Great Compromise
B
The Bill of Rights
C
The Three-Fifths Compromise
D
Fugitive Slave Law
13) This political party was led by Alexander Hamilton and supported strong federal government. People in this party were businessmen and lawyers and wanted only educated people to run the country.
A
Representatives
B
Parliament
C
Federalists
D
Democratic-Republican
14) This political party was led by Thomas Jefferson and believed in a stronger state government. This was the party of the common people that valued land and farming.
A
Parliament
B
Democratic-Republican
C
Represenatives
D
Federalists
15) Which branch of government is the Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces?
A
Executive
B
Congress
C
Judicial
D
Legislative
16) Which branch has justices that hold their position for life?
A
Executive
B
House of Representatives
C
Judicial
D
Legislative
17) Which branch of government is responsible for determining if laws are constitutional?
A
Executive
B
Legislative
C
Judicial
D
Senate
18) Why was the US Constitution written?
A
To declare independence from Britain
B
To solve the issues with the weak Articles of Confederation
C
To give freedom to slaves
D
To boycott taxes by King George III
19) Who was the first president of the United States of America?
A
George Washington
B
John Adams
C
Alexander Hamilton
D
Thomas Jefferson
20) Which was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
John Adams
C
George Washington
D
Alexander Hamilton
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