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U.S. Constitution
Test Description: Review on our unit on the American Revolution and the Constitution
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which document is most closely associated with John Locke's Social Contract Theory?
A
the Northwest Ordinance (1787)
B
the Treaty of Paris (1783)
C
the Declaration of Independence
D
the Proclamation of 1763
2) Which headline illustrates the use of the unwritten constitution?
A
"Senate Rejects the Treaty of Versailles"
B
"President Nominates New Supreme Court Justice"
C
"House Votes to Impeach Andrew Johnson"
D
"Washington Establishes a Cabinet"
3) A chief reason the Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution was
A
it did not contain a bill of rights
B
it left too much power in the hands of the states
C
it limited the President to only two terms of office
D
it did not give the national government the power to tax
4) Which economic policy was based on the idea that the American colonies existed primarily to provided economic benefits for Great Britain?
A
free trade
B
mercantilism
C
laissez-faire capitalism
D
socialism
5) Which is an example of federalism?
A
dividing powers between the national and state governments
B
requiring the federal government to maintain a balanced budget
C
granting more power to the executive branch than to the other branches of government
D
guaranteeing equal rights to all persons
6) Which action is an example of checks and balances?
A
the Senate does not pass a bill that was passed by the House of Representatives
B
the Senate approves a President's nominee to the Supreme Court
C
the House of Representatives votes to expel one of its members
D
an individual pays both a state and a federal income tax
7) The Three-Fifths Compromise was included in the Constitution to resolve a conflict over
A
the number of states needed to ratify a proposed amendment to the Constitution
B
the number of votes needed to approve a treaty in the Senate
C
the counting of enslaved persons in relation to taxation and representation
D
the reimbursement of plantation owners for runaway slaves
8) Which document is this from: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"?
A
the Bill of Rights
B
the Declaration of Independence
C
the Constitution
D
the Mayflower Compact
9) American colonists objected to the Stamp Act of 1765 largely because they
A
said it would prevent them from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
B
said it would end slavery in the American colonies
C
said it would raise the tax on tea thus making tea more expensive
D
argued that it was taxation without representation
10) Both the national government and the New York State government have the power to
A
tax
B
make a treaty with another nation
C
print money
D
declare war
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