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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
President
B
Federal government
C
King
D
State government
2) The US Constitution established what three branches of government?
A
President, Supreme Court, Senate
B
Judicial, legislative, and executive
C
Executive, king, house of representatives
D
Political, economic, and technological
3) How many representatives does South Carolina have in the House of Representatives?
A
5
B
20
C
6
D
2
4) The legislative branch is also known as Congress. It is divided into what two houses?
A
Supreme Court and Senate
B
Senate and House of Representatives
C
Democrat and Republican
D
Federalists and Anti-federalists
5) Under the US Constitution, how many votes are given to each state in the Senate?
A
4
B
2
C
Depends on population of the state
D
10
6) Under the US Constitution, how many votes are given to each state in the House of Representatives?
A
Depends on the population of the state
B
4
C
10
D
2
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
Legislative
C
Judicial
D
None
9) The first 10 Amendments of the US Constitution are known as the ___________________
A
Treaty of Paris
B
Articles of Confederation
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
Establish a military
C
Protect the president
D
Protect individuals from the government becoming too strong
11) People that live in a nation and have certain rights and responsibilities are called ____________________.
A
Federalists
B
Slaves
C
Citizens
D
Representatives
12) The policy that stated slaves would only be counted as a partial person was known as
A
Fugitive Slave Law
B
The Great Compromise
C
The Three-Fifths Compromise
D
The Bill of Rights
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
Democratic-Republican
C
Federalists
D
Parliament
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
Represenatives
B
Democratic-Republican
C
Parliament
D
Federalists
15) Which branch of government is the Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces?
A
Congress
B
Judicial
C
Legislative
D
Executive
16) Which branch has justices that hold their position for life?
A
Legislative
B
Judicial
C
House of Representatives
D
Executive
17) Which branch of government is responsible for determining if laws are constitutional?
A
Senate
B
Executive
C
Judicial
D
Legislative
18) Why was the US Constitution written?
A
To boycott taxes by King George III
B
To give freedom to slaves
C
To declare independence from Britain
D
To solve the issues with the weak Articles of Confederation
19) Who was the first president of the United States of America?
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
John Adams
C
George Washington
D
Alexander Hamilton
20) Which was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
A
Alexander Hamilton
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
George Washington
D
John Adams
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