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8th Grade Unit 1 Test
Test Description: Unit 1 Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In the French and Indian War, who won?
A
England
B
Indians
C
France
2) What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
A
Lexington
B
Gettysburg
C
Concord
D
Yorktown
3) What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
A
Yorktown
B
Paris
C
Lexington
4) What was the city of troublemakers around the time of the American Revolution?
A
Philadelphia
B
New York
C
Annapolis
D
Boston
5) What city was the Declaration of Independence written in?
A
Washington D.C.
B
Boston
C
Philadelphia
D
New York City
6) Consent of the governed is the definition of...
A
Ratify
B
Popular Sovereignty
C
Democracy
7) The purpose of government is to...
A
Tax the citizens to bring money in
B
Elect leaders
C
Protect the natural rights of its citizens
8) Which of theses was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
A
Couldn't agree on how many votes a state gets
B
Women and minorities couldn't vote
C
Each state printed their own money
D
Weak national government
9) Which one of these is true about anti-federalists?
A
Wanted a strong central government
B
Supported the Constitution
C
Wanted a weak central government (more power to the states)
10) Which one of these is true about Federalists?
A
Supported the Constitution
B
Wanted a weak central government (more power to the states)
C
Believed the Constitution did not meet the needs of the people
11) True or False. The Constitution is considered a living document because it always stays the same.
A
True
B
False
12) Which one of the below was an influence on the American Constitution?
A
Baron de Montesquieu
B
Monarchy of Russia
C
Confucius
D
Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
13) The U.S. Constitution states there should be a separation of power and consent of the governed.
A
True
B
False
14) When writing the Constitution, people debated...
A
voting rights and taxes.
B
representation and slavery
C
boundaries and elections.
15) The Preamble sets the ________ of the Constitution
A
limits
B
goals
16) Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
A
President
B
Supreme Court
C
Vice - President
17) The Executive Branch _______ the laws
A
interprets
B
enforces
C
writes
18) The legislative branch ________ the laws.
A
writes
B
interprets
C
enforces
19) The judicial branch ______ the laws.
A
interprets
B
enforces
C
makes
20) Who is in charge of the judicial branch?
A
Supreme Court
B
President
C
Vice President
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