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The first amendment gives people the right to
a) throw a riot
b) throw trash everywhere
c) have a debate
d) censor or control what people say

One reason for the Bill of Rights was to
a) protect states from having too much power
b) protect the people from government tyranny
c) protect the country from military control
d) nothing

During the Industrial Revolution, the North had the government pass laws that raised taxes on good bought overseas. This hurt the South. This an example of
a) The Industrial Revolution benefited (was good for) the North and South
b) The Industrial Revolution led to conflict between sections of the United States
c) The Industrial Revolution helped make more jobs in the South
d) The Industrial Revolution solved disagreements between the North and the South

Why did people think the Constitution needed a Bill of Rights?
a) To place limits on people's freedom
b) To place limits on government power
c) To provide a checks and balances on the three branches
d) List responsibilities for each branch

The Executive Branch
a) makes the laws
b) interprets the laws
c) enforces the laws
d) nothing

Which branch has the most power?
a) Judicial
b) Legislative
c) Executive
d) None they are all equal

As a result of (after) the American Revolution, the new United States wrote the
a) Declaration of Independence
b) Protests the Tea Tax with the Boston Tea Party
c) Articles of Confederation
d) Crowns a King of America

The Proclamation of 1763 prevented colonists from moving-
a) East of the Mississippi River
b) South of Florida
c) North of volcanoes
d) West of the Appalachian Mountains

The Legislative Branch -
a) makes the laws
b) enforces the laws
c) interprets the laws
d) nothing

What system keeps the any of the branches from getting too much power?
a) Federal Government
b) Checks and Balances
c) The President
d) The Vice President

The Judicial Branch -
a) interprets/judges the laws
b) enforces the laws
c) makes the laws
d) nothing

Which came first - The Declaration or the Articles of Confederation
a) Declaration
b) Articles of Confederation
c) Star Spangled Banner
d) Yankee Doodle

What was a positive impact of the Transcontinental Railroad?
a) It brought an end to the Civil War
b) Reduced flooding in Colorado
c) It improved transportation in the Western United States
d) It started the Industrial Revolution

The French and Indian War was fought between
a) British and French
b) Indians and Canadians
c) French and Indians
d) Sweden and France

Why were the Articles of Confederation weak?
a) Americans followed the French ideas
b) Colonists were afraid of a government with too much power like they had with King George
c) There were no problems in America
d) There was no money to make a government

One of the major ideas of the Declaration of Independence is that -
a) people must all agree on a decision
b) government gets its power from the people
c) government should allow its people to assemble
d) people should pay attention to the government

Which Act made it legal for soldiers to stay in colonists' houses?
a) quartering act
b) tea act
c) stamp act
d) townshend acts

Lewis and Clark were looking for a way to the Pacific Ocean by following which river?
a) Missouri
b) Mississippi
c) Delaware
d) Delta

In the early 1800s the supply of textiles (cloth) in the US increased. How would this impact the price of textiles in the US?
a) Prices of textiles would not have changed much
b) Textiles would cost less than they had in the past because the supply was greater
c) It would be cheaper to get textiles from overseas
d) High prices would make textiles very expensive to buy

What song did Francis Scott Key write during the War of 1812?
a) Yankee Doodle
b) Declaration of Independence
c) Star Spangled Banner
d) The Night Before Christmas

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