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_________ is when power is divided between the federal and state governments.
a) Federalism
b) States Rights
c) Unitary System
d) Dictatorship

In which plan did the smaller states ask for equal representation in the legislative branch of government?
a) North Carolina Plan
b) Virginia Plan
c) The Great Compromise
d) New Jersey Plan

When the legislative branch is divided into two parts it is called _________________.
a) Bicameral
b) Unicameral
c) Tricameral
d) None of the choices

Identify the group of people that did not want to ratify the new Constitution for fear that it gave too much power to the federal government.
a) Framers
b) Federalists
c) Anti-Federalists
d) Democrats

Which amendment protects homeowners from keeping soldiers in their homes during times of peace?
a) Amendment 1
b) Amendment 2
c) Amendment 3
d) Amendment 4

What right does Amendment 6 guarantee?
a) Right to plead the fifth
b) Right to a speedy trial and the right to a jury
c) Right to freedom of speech
d) Rights that are not listed in the constitution but given to the people

Amendment 10 says that rights that are not given to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution are given to the ________.
a) Judges
b) Congressmen
c) States and people
d) None of these choices

A group of people sign a petition that says firefighters should be paid a higher salary. Which amendment protects their right to do this?
a) Amendment 1
b) Amendment 2
c) Amendment 3
d) Amendment 4

A police officer knocks on your door and begins going through the drawers in your office. The police officer does not have a warrant or probable cause. Which amendment protects you from this?
a) Amendment 10
b) Amendment 5
c) Amendment 7
d) Amendment 4

This type of government is governed by a constitution that places the power in individuals and limits the power of the government through a system of checks and balances. Basic rights such as life, liberty and property are protected.
a) Democracy
b) Dictatorship
c) Oligarchy
d) Constitutional Democracy

Why does a country or government need laws?
a) To help protect the rights of its citizens
b) To protect citizens from people who might want to cause them harm
c) To help control society
d) All of the options are correct

Identify one service/job that the United States government provides for its citizens.
a) Restaurants
b) Shopping malls
c) Police officers
d) Home builder

Identify the 3 branches of government in the United States.
a) Judicial, Legislative, and Executive
b) Judicial, Legislative, and Corporate
c) Executive, Legislative, and Corporate
d) Executive, Legislative, and Congress

In which type of government are leaders elected by the citizens?
a) Dictatorship
b) Monarchy
c) Communism
d) Democracy

Identify the 3 regions of the 13 colonies.
a) New England, Northern, Southern
b) Northern, Southern, Southwest
c) New England, Middle, Southern
d) Northern, Middle, Southwest

Which act said only the East India Company could sell its product to the colonists?
a) Sugar Act
b) Stamp Act
c) Tea Act
d) Quartering Act

Which document used John Locke’s idea that everyone has natural rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” that cannot be taken away?
a) The Articles of Confederation
b) The Declaration of Independence
c) The U.S. Constitution
d) The Magna Carta

The Articles of Confederation did not have a(n) __________ branch of government, so there was no one to decide if the laws were fair or not.
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Unicameral
d) Judicial

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