Unit I Principles Of American Democracy Question Preview (ID: 57283)


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BREAKING NEWS!! PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS JUST CITED WITH A TRAFFIC VIOLATION! What principle does the headline illustrate?
a) Popular sovereignty
b) Separation of Powers
c) Rule of Law
d) Checks and Balances

What impact did the policy of salutary neglect have on the colonists?
a) They became more dependent on the British for their government
b) They became comfortable with self-rule
c) They became more loyal to King
d) They removed many British customs from their governments

What convinced the founding fathers to have a Constitutional Convention?
a) The Boston Massacre
b) Shay's Rebellion
c) The Stamp Act
d) The French and Indian War

How does the Constitution address the inefficiencies of the Articles of Confederation?
a) By giving the national government the power to control state voting requirements
b) By freeing the slaves
c) By establishing a legislative branch
d) By allowing the federal government to tax

Which is true of the impact of immigrants on the US?
a) They contribute to our cultural diversity; E pluribus Unum
b) They don't pay for the services they use
c) They take away high level jobs from Americans
d) They put a strain on our health care system

What sums up the primary concern of the Anti-Federalists with the Constitution
a) State governments were too strong
b) The ability of the federal government to tax
c) The ability of the national government to control trade was a violation of their freedoms
d) The national government was too strong

John committed a crime in Washington State and was arrested by Florida State Police for the crime, what part of the Constitution required this action?
a) Article 4
b) Article 3
c) The Preamble
d) Article 5

How do American citizens practice popular sovereignty?
a) By obeying the law
b) By supporting the government through taxation
c) By protesting a government policy
d) By voting in elections

Steve was born in Hawaii to Cuban immigrants who were here legally. What is his citizenship status?
a) He is an American citizen
b) He can become an American citizen by denouncing his Cuban citizenship
c) He has less time to wait before he can become and American citizen
d) It would depend on Hawaiian citizenship laws

What did the national government have the power to do under the Articles of Confederation?
a) To tax citizens
b) To draft people into military service
c) To pass laws
d) To control trade between the states

How did the Federalists address the question of a Bill of Rights?
a) They felt that a written statement of rights was absolutely necessary
b) They believed that it would be dangerous to list the peoples rights
c) They said that the system of checks and balances would protect the peoples rights and they didn't need to be listed
d) They felt that the peoples rights were not guaranteed

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