US Government Past Exam Questions PDF

1. Under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, new states are to be admitted ____ No answer 2. Which weaknesses are most associated with the Articles of Confederation? CHOOSE 2. No answer 3. Which principle of government did Magna Carta most influence? No answer 4. What power does the US Constituti...

1. Under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, new states are to be admitted ____ No answer 2. Which weaknesses are most associated with the Articles of Confederation? CHOOSE 2. No answer 3. Which principle of government did Magna Carta most influence? No answer 4. What power does the US Constitution give each branch of Government? Drag and Drop Image 5. Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the 3/5 Compromise? No answer 6. Choose the argument a Federalist would make to support ratification of the Constitution. A strong Federal Government will be more stable than a loose confederation of states. 7. Identify the group that would write each headline Drag and Drop Image 8. Which of the following decisions from the Constitutional Convention best replaces the question mark in the diagram? No answer 9. The Northwest Ordinance affected US expansion by____ No answer 10. Fearing a tyrannical government, the writers of the Articles of Confederation aimed to create a____ Federal Government. Weaker 11. Read the statements below. Then choose if the statement would be said by a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist. Federalist | Anti-Federalist | Anti-Federalist | Federalist 12. 'He has refused his assent to laws [to approve laws] the most wholesome and necessary for the public good' - Declaration of Independence Which statement shows how this grievance was addressed in the Constitution? No answer 13. Use the chart below to answer the following question. STRUCTURE OF US CONGRESS [image] Why was this congressional structure created by the framers of the Constitution? No answer 14. Match the principle of government to the example from the Constitution. Limited Government President can be impeached; Due Process of Law Republicanism The Legislative Branch; Congress. Popular Sovereignty "We the People of the United States" Checks and Balances Articles I,II,III; All branches can check each other to maintain a balance of power Federalism Article IV: The States; The 10th Amendment; state and federal government share power 15. Which examples match the principals of Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Federalism, and Republicanism. Choose ONE example PER PRINCIPAL Separation of Powers: Only Congress can makes laws. Only the Executive branch can approve laws. Only the Legislative Branch can judge laws | Federalism: People are governed by State law and federal law | Republicanism: We vote for representatives to serve in congress 16. Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta? [image] Due process of law 17. Which US document guarantees protection against these injustices? [image] [removed] 18. Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution? No answer 19. Which phrase best represents the US principle of Republicanism? No answer 20. Match the Freedom to the correct Amendment. Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech. 1st Amendment Right to bear arms. 2nd Amendment No quartering of soldiers. 3rd Amendment No unreasonable search and seizure. 4th Amendment Right to remain silent when questioned. 5th Amendment Right to a speedy trial, right to legal counsel, right to jury in criminal case. 6th Amendment Right to a jury in a civil trial, cases that deal with more than $20 7th Amendment No cruel or unusual punishment 8th Amendment You have rights not listed in the Constitution. 9th Amendment Any issue not in the Constitution is pushed to State Government; FEDERALISM. 10th Amendment 21. [image] Which government principle is illustrated in this diagram? No answer 22. Which principle of US government is most clearly reflected in the amendment below? "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." -US Constitution, 10th Amendment No answer 23. Below, the author is expressing her opinion about ____ "The great idea in Article V [of the Constitution] is that *change to the government* requires two elements:...national agreement, as well as agreement in 3/4 of the states, that an urgent problem exists that cannot be remedied by the courts, legislatures, or Congress." -Mary Frances Berry, the New York Times, September 13, 1987 Adding new states 24. Explain the plans that make up the Great Compromise. Then explain how the Great Compromise impacted the structure of the Legislative Branch. No answer