6 week test questions

1.     The first direct tax on the Colonists was the

a.      Tea Act

b.     Stamp Act

c.      First Act

d.     Coercive Act

2.     In Retaliation for the “Boston Tea Party” Parliament passed the

a.      Intolerable Act

b.     Stamp Act

c.      Wright Amendment

d.     Coercive Act

e.      Both A&D

3.     Which of the following documents was not used by the Founders to write the Constitution?

a.      Magna Carta

b.     English Bill of Rights

c.      John Locke’s Natural Law

d.     Federalist Papers

e.      Maybury vs. Madison

4.     __________ is the Governmental Power that is divided between the Sates and National Government.

5.     Which of the following is not a purpose of Government?

a.      Maintain Social Order

b.     Provide Public Service

c.      Provide National Security

d.     Maintain an Economy

e.      Provide Health Care

6.     What are the three branches of Government?

7.     What are the three sections of the Constitution?

8.     The Idea that Government can only exist with the consent of the governed is called.

a.      Ordered Government

b.     Civil Liberties

c.      Popular Sovereignty

d.     A Delegate

9.     The reason the American Colonists became angry and resentful towards England was

a.      Harsh taxes and trade restrictions

b.     A lack of military protection

c.      An English boycott of American Goods

d.     British attempt to destroy their Government

10.  Which of the following is not an example of the checks and balance system?

a.      The Senate approving the President’s nominee for the Supreme Court

b.     The Supreme Court declares a law passed by Congress Unconstitutional

c.      The President vetoes a bill

d.     The President makes an Executive Order

11.  The Public good id defined as…

a.      A policy that is good for the nation as a whole

b.     Something provided by the Government that cannot be provided by society

c.      Something in which any member of society can share

d.     A choice that Government makes in response to an issue

12.  One type of linkage institution is

a.      An interest group

b.     A Political party

c.      The Media

d.     Elections

e.      All of the above

13.  The fundamental element of the Democratic Theory is

a.      Majority Rules

b.     Equality

c.      Government Efficiency

d.     Access to Information

e.      Power to the People

14.  An________ is an agreement prohibiting trade.

15.  The Declaration of Independence

a.      Explains the British North American Colonists efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement of their grievances.

b.     List the American Colonists charges against King George III

c.      Declare that all bonds between the Colonial America and Britain are dissolved

d.     All of the Above