8th Grade 1st Semester Exam Review
More reps means higher scores. . . It's like shooting free throws. Concentrate and study over and over and over until you can see the questions on the exam.
- 1.Which does NOT mean to get rid of?
- A.
Abolish
- B.
Nullify
- C.
Reject
- D.
Alter
- 2.Check ALL the boxes that describe rights that fair governments should provide, according to the Declaration of Independence.
- A.
Natural rights
- B.
Unalienable rights
- C.
Basic rights
- D.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
- 3.The ideas of the Enlightenment inspired which event(s)?
- A.
American Revolution
- B.
French Revolution
- C.
Both
- D.
Neither
- 4.Check off ALL of the characteristics of the Articles of Confederation.
- A.
Plan of union for 13 states
- B.
Weak central government
- C.
No legislative branch
- D.
No executive branch
- E.
No judicial branch
- F.
Written before the Declaration of Independence
- G.
Written before the U.S. Constitution
- H.
Established the Northwest Ordinance
- I.
Established the Land Ordinance of 1785
- 5.Which could fit under a larger heading of "limited government"?
- A.
Checks and balances
- B.
Federalism
- C.
Rule of law
- D.
Separation of powers
- E.
Delegated powers
- F.
Elastic Clause
- G.
Reserved powers
- H.
Very loose interpretation of the Constitution
- 6.Check off all of the examples that display fairness.
- A.
Judicial review
- B.
Amendment process
- C.
Indian Removal Act
- D.
Alien and Sedition Act
- E.
No unreasonable search and seizure
- 7.The President has no involvement in the legislative branch.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The President is involved in the military of this country.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.A census has the biggest impact on this branch.
- A.
Executive
- B.
Judicial
- C.
Legislative
- 10.The United States Supreme Court is considered the highest court in the land.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Which is an example of federalism? Check all that apply.
- A.
Reserved powers
- B.
Delegated powers
- C.
Concurrent powers
- 12.The Bill of Rights were written to protect individual rights from the abuses of government.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.All winners of the popular vote have won the Presidency.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.The Elastic Clause contains the phrase "necessary and proper"
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The 5th and 6th amendments both deal with your legal rights.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.If I wanted to gather signatures to protest the new flavors of Jumbo Jelly Beans from Elkhart, IN, I would be exercising this right.
- A.
Right to assemble
- B.
Right to impartial jury
- C.
Right to petition a set of grievances
- 17.Which is best described by having 3 branches of government?
- A.
Separation of powers
- B.
Federalism
- C.
Triple rooted Sassafras tree
- 18.Washington discouraged the nation to become involved in tangling permanent [foreign] alliances.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Washington encouraged the nation to develop political parties.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Who did Alexander Hamilton trust with running the government?
- A.
The rich
- B.
The poor
- C.
Aaron Burr
- 21.Which continent was Washington the most concerned about when talking of alliances?
- A.
Africa
- B.
Asia
- C.
Europe
- 22.Manufacturing and industry mean the same thing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.Thomas Jefferson thought that a national bank would improve the economy of the United States' government (before it was created).
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.Neutral means not taking sides.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Which ended with the least amount of bloodshed?
- A.
Bacon's Rebellion
- B.
Shay's Rebellion
- C.
Whiskey Rebellion
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