Foundations of American History

• A

• B

• C

• D

The Bill of Rights was added to the US Constitution primarily to

• provide the President with power in times of emergency

• establish fair & impartial elections

• protect individual liberties

• guarantee voting privileges to minorities

Which guarantees freedom of the press, freedom of speech, & freedom of religion to individuals in the United States?

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Articles of Confederation

• 1st Amendment to the US Constitution

• 5th Amendment to the US Constitution

Person A

~Signed the Declaration of Independence

~President of the Continental Congress

~Signature on Declaration became a symbol of freedom in the colonies

Person B

~Signed the Declaration of Independence

~"Father of American Medicine"

~Favored educating women & making a public university to train public servants

Which 2 individuals is described above?

• John Trumbull, Sr. & Charles Carroll

• Benjamin Rush & John Witherspoon

• John Hancock & Benjamin Rush

• Alexis de Tocqueville & John Peter Muhlenberg

Which of the following was an important characteristic of American society as noted by Alexis de Tocqueville in 1831 - 1832?

• federalism

• imperialism

• populism

• isolationism

• F

• G

• H

• J

Which action would be protected by the First Amendment?

• A reporter publishes an article critical of city officials

• A man on trial refuses to testify against himself

• A woman asks to see a lawyer before answering questions form the police

• A family refuses to permit soldiers to be housed in their home

• A

• B

• C

• D

What has been the impact of the 1st Amendment's separation of church & state on the American way of life?

• It has bought about an end to religious difference

• It has helped to promote religious freedom

• It has increased American interest in religion

• It has fostered inequality between religious group

Why did Alexis de Tocqueville believe that American society was egalitarian?

• All Americans had the same wealth

• Americans lacked a hereditary social class of nobles

• Americans had just abolished slavery just before his visit

• The declaration of Independence announced that all men were created equal