American History Final

American History Final

7th Grade

100 Qs

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which person is an example of someone not receiving their habeas corpus rights?
Mary is pulled over by police for speeding
Joe is arrested and jailed. He is not charged with a crime and held for a month.
Sarah is not allowed to speak in front of the public courthouse
Saria is not allowed to attend her church on Sunday.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the Constitution, the power of the federal government is divided into the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Why was this done?
to make sure one person(s) did not get too much power
to make s sure the president could react quickly during a crisis
to make sure the legislative branch had more power because there were more of them
to make sure the president could veto any laws written

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is an example of checks and balances.
the legislative branch is in charge of writing checks for government
each branch of government has the same powers as the others
the president can veto bills passed by the congress
the Supreme Court has only 9 justices

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a power of the president.
propose laws
commander and chief of the military
negotiate foreign treaties
all of the above

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the founding fathers decide to elect the president with the vote of the Electoral College?
they didn't want to bother counting the popular vote
the Electoral College vote would be easier to count
they felt the position was too important and thought American voters could be misled
too many people would vote for one political party

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
to make sure the new government didn't mistreat citizens like the British had
to make sure all citizens had guns and would be ready for war
California wanted rights that would be protected
Texas was considering becoming a state and wanted a Bill of Rights

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is an example of libel?
A newspaper prints false information about a person
A person is accused of a crime by police
A newspaper is not allowed to print a story about a government official
A person is not read his rights when being arrested

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