Civics - Unit 1 Test Review

Aliens in the United States _______.

• cannot be elected to serve in the government.

• cannot attend school.

• can vote in elections.

• are not protected by U.S. laws.

The people of a nation elect officials to govern for them in a(n) _______.

• direct democracy.

• absolute monarchy.

• representative democracy/republic.

• totalitarian government.

Under the Articles of Confederation, _______.

• each state had one vote in Congress.

• a president carried out the nation's laws.

• a national court system interpreted the nation's laws.

• the nation had a strong central government.

The current U.S. federal system of government was established by _______.

• Magna Carta.

• the Constitution.

• the Articles of Confederation.

• the English Bill of Rights.

It was difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation because _______.

• passage required the votes of 9 of the 13 states.

• passage required a unanimous vote of the 13 states.

• the government did not have a legislature.

• Americans were content to follow British laws.

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson.

• George Washington.

• John Adams.

• James Madison.

The Declaration of Independence _______.

• states that the purpose of government is to protect the rights of its citizens.

• did not explain the reasons the thirteen colonies separated from Great Britain.

• was the plan for a government for the new United States.

• was written by Benjamin Franklin.

The writers of the Articles of Confederation wanted to limit _______.

• the powers of the new federal government.

• the number of states to 7.

• the power of the individual states.

• their own individual freedoms within the new government.

Under the Articles of Confederation, _______.

• Congress had the power to collect taxes.

• Congress could not pay the soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War.

• Congress controlled trade between the states.

• Congress granted too much power to the executive branch.

Which of the following rights was established in Magna Carta?

• Free people could not be arrested and imprisoned without a trial by a jury of their peers.

• Citizens have the right to petition the government for changes in laws.

• Citizens should have freedom of speech.

• Citizens have the right to a fair punishment if found guilty of a crime.