Unit 1 Chapter 2 practice

Which best describes unalienable rights?

• right that can be taken away from a person

• rights that protect only the president

• rights that cannot be taken away from a person

• rights given to British colonists by Parliament

What did the delegates to the Constitutional decide?

• to write a letter to King George III declaring their independence from Great Britain

• to plan an attack at Yorktown, Virginia to defeat the British army

• to write a new constitution that created a stronger central government

• to write a document that gave more power to state governments

Who is known for writing the United States Constitution?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

• James Madison

Which describes a federal system of government?

• Power is divided between the central government and the states.

• Power is held by the voting public and government leaders.

• Power is held only by the central government.

• Power is held only by individual states.

What happens if a state law disagrees with the Constitution?

• A new law is created.

• The state law is always followed.

• The U.S. Constitution is always followed.

• The U.S. Constitution is changed.

What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

• It created branches of government and checks

  and balances for the United States.

• It listed the rights of U.S. citizens.

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  It was the first plan of government for the United

  States.

• It declared independence from Great Britain.

What was the problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• It gave the national government too much

  power.

• It created a weak national government.

• It took away rights from citizens.

• It forced states to pay taxes to the national

  government.

Use Source 2

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States had specific purposes. Choose the incorrect answer.

• In the Declaration of Independence, colonists declared freedom from Great Britain

• The Constitution of the United States set up the structure of the central government.

• The Constitution of the United States was the first plan of government.

How does the United States Constitution make sure that a

the central government does not abuse its power?

• The president is the head of the executive

  branch and enforces the laws.

• State laws are more powerful than laws made

  by the central government.

• The separation of powers divides the central

  government into three branches.

• Senators and representatives are elected to the

  legislative branch.

• A system of checks and balances makes sure

  one branch of government does not become

  more powerful than the other two.

Use your social studies knowledge and Source 3 to

answer the question.

Which best describes the purpose of the preamble to the

United States Constitution?

• It declares the United States will have a

  monarch.

• It lists the goals of the constitution.

• It protects individual rights.

• It describes how laws in the United States are

  made.