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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The Amendment that requires a grand jury indictment in felony cases, prohibits double jeopardy, and provides
the right against self-incrimination is the:
a. Fifth Amendment.
b. Eighth Amendment.
c. Sixth Amendment.
d. Fourth Amendment.
ANSWER: a
2. The Second Continental Congress resulted in all of the following, except the:
a. naming of George Washington as Commander of the Continental Army.
b. battles at Lexington and Concord.
c. instruction to each colony to assume the powers of independent states.
d. signing of the Declaration of Independence.
ANSWER: b
3. Which of the following concerns the right to privacy and security, and it forbids the government or its agents
from searching individuals, their homes, or their personal possessions, or from seizing them, unless the
government has “probable cause” to believe that a crime has been committed?
a. Fourth Amendment
b. Fifth Amendment
c. Thirteenth Amendment
d. Fourteenth Amendment
ANSWER: a
4. Because they vowed allegiance to America rather than to the British monarchy, colonists who supported the
boycott of British goods in the colonies were known as:
a. patriots.
b. loyalists.
c. marauders.
d. opportunists.
ANSWER: a
5. The Amendment that contains the famous Due Process Clause, “nor shall any person be deprived of life, liberty,
or property without due process of law,” is the:
a. Fifth Amendment.
b. Sixth Amendment.
c. Fourth Amendment.
d. Eighth Amendment.
ANSWER: a
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6. The first written agreement among the colonies to stand together in resistance to Great Britain was the result of:
a. the First Continental Congress.
b. the Second Continental Congress.
c. The Federalist Papers.
d. the Mayflower Compact.
ANSWER: a
7. In many Southern states:
a. people who were enslaved outnumbered colonists.
b. people who were indentured servants outnumbered colonists.
c. colonists outnumbered people who were enslaved.
d. colonists outnumbered people who were indentured servants.
ANSWER: a
8. Those colonists who bought British goods against the boycott were branded:
a. loyalists.
b. harborers.
c. rebels.
d. patriots.
ANSWER: a
9. The famous Supremacy Clause, declaring the “Supreme Law of the Land,” is contained in the:
a. Declaration of Independence.
b. First Amendment to the Bill of Rights.
c. Constitution (Article 6).
d. Great Compromise.
ANSWER: c
10. Sovereignty is the concept that defines where:
a. political power rests.
b. people stand in socioeconomic groups.
c. capital can be invested.
d. people can live.
ANSWER: a
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11. Pluralism refers to:
a. a society in which numerous distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups coexist within one nation, each
contributing to the society as a whole.
b. the combination of constitutional, statutory, and common law.
c. a single act being classified as both a crime and a tort.
d. a society in which numerous distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups maintain their individual beliefs
and form of government.
ANSWER: a
12. The Boston Tea Party was all of the following, except:
a. a demonstration of the unwillingness of the colonists to pay taxes to Great Britain without representation.
b. an act of protest against British rule over the colonies.
c. the culmination of growing resentment toward Parliament for the passage of laws such as the Stamp
and Quartering Acts.
d. a formal meeting between British and colonial officials to establish a trade agreement.
ANSWER: d
13. The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained
by the people is stated in the:
a. Ninth Amendment.
b. Fifth Amendment.
c. First Amendment.
d. Thirteenth Amendment.
ANSWER: a
14. Opponents of the death penalty most frequently cite the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment in the:
a. Fifth Amendment.
b. Sixth Amendment.
c. Fourth Amendment.
d. Eighth Amendment.
ANSWER: d
15. Attempting to persuade individuals to ratify the Constitution, political leaders such as Alexander Hamilton,
James Madison, and John Jay wrote powerful collection of essays called:
a. The Federalist Papers.
b. Reasons for a Constitution.
c. Common Sense.
d. Letters to the People.
ANSWER: a
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16. The crux of a constitutional society is:
a. limited government.
b. liberty.
c. sovereignty.
d. diversity.
ANSWER: a
17. The agreement reached in drafting the U.S. Constitution, which gave each state an equal vote in the Senate and
a proportionate vote in the House, was known as the:
a. Great Compromise.
b. Three-fifths Compromise.
c. Western and Eastern Compromise.
d. Confederation Compromise.
ANSWER: a
18. Which of the following terms refers to the interaction and assimilation that occurred over time among the
colonists?
a. melting pot
b. segregation
c. the American dream
d. westward expansion
ANSWER: a
19. The British Parliament restricted town meetings in American colonies to one a year and required British troops
to be housed in private homes as a result of the:
a. Boston Tea Party.
b. First Continental Congress.
c. Second Continental Congress.
d. Declaration of Independence.
ANSWER: a
20. Freedom of religion, speech, and the press is contained in the:
a. First Amendment.
b. Second Amendment.
c. Tenth Amendment.
d. Eleventh Amendment.
ANSWER: a
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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The Amendment that requires a grand jury indictment in felony cases, prohibits double jeopardy, and provides
the right against self-incrimination is the:
a. Fifth Amendment.
b. Eighth Amendment.
c. Sixth Amendment.
d. Fourth Amendment.
ANSWER: a
2. The Second Continental Congress resulted in all of the following, except the:
a. naming of George Washington as Commander of the Continental Army.
b. battles at Lexington and Concord.
c. instruction to each colony to assume the powers of independent states.
d. signing of the Declaration of Independence.
ANSWER: b
3. Which of the following concerns the right to privacy and security, and it forbids the government or its agents
from searching individuals, their homes, or their personal possessions, or from seizing them, unless the
government has “probable cause” to believe that a crime has been committed?
a. Fourth Amendment
b. Fifth Amendment
c. Thirteenth Amendment
d. Fourteenth Amendment
ANSWER: a
4. Because they vowed allegiance to America rather than to the British monarchy, colonists who supported the
boycott of British goods in the colonies were known as:
a. patriots.
b. loyalists.
c. marauders.
d. opportunists.
ANSWER: a
5. The Amendment that contains the famous Due Process Clause, “nor shall any person be deprived of life, liberty,
or property without due process of law,” is the:
a. Fifth Amendment.
b. Sixth Amendment.
c. Fourth Amendment.
d. Eighth Amendment.
ANSWER: a
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6. The first written agreement among the colonies to stand together in resistance to Great Britain was the result of:
a. the First Continental Congress.
b. the Second Continental Congress.
c. The Federalist Papers.
d. the Mayflower Compact.
ANSWER: a
7. In many Southern states:
a. people who were enslaved outnumbered colonists.
b. people who were indentured servants outnumbered colonists.
c. colonists outnumbered people who were enslaved.
d. colonists outnumbered people who were indentured servants.
ANSWER: a
8. Those colonists who bought British goods against the boycott were branded:
a. loyalists.
b. harborers.
c. rebels.
d. patriots.
ANSWER: a
9. The famous Supremacy Clause, declaring the “Supreme Law of the Land,” is contained in the:
a. Declaration of Independence.
b. First Amendment to the Bill of Rights.
c. Constitution (Article 6).
d. Great Compromise.
ANSWER: c
10. Sovereignty is the concept that defines where:
a. political power rests.
b. people stand in socioeconomic groups.
c. capital can be invested.
d. people can live.
ANSWER: a
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11. Pluralism refers to:
a. a society in which numerous distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups coexist within one nation, each
contributing to the society as a whole.
b. the combination of constitutional, statutory, and common law.
c. a single act being classified as both a crime and a tort.
d. a society in which numerous distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups maintain their individual beliefs
and form of government.
ANSWER: a
12. The Boston Tea Party was all of the following, except:
a. a demonstration of the unwillingness of the colonists to pay taxes to Great Britain without representation.
b. an act of protest against British rule over the colonies.
c. the culmination of growing resentment toward Parliament for the passage of laws such as the Stamp
and Quartering Acts.
d. a formal meeting between British and colonial officials to establish a trade agreement.
ANSWER: d
13. The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained
by the people is stated in the:
a. Ninth Amendment.
b. Fifth Amendment.
c. First Amendment.
d. Thirteenth Amendment.
ANSWER: a
14. Opponents of the death penalty most frequently cite the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment in the:
a. Fifth Amendment.
b. Sixth Amendment.
c. Fourth Amendment.
d. Eighth Amendment.
ANSWER: d
15. Attempting to persuade individuals to ratify the Constitution, political leaders such as Alexander Hamilton,
James Madison, and John Jay wrote powerful collection of essays called:
a. The Federalist Papers.
b. Reasons for a Constitution.
c. Common Sense.
d. Letters to the People.
ANSWER: a
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16. The crux of a constitutional society is:
a. limited government.
b. liberty.
c. sovereignty.
d. diversity.
ANSWER: a
17. The agreement reached in drafting the U.S. Constitution, which gave each state an equal vote in the Senate and
a proportionate vote in the House, was known as the:
a. Great Compromise.
b. Three-fifths Compromise.
c. Western and Eastern Compromise.
d. Confederation Compromise.
ANSWER: a
18. Which of the following terms refers to the interaction and assimilation that occurred over time among the
colonists?
a. melting pot
b. segregation
c. the American dream
d. westward expansion
ANSWER: a
19. The British Parliament restricted town meetings in American colonies to one a year and required British troops
to be housed in private homes as a result of the:
a. Boston Tea Party.
b. First Continental Congress.
c. Second Continental Congress.
d. Declaration of Independence.
ANSWER: a
20. Freedom of religion, speech, and the press is contained in the:
a. First Amendment.
b. Second Amendment.
c. Tenth Amendment.
d. Eleventh Amendment.
ANSWER: a
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