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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT included in the Bill of Rights?freedom of speechfreedom of religionright to an educationright to a trial by jury
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?to create a bill of rightsto make changes to the Articles of Confederationto declare independence from Great Britainto create an entirely new governing document for the new nation
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the first ten amendments to the Constitution?the Preamblethe Articles of Confederationthe Declaration of Independencethe Bill of Rights
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT one of the principles included in the Constitution?popular sovereigntyrule of lawequality of the racesseparation of powers
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe fact that each branch of government must be separate from the others and function on its own is known as the principle of _______.popular sovereigntyseparation of powersrule of lawchecks and balances
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the delegates of the Constitutional Convention do to make sure their meetings were held in private?nailed the windows shutpulled the curtainsposted guards at the doorsall of the answers
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow many times has the Constitution been amended since it was first ratified?21107527
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow did Roger Sherman's compromise settled the differences between the large and small states ?giving slaves the right to votedividing the Congress into two separate housescharging larger states higher taxes than smaller statesallowing the small states to control the courts
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy did some of the delegates refuse to sign the Constitution?because it didn’t include a bill of rightsbecause it didn’t give women the right to votebecause it gave too much power to the statesbecause it didn’t include the idea of checks and balances
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat improvements did the spinning jenny make to lives of the average citizen of the United States?It created more jobs and made quality cloth more economical to buy.It made it easier for farmers to harvest their crops.It helped transport people from place to place.It opened the way for exploration of the new frontier.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA word which means to change, correct or improve a law.amendproposeprinciplecompromise
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAnother word for basic truthcompromiseprincipleproposeamend
- 13. Multiple Choiceto give up on something in order to come to an agreementcompromiseproposeprincipleamend
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Rule of Law is a principle that states...the laws applied only to every black menthe laws applied only to womenthe laws applied to everyone accept the representativesthe laws applied to everyone no matter of their race,age,position, sex or status
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHow does the system of Checks and Balance protect people?it keeps any of the branches from over powering the other so as not to destroy the rights of peopleit keeps any of the branches from fighting so the people are safeit keeps one branch in power and destroys the rights of peopleit keeps all branches in power so as to destroy the rights of people
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