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Social Studies, History
7th
grade
Assessment of Civics Knowledge (Practice - 1st half)
20 questions
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- 1. Multiple Choice
A system of government in which power is shared by the national government, the state governments, and the people is called a(n)
unitary system
totalitarian system
federal system
confederation system
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Constitution grants the president the power to
make laws the Congress refuses to make.
veto laws passed by Congress.
declare war.
put people in jail without bail.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Powers that are specifically granted to Congress by the Constitution are called
enumerated powers.
executive powers.
bureaucratic powers.
judicial powers.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Fourteenth Amendment was intended to guarantee the equal protection of the laws to
African Americans.
women.
Native Americans
whites who did not own property.
- 5. Multiple Choice
The establishment clause limits the government's ability to
support an official state religion.
set up public universities and colleges.
compel students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
raise and support standing armies.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Nineteenth Amendment
freed the slaves.
formally ended the Revolutionary War.
gave women the right to vote.
ended prohibition.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The right to due process of law means that
laws will be publicly debated.
important public questions must be settled by direct vote of the people.
proposed laws must be passed by both houses of Congress.
laws and procedures of government must be fair and reasonable.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The issue of allowing prayer in public schools has faced controversy because of differing interpretations of the
free speech and due process clauses of the Constitution.
representation and apportionment clauses of the Constitution.
establishment and free exercise clauses of the Constitution.
supremacy and declarative clauses of the Constitution.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Supreme Court can serve as a check on the power of the legislative branch by
impeaching members of Congress.
declaring laws or acts unconstitutional.
approving amendments passed by popular vote.
approving presidential vetoes of congressional laws.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Founders believed that natural rights meant the right to
education, privacy, and security.
life, liberty, and property.
clothing, food, and shelter.
freedom, work, and protection.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Dividing the government into different branches is an example of
federalism.
constitutional government.
separation of powers.
private domain.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The system of checks and balances was established to
prevent political parties from being created.
provide government officials with unlimited powers.
prevent branches of government from abusing power.
guarantee that people's rights are never limited.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The purpose of government as described in the Declaration of Independence is to
protect the people's natural rights.
prevent attacks by foreign countries.
make agreements with other nations.
serve as a check on special interest groups.
- 14. Multiple Choice
The general welfare clause of the United States Constitution allows Congress to
override the president's veto by a two-thirds vote of both houses.
provide for the common defense and common good of the United States.
declare a person guilty of violating the law and set the punishment without a court trial.
make all laws that are necessary and proper for carrying out the other powers of Congress.
- 15. Multiple Choice
The system the Framers created for choosing the president is known as
the Electoral College.
voter registration.
nomination by convention.
political campaigning.
- 16. Multiple Choice
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the
Statement of Purposes.
Preamble.
Bill of Rights.
Freedom Principle.
- 17. Multiple Choice
"This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States...shall be the supreme Law of the Land," means that
only the laws of the U.S. Constitution must be obeyed.
the Constitution may not be changed.
the laws of the U.S. government may not be changed.
federal law will prevail over state laws if the two conflict.
- 18. Multiple Choice
In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established its power of judicial review, which allows the court to
hear any case it wants to at any time.
dispute the results of presidential elections.
argue that it does not have to follow the Constitution.
declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Individual development and human dignity, the advancement of knowledge, and peaceful social change are some of the benefits of
a trial by jury.
ex post facto laws.
bills of attainder.
freedom of expression.
- 20. Multiple Choice
The Constitution guarantees, with some limits, each citizen's right to free
speech, healthcare, shelter, and public welfare.
speech, press, assembly, and religious belief.
speech, quality of life, and public education.
speech, press, and practice of a professional trade.
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