Unit 4
Alternative Assessment
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1. The Articles of Confederation did all of
the following except...
A.serve as the first plan of government for
the United States.
B.form a loose union of the states.
C.divide power among three branches of
government.
D.Give Congress power to make war and
peace.
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1. The Articles of Confederation did all of
the following except...
A.serve as the first plan of government for
the United States.
B.form a loose union of the states.
C.divide power among three branches of
government.
D.Give Congress power to make war and
peace.
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2. Shays’ Rebellion is remembered
today because it...
A. threatened law and order in
Massachusetts.
B. dramatized the money problems
faced by poor farmers.
C. shocked Congress into calling for a
Constitutional Convention.
D. showed how well the Articles of
Confederation worked
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2. Shays’ Rebellion is remembered
today because it...
A. threatened law and order in
Massachusetts.
B. dramatized the money problems
faced by poor farmers.
C. shocked Congress into calling for a
Constitutional Convention.
D. showed how well the Articles of
Confederation worked
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3. An important challenge facing the
Constitutional Convention was how to
balance the...
A.
B.
C.
D.
needs of eastern and western states.
Interests of large and small states.
rights of slavers and slaveholders.
demands of farmers and workers.
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3. An important challenge facing the
Constitutional Convention was how to
balance the...
A.
B.
C.
D.
needs of eastern and western states.
Interests of large and small states.
rights of slavers and slaveholders.
demands of farmers and workers.
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4. Both the Virginia and New Jersey
Plans called for...
A.
B.
C.
D.
three branches of government.
two houses of Congress.
an elected president.
an end to the slave trade.
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4. Both the Virginia and New Jersey
Plans called for...
A.
B.
C.
D.
three branches of government.
two houses of Congress.
an elected president.
an end to the slave trade.
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5. The Great Compromise was
primarily related to...
A.
B.
C.
D.
representation in Congress.
election of the president.
selection of Supreme Court justices.
checks and balances.
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5. The Great Compromise was
primarily related to...
A.
B.
C.
D.
representation in Congress.
election of the president.
selection of Supreme Court justices.
checks and balances.
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6. James Madison is known as the
“Father of the Constitution” because...
A. he was the oldest and wisest of the
delegates to the convention.
B. he took notes on everything said
during the convention.
C. he studied modern and ancient
governments to see what worked.
D. his influence on the Constitutional
Convention was so great.
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6. James Madison is known as the
“Father of the Constitution” because...
A. he was the oldest and wisest of the
delegates to the convention.
B. he took notes on everything said
during the convention.
C. he studied modern and ancient
governments to see what worked.
D. his influence on the Constitutional
Convention was so great.
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7. The Constitutional Convention gave
the job of choosing a chief executive to...
A.
B.
C.
D.
major political parties.
electors chosen by the states.
state legislatures and governors.
members of Congress.
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7. The Constitutional Convention gave
the job of choosing a chief executive to...
A.
B.
C.
D.
major political parties.
electors chosen by the states.
state legislatures and governors.
members of Congress.
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8. Supporters of the new
Constitution were known as...
A.Republicans.
B.Patriots.
C.Anti-Federalists.
D.Federalists.
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8. Supporters of the new
Constitution were known as...
A.Republicans.
B.Patriots.
C.Anti-Federalists.
D.Federalists.
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9. The main job of the legislative
branch is to…
A.
B.
C.
D.
resolve disputes involving the law.
enforce and carry out federal laws.
make laws needed for the country.
obey laws once they are passed
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9. The main job of the legislative
branch is to…
A.
B.
C.
D.
resolve disputes involving the law.
enforce and carry out federal laws.
make laws needed for the country.
obey laws once they are passed
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10. The framers designed a system of
checks and balances to...
A. share power between the national and
state governments.
B. make it difficult but not impossible to
amend the Constitution.
C. make sure that the Constitution was
the supreme law of the land.
D. keep any one branch of government
from becoming too powerful.
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10. The framers designed a system of
checks and balances to...
A. share power between the national and
state governments.
B. make it difficult but not impossible to
amend the Constitution.
C. make sure that the Constitution was
the supreme law of the land.
D. keep any one branch of government
from becoming too powerful.
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11. The Supreme Court’s power to
declare a law unconstitutional is known
as...
A.
B.
C.
D.
judicial review.
veto power.
Federalism.
the amendment process.
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11. The Supreme Court’s power to
declare a law unconstitutional is known
as...
A.
B.
C.
D.
judicial review.
veto power.
Federalism.
the amendment process.
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12. A bill cannot become a law until it is...
A. approved by Congress and judged
constitutional by the Supreme Court.
B. proposed by the president and
approved by Congress.
C. approved by Congress and signed by
the president.
D. proposed by Congress and ratified by
the states.
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12. A bill cannot become a law until it is...
A. approved by Congress and judged
constitutional by the Supreme Court.
B. proposed by the president and
approved by Congress.
C. approved by Congress and signed by
the president.
D. proposed by Congress and ratified by
the states.
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13. The most important task of the
Executive Branch is to...
A.
B.
C.
D.
resolve disputes involving the law.
enforce and carry out federal laws.
decide which laws are constitutional.
change laws to fit changing needs.
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13. The most important task of the
Executive Branch is to...
A.
B.
C.
D.
resolve disputes involving the law.
enforce and carry out federal laws.
decide which laws are constitutional.
change laws to fit changing needs.
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14. The “elastic clause” gives Congress
the power to...
A. amend the Constitution as times
change.
B. declare actions of the president
unconstitutional.
C. veto decisions of the Supreme
Court.
D. pass laws needed to carry out its
other powers.
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14. The “elastic clause” gives Congress
the power to...
A. amend the Constitution as times
change.
B. declare actions of the president
unconstitutional.
C. veto decisions of the Supreme
Court.
D. pass laws needed to carry out its
other powers.
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15. The Judicial Branch is responsible
for...
A.
B.
C.
D.
resolving disputes under the law.
putting federal laws into effect.
vetoing laws it doesn’t like.
making new laws to stop crime.
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15. The Judicial Branch is responsible
for...
A.
B.
C.
D.
resolving disputes under the law.
putting federal laws into effect.
vetoing laws it doesn’t like.
making new laws to stop crime.
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16. The Constitution has survived for
more than 200 years because it…
A. gives more power to the states
than to the national government.
B. combines a strong framework for
the government with flexibility.
C. creates a framework for
government that can never be
changed.
D. has been amended thousands of
times to make it work better.
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16. The Constitution has survived for
more than 200 years because it…
A. gives more power to the states
than to the national government.
B. combines a strong framework for
the government with flexibility.
C. creates a framework for
government that can never be
changed.
D. has been amended thousands of
times to make it work better.
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17. The Preamble lists the…
A.
B.
C.
D.
powers of the Congress.
limits on government power.
goals of the government.
rights of the people.
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17. The Preamble lists the…
A.
B.
C.
D.
powers of the Congress.
limits on government power.
goals of the government.
rights of the people.
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18. “Our Posterity” is our...
A.
B.
C.
D.
ancestors.
parents.
brothers and sisters.
descendants.
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18. “Our Posterity” is our...
A.
B.
C.
D.
ancestors.
parents.
brothers and sisters.
descendants.
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19. The person most responsible for
writing the Bill of Rights was…
A.
B.
C.
D.
President George Washington.
Vice President John Adams.
Representative James Madison.
Governor John Hancock.
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19. The person most responsible for
writing the Bill of Rights was…
A.
B.
C.
D.
President George Washington.
Vice President John Adams.
Representative James Madison.
Governor John Hancock.
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20. The Bill of Rights is part of the…
A.
B.
C.
D.
Proclamation of 1763.
Declaration of Independence.
Articles of Confederation.
Constitution of the United States.
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20. The Bill of Rights is part of the…
A.
B.
C.
D.
Proclamation of 1763.
Declaration of Independence.
Articles of Confederation.
Constitution of the United States.
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21. The job of protecting the rights listed
in the Bill of Rights belongs mainly to…
A.
B.
C.
D.
federal courts.
the president.
Congress.
state governors.
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21. The job of protecting the rights listed
in the Bill of Rights belongs mainly to…
A.
B.
C.
D.
federal courts.
the president.
Congress.
state governors.
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22. The First Amendment protects all of
these rights except freedom of…
A.
B.
C.
D.
speech.
worship.
assembly.
travel.
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22. The First Amendment protects all of
these rights except freedom of…
A.
B.
C.
D.
speech.
worship.
assembly.
travel.
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23. The Fourth Amendment protects
people and their property from…
A.
B.
C.
D.
unreasonable searches.
double jeopardy.
self-incrimination.
due process of law.
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23. The Fourth Amendment protects
people and their property from…
A.
B.
C.
D.
unreasonable searches.
double jeopardy.
self-incrimination.
due process of law.
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24. Which of the following would not be
protected by the First Amendment?
A. criticizing government officials on a
television talk show.
B. promoting ideas that many Americans
oppose in a political campaign.
C. falsely crying “Fire” in a crowded
theater.
D. discussing controversial issues in a
social studies class.
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24. Which of the following would not be
protected by the First Amendment?
A. criticizing government officials on a
television talk show.
B. promoting ideas that many Americans
oppose in a political campaign.
C. falsely crying “Fire” in a crowded
theater.
D. discussing controversial issues in a
social studies class.
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25. The Second Amendment protects the
right of citizens to own
A.
B.
C.
D.
guns.
animals.
slaves.
land.
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25. The Second Amendment protects the
right of citizens to own
A.
B.
C.
D.
guns.
animals.
slaves.
land.
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26. The “Miranda warning” reminds people
who are arrested for a crime that they
have the right to…
A. demand a retrial if they are found
guilty.
B. choose the judge who will set their
bail.
C. question witnesses during their trial.
D. remain silent and not answer
questions.
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26. The “Miranda warning” reminds people
who are arrested for a crime that they
have the right to…
A. demand a retrial if they are found
guilty.
B. choose the judge who will set their
bail.
C. question witnesses during their trial.
D. remain silent and not answer
questions.
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27. The Ninth Amendment says that rights
not listed in the Constitution...
A.
B.
C.
D.
can be added to it later.
belong to the people.
do not exist legally.
are not very important.
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27. The Ninth Amendment says that rights
not listed in the Constitution...
A.
B.
C.
D.
can be added to it later.
belong to the people.
do not exist legally.
are not very important.
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28. The Third Amendment says a person
cannot be forced to...
A.
B.
C.
D.
serve in a state militia.
keep and bear arms.
quarter soldiers at home.
pay taxes to support an army.
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28. The Third Amendment says a person
cannot be forced to...
A.
B.
C.
D.
serve in a state militia.
keep and bear arms.
quarter soldiers at home.
pay taxes to support an army.
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29. The Eighth Amendment bans…
A.
B.
C.
D.
cruel and unusual punishments.
double jeopardy.
arrests without good reason.
secret trials.
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29. The Eighth Amendment bans…
A.
B.
C.
D.
cruel and unusual punishments.
double jeopardy.
arrests without good reason.
secret trials.
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30. During a trial, a person accused of a
crime has the right to…
A.
B.
C.
D.
pick the members of the jury.
hear and question all witnesses.
demand to be tried in secret.
stop a witness from testifying.
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30. During a trial, a person accused of a
crime has the right to…
A.
B.
C.
D.
pick the members of the jury.
hear and question all witnesses.
demand to be tried in secret.
stop a witness from testifying.
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31. A warrant issued by a judge is
needed to...
A.
B.
C.
D.
search a person’s home.
call a witness in a trial.
post bail after an arrest.
hire a defense lawyer.
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31. A warrant issued by a judge is
needed to...
A.
B.
C.
D.
search a person’s home.
call a witness in a trial.
post bail after an arrest.
hire a defense lawyer.
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