2. When citizens report for jury duty, they are helping uphold a constitutional right guaranteed by this amendment.
Seventh Amendment

3. In what year was the Constitutional Convention held?
1787

4. Powers not given to the federal government by the U. S
Powers not given to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution are reserved to the states and the people. This principle is established by the….
Tenth Amendment

5. What is the best definition of an “unalienable right”?
An individual freedom that government should be unable to take away

6. Why is voting an example of responsible citizenship?
Democracy depends on the active participation of its citizens
The costs of maintaining voting polls should not be wasted
Elected officials generally perform better than appointed officials
Not everyone has the time or ability to serve in public office

7. At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, delegates from the small states most strongly supported the idea of…
Equal representation for the states in the national legislature

8. raising a family
being informed about public issues
attending a local church, synagogue, or mosque
becoming a medical doctor
Which is an example of responsible citizenship?

9. King John of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215
King John of England signed the Magna Carta in What idea did the Founding Fathers borrow from this document to include in the Bill of Rights?
People must be born in a country to have the rights of citizens
People have only those individual rights granted to them by the king
People accused of a crime will be imprisoned until proven innocent
People accused of a crime have a right to a trial by a jury of their equals

10. In order to resolve a key weakness of the Articles of Confederation, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention decided to ---
Increase the powers of the central government

11. + = Complete the diagram… Amendment of the U.S. Constitution ???
Proposed by Congress with a two-thirds vote in both houses
Ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states + =
???
Complete the diagram…
Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

12. One effect of Anti-Federalist attacks on the U
One effect of Anti-Federalist attacks on the U.S Constitution during the ratification debates
The right to vote was extended to men without property
Several states failed to ratify the Constitution
A Supreme Court was added to judge whether laws were constitutional
A “Bill of Rights” was added in the form of ten amendments

13. The sentence…”Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof” is found in which amendment?
First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

14. Which right best completes the diagram? Right to Bear Arms
Due Process of Law
Guarantee of a speedy trial
Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure ?
Which right best completes the diagram?
Right to Bear Arms
Freedom to speak without fear of punishment
Protection from cruel and unusual punishment
Freedom of the press to report on court proceedings

15. Patrick Henry opposed ratifying the U. S
Patrick Henry opposed ratifying the U.S. Constitution because he believed that under it---
Individuals would exercise too much power over the federal government
The courts would not be able to hold government officials accountable
Alliances could not be formed with other countries
The states would surrender too much power to the federal government

16. George Mason did not sign the Constitution and opposed its ratification because he believed it…
did not adequately protect individuals from potential government abuse
did not give the executive branch enough power to oversee the military
prevented the legislative branch from effectively governing the states
prevented the judicial branch from using review to overturn acts of the legislature

17. Congress passes a bill
The president vetoes the bill
Congress overrides the presidential veto
Which principle of U.S. government is illustrated in the diagram above?
Checks and Balances

18. Plans for self-government
Both the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were early colonial---
Plans for self-government

19. Which group argued that the Constitution must spell out ways to protect people’s basic rights?
Anti-Federalists

20. The accomplishments shown on the tombstone are associated with
Thomas Jefferson
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Author of the Statue of Religious Freedoms
Founder of the University of Virginia

21. The Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. What was the main impact of their essays?
They expressed the need for racial and gender equality
The increased popular support for a bill of rights
They persuaded states to ratify the U.S. Constitution
They led to the creation of a weaker federal government

22. In 1787, the United States was at a crossroads
In 1787, the United States was at a crossroads. Farmers in western Massachusetts had rebelled the year before over property taxes. The state struggled to end the rebellion. Events such as this one contributed to the decision to…
Restructure the federal government

23. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited to it by the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
-U.S. Constitution, Tenth Amendment
Which principle of the U.S. Constitution is expressed in this amendment?
Federalism

24. Legislative Power
(to make the laws)
Judicial Power
(apply laws to specific situations)
Executive Power (carry out the laws
Which principle of U.S. government is illustrated in the diagram above?
Separation of powers

25. Which best summarizes the purpose behind adding the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution?
To limit the powers given to Congress in the U.S. Constitution
To protect individual freedoms from abusive governmental power
To protect citizens’ rights in the election process
To increase the power of the judiciary over the Chief Executive

26. This excerpt refers to the rights that people…
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights…
-Declaration of Independence, 1776
This excerpt refers to the rights that people…
Are granted after enlistment in the military
Receive by becoming citizens of a country
Earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government
Have as a result of being human