civics problems

1: The men who wrote the Constitution are sometimes called the:

Council of Twelve

Founding Fathers

Patriots

Forsaken Mothers

2: The word “Preamble” is taken from the Latin word meaning:

An introduction

To walk before

We the People

Governing rule

3: During the time that the preamble was being written, any and all rights were granted to the people by:

The President

Lawyers

The King

The Courts

4: The Preamble emphasizes the fact that _______ were the primary source power of government.

Judges

The People

The President and First Lady

Local Representatives

5: What is the purpose of the Constitution?

To form a more perfect union

To escape political oppression

To freely practice religion

Economic opportunities

6: What are the three branches of government?

President, Vice-President, and Secretary of State

Congress, Senate, and Executive

Right Wing, Left Wing, and Liberal

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

7: Within the House of Representatives, the Representatives are often called:

Congressmen

District Leaders

Lobbyists

Governors

8: The House of Representatives is called _______ for short.

The Cabinet

The Parliament

The House

The Upper House

9: The number of people living in a Congressional district may vary from as low as _____ to as high as _____.

500 to 1,500

75,000 to 200,000

200, 000 to 1,000,000

50 to 75

10: This Pennsylvanian, know as the “financer” of the Revolution, nominated George Washington for President on May 25, 1787 at the Pennsylvania State House:

William Berkeley

Robert Morris

William Penn

James Ogelthorpe

11: What was one of the primary reasons that James Madison was displeased with the Articles of Confederation?

The states were becoming increasingly rich

George Washington, a wise man, was not pleased with them

The central government had insufficient power to regulate commerce

all of the above

12: What issue was at the center of the Great Compromise?

Whether or not Oliver Ellsworth would be named President of the United States

North-South division over how slaves were to be counted for purposes of taxation and representation

Quarrel among the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists

Samuel Bryan’s “Centinel” essays in Philadelphia’s Independent Gazetteer   :13: The judge’s order that a person who is being held in jail be brought into court ____________. is called a writ of habeas corpus violates the principle of “innocent until proven guilty.” is unfair 14: The United States may suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus only in time of _________. the highest terrorism rating rebellion or invasion when the public safety requires that persons suspected of aiding the enemy be jailed for the safety of all the people, even though full proof is lacking war 15: No person can be found guilty of a crime except _________. after trial in court if he confesses to the crime none of the above 16: A person cannot be punished for an act committed before ________. they are at least 18 years of age there was a law against it neither of the above 17: In the United States, all people are considered equal before the law. Our government, therefore, cannot ______. single out certain persons and give them titles of nobility pay people higher wages than others with the same qualifications make people wait for their trials 18: Neither Congress nor any legislature can levy a tax on ____________. any article exported from a state cigarettes medications 19: Before a state may keep troops or warships __________. it must obtain approval from the residents of that state it must obtain permission from Congress it must obtain approval from the President 20: States may enter into agreements or compacts with each other ____________. if permission is obtained from both Governors of the states if permission is first obtained from Congress neither of the above