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1ST SEMESTER SUMMATIVE STUDY GUIDE
Research
1.________ Which conclusion about the American Revolutionary War is most clearly supported by information in this chart?
A. England had few advantages in a war with her American colonies.
B. The thirteen colonies had more advantages than disadvantages upon entering the war.
C. England did not believe that the thirteen colonies were worth the expense of a war.
D. The thirteen colonies had few, but important, advantages in the war with England.
2._______Which of the following is the best description of a thesis statement.
A. a single sentence that states what your topic is and controls the content of your research project.
B. a statement of fact or an observation that can be researched and possibly proven.
C. multiple sentences that are used to announces a subject that is being researched.
D. is a vague or general statement that is used to introduce a larger topic to be researched.
3.________ Which of the following is a good strategy before writing your thesis statement.
A. Create a list of three points that you will cover in your research project.
B. Write a series of short statements and then combine them together to create your statement.
C. Complete your research project and then good back a write a thesis statement that supports what you stated in your
project.
D. do some beginning research before writing your thesis statement.
Place an “X” next to each statement that is a strong example of a thesis statement.
4.________This paper will address the characteristics of a good corporate manager.
5.________The 1940s was a decade of great advances militarily, politically, and culturally for the United States.
6._________Frank Lloyd Wright was a great architect.
7.________The American communications industry has many problems.
8.________In “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” the chess game parallels the struggle between Harry and
Voldemort throughout the series.
9.
A.
B.
C.
D.
________This type of sources comes directly from the topic being researched.
Primary _________________________________________________________________
Secondary_______________________________________________________________
Biased__________________________________________________________________
Credible________________________________________________________________
10. ________This type of sources has been interpreted by another person and doesn’t come directly from the
topic being researched.
11. Primary _________________________________________________________________
12. Secondary_______________________________________________________________
13. Biased__________________________________________________________________
14. Credible________________________________________________________________
15. _________ Which of the following is not a way to check the credibility of a source?
A. Can the same information be found in another source___________________________________
B. Credentials of the author.__________________________________________________________
C. Find the age of the source_________________________________________________________
D. Does the source have a bias________________________________________________________
16. Place an “X” next to all the primary sources. Explain why each of the other source(s) is/are not primary.
______ Encyclopedia ___________________________________________________________
______ Textbook _______________________________________________________________
______ Artifact_________________________________________________________________
American Revolution
1. _____Law requiring all legal and commercial documents to carry an official seal showing that a tax has been paid.
a. Sugar Act
b. Stamp Act
c. Intolerable Act
d. Quartering Act
2. _____A secret group that came together because of the Stamp and Tea Act.
a. Daughters of Liberty_________________________________________________________________________
b. Committee of Correspondence________________________________________________________________
c. Stamp Act Congress________________________________________________________________________
d. Sons of Liberty______________________________________________________________________________
3. _____Why did protests against the Tea Act take place in port cities?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Employees in port cities hurt the most economically by the Act.
Employees in port cities were heavily armed civilians
Port cities had many politically active women
Port cities’ taxes were higher than other cities
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
_____Why were British soldiers stationed in the colonies in 1763?
to force colonists to pay their taxes
to prevent unhappy colonists from starting a revolution
to enforce the law that forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachians
to conduct searches of colonists’ homes and business for smuggled goods
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
_____How did signing the Declaration of Independence lead to the American Revolution?
it dissolved colonies’ Representative Houses
it made treaties with other countries
it outlined how the colonists would choose their representatives
it announced that the colonies are no longer under British rule
6. _____Colonists destroyed the cargoes of British ships in Boston Harbor to protest which law(s)?
a. Quartering Act
b. Tea Act
c. Sugar Act
d. Intolerable Acts
7. _____This pamphlet written by Thomas Paine influenced many colonists to support going to war with Great Britain
a. Intolerable Acts
b. Declaration of Independence
c. Common Sense
d. Tea Act
8. _____In response to the Intolerable Acts, many colonies sent food and money to
a. Boston, Massachusetts
b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
c. New York, New York
d. Charles Town, South Carolina
9.
a.
b.
c.
d.
_____Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts
to punish Boston for the Tea Party and clamp down on resistance
to put pressure on the colonists for organizing the Sons of Liberty
to put pressure on the colonists to lower the price of tea
to punish Massachusetts for collecting military supplies
10. ______What role did the Boston Massacre play in causing the American Revolution?
a. Fear encouraged settlers to move west
b. Forced King George III to issue a proclamation
c. Tension between Britain and the colonies was exploding into violence
d. The death of a British soldier caused Parliament to enact the Coercive Acts
11._____Which writer is associated with this quote?
“ 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, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
a. Thomas Paine
b. Patrick Henry
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. Ben Franklin
12.______How do you think Paul Revere intended its viewers to understand this engraving?
a. The colonists were to blame for throwing things at the Redcoats
b. It proves Captain Preston gave the order to shoot
c. The British were tyrants and trying to stir up anger among the colonists
d. To confuse witnesses so they would give different accounts of the event
13. _____King George enforced the Proclamation of 1763 by
a. Declaring supreme authority to govern the colonies
b. Outlawing secret societies such as the Sons of Liberty
c. Keeping 10,000 soldiers in the colonies
d. Building fences along the Appalachian Mountains
_____ 14. How did George Washington help the Patriots win the war?
A. He hired Hessian (German) mercenaries to fight in the Continental Army.
B. He organized, commanded and trained the Continental Army into an effective fighting force.
C. He defeated the Hessians at the Battle of Long Island, which proved to be the major turning point in the war.
D. He traveled to France and Spain during the war to gain their support.
_____ 15. Britain's northern strategy was to…
A. seize the Ohio River valley and stop the Colonists taking British territory west of the Appalachian Mountains.
B. receive help from the French living in Canada
C. surprise the Americans in Boston after their Christmas morning celebration, and take the city.
D. cut off New England from the other colonies by taking control of the Hudson River.
_____ 16. The Battles of Saratoga
A. caused Native Americans to side with the British.
B. helped convince some European nations, like France, to assist the Americans.
C. was a terrible defeat for the Americans and proved to be a turning point in favor of the British.
D. prevented the British from gaining control of coastal cities in the Southern colonies..
_____ 17. This was the last major battle of the war were British General Cornwallis surrender to General Washington.
A. Battle of Yorktown
B. Battle of Lexington
C. Battle of Concord
D. Battle of Saratoga
_____18. Which statement most accurately describes the condition of the Continental Army at the start of the war?
A. The army was well trained and supplied.
B. The army was made up of experienced soldiers who were well trained
C. It was hard to keep soldiers because they enlisted for one year at a time.
D. The army was poorly led by George Washington
_____19. He served as a foreign diplomat during the war, and helped to secure the aid of France after the Battle of
Saratoga.
Paul Revere
B. Sam Adams
C. Ben Franklin
D. Thomas Jefferson
True/ False: Write a “T” on the line if the statement is true and a “F” on the line if it is false - correct any false
statement(s) by changing the underlined word or words to make it true.
20. ________ Spain was the main ally for the colonies in the Revolution.
______________________________________________________________________________
21.________The Battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill were the first two battle of the Revolutionary War
______________________________________________________________________________
22.________ King John III, served as the monarch of Great Britain during the war, and was resolved to fight to keep the
American colonies in the British Empire.
______________________________________________________________________________
23._______ The Battle of Trenton was a major victory for the Continental Army over Hessian mercenaries.
______________________________________________________________________________
Constitutional Convention
Match the definition in column A with the term in column B.
Column A
1. ____The philosopher who believed
all people are born with the natural rights of life,
liberty and property.
2.____This document limited the King of England’s
power for the first time.
3.____ Rights that all people are born with
and can never be taken away by the
government. Also known as natural rights.
Column B
A. Baron de Montesquieu
B. Mayflower Compact
C. Declaration of Independence
D. English Bill of Rights
E. John Locke
F. Magna Carta
G. Inalienable
H. Articles of Confederation
I. comte de Rochambeau
J. Thomas Jefferson
4.____ This document in 1689, further limited the power of the
English monarch by stating that the King/ Queen could
not do certain actions, like taxing, without getting the
approval of Parliament. It gave all British subjects basic rights.
5.____ This document stated that all men are created equal, and a government can’t deny it’s citizens life, liberty or the
pursuit of happiness.
6.____ Philosopher who believed the best way to protect natural rights was to divide the power of government into
branches that check and balance each other’s power.
7.____ First colonial agreement forming a government by the consent of the people in the American colonies.
8.____ Ideas of majority rule and direct democracy can be found in this document.
9.____ This philosopher said that people should give up some of their freedom in exchange for the government protecting
their natural rights.
10.___ The first constitution of the United States. This formed the U.S. government during the American Revolution.
Place an “F” on the line if the statement is from a Federalist and an “A” on the line if it is from an
Antifederalist.
11.________ State governments should have more power that the national government.
12.________ The President could become a King, and the Senate an aristocracy for the United States.
13._______ The checks and balances in the Constitution will stop an abuse of power by any one branch of
government.
14._______ A bill of rights needs to be added to the Constitution to guarantee that individual rights and freedoms will
be protected.
15._______ The Constitution should be ratified as is, and doesn’t need any changes because it already protects the
rights of all citizens.
16. ____During the debates over the ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists and AntiFederalists disagreed most strongly over the
A.
B.
C.
D.
division of powers between the national and state governments
provision for admitting new states to the Union
division of powers between the Federal and Supreme Courts
method of amending the Constitution
17. ____ Which speaker’s idea about representation was actually included in the U. S. Constitution?
Speaker A:"States must be represented in the national government solely on the basis of population. It is indeed the only
fair situation."
Speaker B:"The national legislature must be based on equal representation of the states to protect the interests of the
small states."
Speaker C:"States must accept the supremacy of the national government on all issues; otherwise, the system will fail."
Speaker D:"The national Congress should consist of two houses: one in which representation is based on population, and
one
in which states
are equally
represented."
A. Speaker
A
B. Speaker
B
C. Speaker C
D. Speaker D
18.___The Federalist Papers were a series of newspaper articles published in 1787 and 1788 to win support for the
A. right of a state to set up their own government B. right of a state to secede from the Union
C. ratification of the United States Constitution
D. construction of an interstate trade system
19.____Which conclusion about the Constitutional Convention is best supported by these headlines?
“New Congress to Have Two Houses”
A.
B.
C.
D.
“Slaves to Count as Three-Fifths of a Person”
The framers of the Constitution were able to compromise on important issues.
States that were small in area would lose power in the new Constitution.
States with large populations controlled the outcome of the convention.
The President and Congress would have equal power under the new constitution.
20.____What was necessary in order to gain support from the states to ratify the Constitution?
A. The addition to enact and collect taxes
B. The addition of the Bill of Rights
C. The addition of the Executive Branch
D. The addition of the Judicial Branch
21. ____ Along with John Jay and James Madison, this politician wrote the Federalist Papers describing why
people should support ratification of the Constitution.
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. John Adams
D. Alexander Hamilton
22. ____ He was known as the “Father of the Constitution because he kept notes at the Convention and
contributed many of the idea that went into the new government.
A.
Roger Sherman
B. George Washington
C. Ben Franklin
D. James Madison
23. ____ Delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise as a solution to
the problem of how to determine the
A.
B.
C.
D.
number of representatives in the House of Representatives from each state
qualifications of Supreme Court justices
tariff rates on exports
length of the president’s term
24. ____During the convention, this delegate kept the peace, stayed positive and encouraged compromises
on a number of difference.
A. John Adams
B. James Madison
C. Ben Franklin
D. George Mason
25.____At the Constitutional Convention, which problem was solved by the Great Compromise?
A. developing the method of electing a president
B. designating control of interstate commerce
C. outlining the structure of the federal court system
D. establishing the formula for representation in Congress
Constitution
Matching
1. _____ Federalism
2. _____ Republicanism
3. _____ Separation of Powers
4. _____ Reserved Powers
5. _____ Check & Balances
6. _____ Enumerated Powers
7. _____ Popular Sovereignty
8. _____ Individual Rights
9. _____ Flexibility
10. _____ Concurrent Powers
11. _____ Limited Government
12. _____ Supreme Clause
13._______Elastic Clause
A. A government in which the people rule
B. Protects personal liberties and privileges
C. Everyone must obey the law, even members of the
government. The government gets its power from
the people.
D. Powers given to both the National and State
Governments
E. Power by voting for your representative
F. Powers given to the National Government alone
G. Division of basic government roles into branches
H. Allows Congress to make laws that are necessary
and proper
I. Allows the Constitution to be amended over time
J. Powers given to the state governments alone
K. System of government which power is divided
between central government and states
L. National or State laws cannot contradict the
U.S. Constitution.
M. Each branch exercises controls over other
Branches.
14.____Which branch of the federal government do bills originate?
a. Executive
b. Judicial
c. Legislative
d. Military
15.____What role do Congressional committees have in turning a federal bill into a law?
a. Committees can rewrite the bill, approve the bill, or defeat the bill
b. Committees can sign bills into law
c. Committees can declare a bill unconstitutional
d. Committees are not involved in turning bills into law
16.____Once each house approves a federal bill which branch of government does it go to next?
a. Legislative b. Executive c. Judicial d. The bill does not go to any other branch of government
17.____If the President chooses to veto a law what recourse does the Congress have.
a. The proposed law goes back to Congress where a 2/3 majority vote can approve the law
b. The Congress has no recourse, and the bill may never be introduced into Congress again.
c. The Congress can have the Supreme Court look at the bill, which can pass the bill over the President’s veto.
d. The President does not have the power to veto laws
18.____Which house of Congress is being described: 435 elected representatives, a two year term, must be 25 yrs. of
age to be elected, the lower house.
a. Senate
b. House of Representatives c. House of Burgesses d. Legislative House
19.____Who is the Leader of the Senate.
a. Speaker of the Senate b. Speaker of the House c. Vice President
d. The Chairman
20.____Who is the Leader of the House of Representatives.
a. Speaker of the Senate b. Speaker of the House c. President Pro Tempore d. The Chairman
21.____Which house of Congress is being described: 100 elected representatives, a six year term, must be 30 yrs. of
age to be elected, the upper house.
a. Senate
b. House of Representatives c. House of Burgesses d. Legislative House
22.____ All of the following are powers of Congress EXCEPT
a. Declare war
b. Establish federal courts c. Issue marriage licenses
d. Print money
23. What duty does the president have regarding federal laws?
a. Execute them
b. Create them
c. Determine their constitutionality
d. Determine their fairness
24. Which process of electing a President of the United States is written in the U.S. Constitution?
a. the opening of a national nominating convention
b. the President making an inaugural address
c. the electoral college casting ballots
d. a political party adopting a platform
25. The following headlines show that the President of the United States
a.
b.
c.
d.
has new duties not specified in the original Constitution
has unlimited power under the United States government’s system
has executive, legislative, and military powers
must obtain congressional approval for all executive decisions
26. How is the president of the United States chosen?
a. Electoral College
b. Popular Vote
c. Primary Election
d. Confirmed by the Senate
27. The Supreme Court has the power to
a. control the federal budget
b. vote to end a tie in the Senate
c. approve presidential appointments
d. interpret the Constitution
28. After the Vice President, who is next in the line of succession to become President?
a. Speaker of the House
b. President Pro Tempore
c. Secretary of State
d. Secretary of Defense
29. What is the minimum number of electoral votes a candidate needs to win a Presidential Election?
a. 538
b. 270
c. 333
d. 170
30. A vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by a voter in the general election is called the
a. Electoral vote
b. Citizens vote
c. Popular vote
d. Republic vote
31. Marbury v. Madison gave the Judicial Branch the power…
a. to declare war on a foreign nation
b. to impeach the president if he/she commit a crime
c. to review laws and actions of other parts of government to declare if a law is constitutional
d. to approve appointments to the Cabinet
32.
The purpose of a primary election is
to determine who will run in the general election
to determine who will represent the state as their Electoral College
to determine the electoral vote in a Presidential election
to determine the popular vote in appointing a Supreme Court justice
a.
b.
c.
d.
33. How are justices of the Supreme Court chosen?
a. Elected by the people and confirmed by the Senate
b. Appointed by the Senate and approved by the House of Representatives
c. Appointed by the president and approved by the Senate
d. Appointed by the other Supreme Court justices and approved by the President
34. Who are the advisors to the President?
a. Conference Committee b. Independent Agency
35. Justices on the Supreme Court serve for
a. 5 years
b. 10 years
c. 15 years
c.
Cabinet
d. life
36. One term of office for the President of the U.S. is
a. 2 years
b. 4 years
c. 6 years
d. 10 years
37.______Under the Sixth Amendment, a person accused of a crime has the right to
A. keep and bear arms.
B. protection against unreasonable search and seizures.
C. an attorney
D. not be tried twice for the same offense.
38.______This amendment guarantees the right to an attorney and a speedy trial.
A. 7th
B. 3rd
th
C. 6
D. 9th
d.
White House staff
39.______ Freedom of speech, religion, press, to peaceably assemble, and petition the government if you have
grievances are protected in this amendment.
A. 5th
B. 6th
st
C. 1
D. 4th
40.______
This amendment states: a person can’t be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process. No
person will be made to stand trial for the same crime twice (double jeopardy).
A. 5th
B. 6th
th
C. 7
D. 8th
41.______Before the police can conduct a search of a person’s home they must have these two things before starting
the search.
A. Search Warrant/ Probable Cause
B. Search Warrant/ Bail
C. Petition/ Probable Cause
D. Petition/ Bail
42_______ This case established that a person must be given a lawyer if they can’t afford one.
A. Tinker v. Des Moines Public Schools
B. Schenck v. United States
C. Gideon v. Wainwright
D. Plessy v. Ferguson
43. _______ A person arrested for committing a crime must be read their rights. Such as the right to remain silent,
and to have a lawyer present during questioning. Which case does this come from?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. Miranda v. Arizona
C. Gideon v. Wainwright
D. Schenck v. United States
44._______To introduce a constitutional amendment, what majority is required in Congress?
A. one-fourth
B. one-half
C. two-thirds
D. three-fourths