Exam Review Quiz I
1. Rights that cannot be taken away are said to be
a. Bill of Rights
b. Declaration of Rights
c. unalienable rights
d. Human rights
2. Putting the needs of the community and the people is a tenet of which philosophy?
a. Judeo-Christian Philosophy
b. Natural Rights Philosophy
c. Classical Republican Philosophy
d. Magna Carta
e. Feudalism
3. Which system introduced the idea of government based on contract?
a. Judeo-Christian Philosophy
b. Natural Rights Philosophy
c. Classical Republican Philosophy
d. Magna Carta
e. Feudalism
4. The idea that political power is derived from the people is
a. limited government
b. popular sovereignty
c. Feudalism
d. Classical Republican Philosophy
e. Natural Rights Philosophy
5. Representation based on population was introduced through
a. the Articles of Confederation
b. the Connecticut Compromise
c. the New Jersey Plan
d. the Virginia Plan
e. Three-fifths Compromise
6. Fair laws that are equal for all is which of the following purposes of government?
a. Secure the blessings of liberty
b. Protect the general welfare
c. Establish justice
d. Secure domestic tranquility
7. Protection within our homes and communities describes which of the following purposes of government?
a. Secure the blessings of liberty
b. Protect the general welfare
c. Establish justice
d. Secure domestic tranquility
8. A court order to have a prisoner appear before an officer of the court to be told why he or she is being held
a. bill of attainder
b. writ of habeas corpus
c. ex post facto law
d. judicial review
9. Which of the following was a Federalist?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Thomas Paine
c. James Madison
d. George Mason
10. Levels of government with their own and shared powers describes which of the following?
a. Separation of Powers
b. Checks and Balances
c. Federalism
d. Limited Government
e. Judicial review
A. Article I B. Article II C. Article III D. Article V E. Article VI
11. Which Article of the Constitution lays out the powers of the Executive Branch?
12. Which Article of the Constitution created the Constitution as the supreme law of the land?
13. Which Article of the Constitution created the process for amending the Constitution?
14. Which Article of the Constitution lays out the powers of the Legislative Branch?
15. Which Article of the Constitution states the reasons a president shall be removed from office?
16. Which Article of the Constitution created the necessary and proper clause?
17. Which Article of the Constitution states the president’s term shall be four years.
18. Which Article of the Constitution contains the oath clause?