Foundations of Democracy Worksheet
Matching: Important People
1. _____ Served in the Continental Congress and wrote a series of papers protesting
taxation without representation. He helped support Revolution with his own money.
2. _____ Known as the ‘Father of American Medicine’. He supported educating women and
helped fund an African-American church. He was Surgeon General in the Continental Army
3. _____ The most famous signer of the Declaration of Independence, and President of the Second Continental Congress
4._____ A minister for New Jersey, president at the college of New Jersey, later known as
Princeton. He strongly supported American Independence
5. _____ First Chief Justice of the United States
6. _____ Governor of Connecticut that refused to join the British, instead he supplied
Washington’s troops with food, clothing, and weapons.
7. _____ A minister who used his role in the church to help recruit men for the
colonial army. His group was called the “Black Regiment”
a) John Hancock
b) John Witherspoon
c) John Jay
d) Jonathan Trumbull Sr.
e) Charles Carroll
f) Benjamin Rush
g) John Peter Muhlenberg
Matching: Historical Documents
9. _____ Document that declared the United States of America independent of Great Britain and declared certain rights “unalienable”
10. _____ This was the first national government that America had, it was largely considered a failure
11. _____ This document serves as the basis for our government today and outlines the powers granted to the three branches of the federal government as well as the states. This document replaced the Articles of Confederation.
12. _____ An addition to the Constitution, outlined certain basic rights that are guaranteed by the federal government.
13. ______Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, urging American colonists to break away from Great Britain.
a) Declaration of Independence d) Common Sense
b) Bill of Rights e) Articles of Confederation
c) Constitution
Circle the correct answer of each question
14. What was the name of the Frenchman that traveled to America to study our government?
Alexis Tocqueville Thomas Jefferson Napoleon Bonaparte
15. Which of the values of democracy stressed the need for the government to remain “hands off?”
Liberty Populism Individualism Laissez-Faire
16. What is a synonym for egalitarianism?
Evil Equality Egotistical Envious
17. What kind of government do we have in America?
Dictatorship Monarchy Constitutional Republic
Directions: Each of these descriptions relates to a guarantee in the Bill of Rights.In the space beneath each one, write the number of the amendment that protects that right or freedom.
1.______The Johnson family refuses to house two US Marines in their home when told they must do so.
2.______The Smithvile telegraph prints various editorial viewpoints on current issues.
3.______Mark has the rights to obtain his concealed hand gun license and carry a gun
4.______Frank is told by the police he may have his lawyer present when he is questioned about the jewelry store burglary.
5.______Students from Central High School wish to meet in the city square to protest curfew laws.
6. ______Joseph is publicly whipped for stealing a loaf of bread from the local grocery store.
7.______Miss Green argued that the police had no right to take belongings from her house even though the police had found illegal drugs there.
8.______Edna’s attorney argued that her trial should be held as soon as possible.
9. ______Jill refuses to answer the prosecuting attorney’s question in court because her answer may get her into legal trouble