Practice Test

Question 1

Which social effect may result from adding healthier options to a school lunch program?

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D: angering students because of the loss of familiar choices

Question 2

The Enlightenment idea of separation of powers led to

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A: forming three branches of government in the United States.

Question 3

How did George Mason impact the judicial system of the United States?

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A: He helped create the Bill of Rights, which affects judicial interpretation.

Question 4

Which was an effect of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

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B: It limited the growth of schools and public education.; D: It brought money to the nation through the sale of public lands.

Question 5

Why might people exercise their First Amendment right to petition the government?

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C: to get the government to help fix a problem

Question 6

The Constitution establishes three branches of government that

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B: are led by the legislative branch.; C: have different powers.

Question 7

What was a result of the battles of Trenton and Princeton during the American Revolution?

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A: France’s entry into the war on the colonial side; D: an increase in supporter morale

Question 8

In Common Sense , Thomas Paine argued that

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A: America should submit to British regulations.; C: America should be an independent nation.

Question 9

Which statement best describes the Anti-Federalist view of the Constitution?

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A: The Constitution gave too much power to a central government.

Question 10

What did the Founders mean by the term “rule of law”?

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A: laws that apply to elected officials; D: laws that apply equally to everyone

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