unit test 1

Question 1

1715

Answer 1

the enlightenment

Question 2

the great awakening

Answer 2

1730-1760

Question 3

1756-1763

Answer 3

the seven years war/ french and indian war

Question 4

estates general meets/ french revolution begins

Answer 4

may 1789

Question 5

storming of bastille

Answer 5

july 14, 1789

Question 6

invasion of Russia

Answer 6

1812

Question 7

battle of waterloo

Answer 7

june 1815

Question 8

what six purposes are specifically mentioned in the preamble

Answer 8

• establish justice
• ensure domestic tranquility
• provide for the common defense
• promote the general welfare of
• secure the blessing of liberty

Question 9

what are the two parts of the congress of the united states states

Answer 9

the house of representatives and the senate

Question 10

How long is one term served in the House of Representatives? In The Senate?

Answer 10

representative: 2 year term
senate: 6 year term

Question 11

​In what house must bills regarding raising revenue originate?

Answer 11

house of representatives

Question 12

Which branch of government has the power to declare war?

Answer 12

the Legislative Branch (specifically, Congress)

Question 13

In what person does the Constitution vest executive power?

Answer 13

the president

Question 14

Wat role does the President play in the armed forces of the United States?

Answer 14

commander in chief of the armed forces

Question 15

Who appoints presidential electors?

Answer 15

the states

Question 16

Who has the power to ordain and establish “inferior courts”

Answer 16

the congress

Question 17

What is the only exception to the right to trial by jury?

Answer 17

serious offenses only

Question 18

Who is granted the authority to enter new states into the union?

Answer 18

congress

Question 19

​What form of government is the United States to guarantee to every state in the union?

Answer 19

republican form of government

Question 20

What five freedoms is Congress forbidden to constrain under the First Amendment?

Answer 20

Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition.

Question 21

What freedom does the Second Amendment protect?

Answer 21

the right to bear arm.

Question 22

According to the Tenth Amendment who is the recipient of those powers not granted to the United States or those
powers not forbidden for the states to exercise?

Answer 22

the States respectively, or to the people

Question 23

What amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

Answer 23

amendment 13

Question 24

Which amendment established a graduated income tax?

Answer 24

the 16th amendment

Question 25

Which amendment allows for the direct election of Senators?

Answer 25

17th amendment

Question 26

Which amendment protects citizens’ right to vote regardless of their gender

Answer 26

the nineteenth

Question 27

According to the Twenty=second Amendment, what is the maximum number of terms a person may serve as President?

Answer 27

2 terms