Willard High School History Department

Answer the following question by selecting the best possible
answer. Failure to do so will result in forfeiting your vote for
three years.

• 1) Which Supreme Court case legalized abortion in America?
  

  McCulloch v. Maryland.
  Dred Scott v. Sanford.
  Roe v. Wade.
  Miranda v. Arizona.
• 2) Which of the following outlined the process of admitting state into
  the union?
  

  Townshend Act.
  Northwest Ordinance.
  Alien and Sedition Act.
  Bauer Protocols.
• 3) Which Supreme Court Case established the "separate but equal"
  doctrine regarding racial matters?
  

  Brown v. Board of Education
  Miranda v. Arizona.
  Plessy v. Ferguson.
  Roe v. Wade.
• 4) Which American city was the host of the Constitution Convention?
  

  Indianapolis.
  Anapolis.
  Philadelphia.
  Pittsburgh.
• 5) What constitutional amendment was the only amendment appealed?
  

  Seventeenth.
  Eighteenth.
  Nineteenth.
  Twentieth.
• 6) Who led the movement that provided the Bill of Rights?
  

  James Madison.
  James Monroe.
  James Wilson.
  James Witherspoon.
• 7) What constitutional amendment granted citizenship to those born or
  naturalized in the United States?
  

  Thirteenth.
  Fourteenth.
  Fifteenth.
  Sixteenth.
• 8) What constitutional amendments are also known as the "Civil War"
  amendments?
  

  Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth amendments.
  Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments.
  Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth amendments.
  Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth amendments.
• 9) Which of the following is NOT a constitutional power of the Congress?
  

  Approving treaties.
  Spending revenue.
  Raising revenue.
  Carrying out laws.
• 10) Which of the following is NOT a constitutional power of the
  President?
  

  Commander in Chief.
  Meeting with foreign leaders.
  Pardoning individuals.
  Making the laws.
• 11) Which of the following Bill of Rights amendments prohibits cruel and
  unusual punishments?
  

  Fifth.
  Sixth.
  Seventh.
  Eighth.
• 12) Which of the following is allowed by the Constitution for Congress
  to perform?
  

  Congress may suspend habeas corpus in times of war and peace.
  Congress may pass bill of attainder or ex post facto laws.
  Congress may pass laws necessary to carry out stated laws.
  Congress may grant titles of nobility and receive foreign titles.
• 13) Which of the following is a constitutional power of the Supreme
  Court?
  

  Establishing a currency.
  Employing judicial review.
  Instituting a post office.
  Acting as impeachment jury.
• 14) Which date of the Missouri Constitution represents our current
  constitution?
  

  1930.
  1945.
  1960.
  1975.
• 15) What constitutional amendment banned states from denying life,
  liberty, and property without due process?
  

  Thirteenth.
  Fourteenth.
  Fifteenth.
  Sixteenth.
• 16) What constitution amendment allowed eighteen-year-olds to have the
  federal right to vote?
  

  Twenty-Fifth.
  Twenty-Sixth.
  Twenty-Seventh.
  Twenty Eighth.
• 17) Who is the "Father of the Constitution?"
  

  John Adams.
  Thomas Jefferson.
  James Madison.
  George Washington
• 18) Read the following passage from the "Declaration of Independence:"
  
  "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. That to secure these rights, Governments are
  instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of
  the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes
  destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or
  to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its
  foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such
  form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and
  Happiness."
  
  According to Jefferson, why are governments instituted among men?
  

  To secure the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
  They are To be endowed by their Creator.
  To derive their just powers
  To institute among men just laws.
• 19) Read the following passage from the "Veto Message Regarding the Bank
  of the United States:"
  
  "Should the stock of the bank principally pass into the hands of the
  subjects of a foreign country, and we should unfortunately become
  involved in a war with that country, what would be our condition? Of
  the course which would be pursued by a bank almost wholly owned by
  the subjects of a foreign power, and managed by those whose
  interests, if not affections, would run in the same direction there
  can be no doubt. All its operations within would be in aid of the
  hostile fleets and armies without. Controlling our currency,
  receiving our public moneys, and holding thousands of our citizens
  in dependence, it would be more formidable and dangerous than the
  naval and military power of the enemy. . ."
  
  According to President Jackson, all of the following are more
  formidable and dangerous than the naval and military power of our
  enemy, EXCEPT:
  

  Controlling our currency.
  Receiving our public moneys.
  Holding thousands of our citizens in dependence.
  Trying the subjects of a foreign power.
• 20) The name of the first constitution was called:
  

  Articles of Confederation.
  Declaration of Independence.
  Declaration of the Rights of Man.
  Magna Carta.
• 21) Which of the following countries best represent the idea of a
  theocracy?
  

  India.
  China.
  Iran.
  Somalia.
• 22) Which of the following types of governments best
  describes the
  United States?
  

  Democracy.
  Republic.
  Dictatorship.
  Monarchy.
• 23) Which of the following Bill of Rights amendments secures the freedom
  of the press and of speech?
  

  First.
  Second.
  Third.
  Fourth.
• 24) Which Supreme Court case established the tradition of judicial
  review?
  

  McCulloch v. Maryland.
  Dred Scott v. Sandford.
  Marbury v. Madison.
  Miranda v. Arizona.
• 25) Which constitutional amendment clarifies the line of succession?
  

  Twenty-Fifth.
  Twenty-Sixth.
  Twenty-Seventh.
  Twenty-Eighth.
• 26) The name of Madison's plan that provided the framework for the
  American Constitution was called the:
  

  Connecticut Plan.
  New Jersey Plan.
  New York Plan.
  Virginia Plan.
• 27) What is the name of the speech that is required by the Constitution?
  for the President to give before Congress?
  

  Gettysburg Address.
  State of the Union.
  Inauguration Speech.
  Farewell Address.
• 28) The amendment procedure is started for the Missouri Constitution by:
  

  A proposal by the legislative house and special interest lobbying.
  the initiative petition method and proposal by the legislative house.
  a state judicial committee and the initiative petition method.
  Special interest lobbying and a state judicial committee.
• 29) What is the name of the Missouri's legislative branch?
  

  The People's House.
  The Legislative House.
  The Legislative Assembly.
  The General Assembly.
• 30) The seat of the Missouri state government is:
  

  Jefferson City.
  Columbia.
  Saint Louis.
  Saint Joseph.
• 31) The United States separated from which European country?
  

  Spain.
  France.
  Germany.
  Great Britain.
• 32) Which Supreme Court case overturned the "separate, but equal"
  doctrine?
  

  Brown v. Board of Education.
  Miranda v. Arizona.
  Plessey v. Ferguson.
  Roe v. Wade.
• 33) Which of the following types of governments would have to rely on a
  well-educated public to function properly?
  

  Oligarchy.
  Democracy.
  Ethnocracy.
  Monarchy.
• 34) Which of the following Bill of Rights amendments restrict quartering
  of troops in the private homes of citizens?
  

  First.
  Second.
  Third.
  Fourth.
• 35) Which of the following Supreme Court decisions
  had caused authorities to provide the accused with their
  constitutional rights?
  

  McCulloch v. Maryland.
  Dred Scott v. Sanford.
  Roe v. Wade.
  Miranda v. Arizona.
• 36) Read the following passage from the "Farewell Address:"
  
  Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind, (which
  nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight), the common and
  continual mischiefs of the spirit of Party are sufficient to make it
  the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain
  it. It serves always to distract the Public Councils, and enfeeble
  the Public administration. It agitates the
  community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the
  animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot
  and insurrection.--It opens the door to foreign influence and
  corruption, which find a facilitated access to the Government itself
  through the channels of party passions. Thus the policy and the will
  of one country, are subjected to the policy and will of another.
  
  According to George Washington, why should a “wise people”
  discourage and restrain “. . .the spirit of the Party?”
  

  The party agitation of the community.
  The open door to foreign influence.
  The party's common and continual mischiefs.
  The party foments occasionally riot and insurrection.
• 37) Which of the following political theorists proposed separating
  government powers into different branches?
  

  David Hume.
  John Locke.
  Nicolas Machiavelli.
  Baron de Montesquieu.
• 38) Of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence did
  NOT Include:
  

  James Wilson.
  Roger Sherman.
  James Monroe.
  Benjamin Franklin.
• 39) Which of the following plans at the Constitution Convention favored
  the smaller states?
  

  The Connecticut Plan.
  The New Jersey Plan.
  The Virginia Plan.
  Three-Fifth Compromise.
• 40) Which of the following political theorists promoted the social
  contract theory?
  

  David Hume.
  John Locke.
  Nicolas Machiavelli.
  Baron de Montesquieu.
• 41) Which of the following Supreme Court cases reinforced the idea of
  supremacy of the national laws over state laws?
  

  McCulloch v. Maryland.
  Dred Scott v. Sanford.
  Roe v. Wade.
  Miranda v. Arizona.
• 42) Which of the following Bill of Rights amendments protects the right
  to keep and bear arms?
  

  First.
  Second.
  Third.
  Fourth.
• 43) The Three-Fifth Compromise dealt with which of the following
  constitutional issues?
  
  

  Due Process.
  States' Rights.
  Appropriation.
  Representation.
• 44) The Tenth Amendment involves which of the following constitutional
  issues?
  

  Due Process.
  States' Rights.
  Appropriation.
  Representation.
• 45) The Twelfth Amendment changed the way the President are elected in
  what way?
  

  It decreased the number of electors needed to win the Presidency.
  It increased the number of electors needed to win the Presidency.
  It placed the President and Vice-President on the same ticket.
  It placed the President and Vice-President on different tickets.
• 46) What constitutional amendment limited the presidency to two full-
  terms?
  

  Twenty-First.
  Twenty-Second.
  Twenty-Third.
• 47) Which of the following Bill of Rights amendments bans unreasonable
  searches and seizures?
  

  First.
  Second.
  Third.
  Fourth.
• 48) The Vice-President's constitutional duties include:
  

  initiate executive legislation and direct foreign policy.
  cast tie-breaking Senate and initiate executive legislation
  provide a successor and cast tie-breaking Senate vote.
  direct foreign policy and provide a successor.
• 49) To vote in the state of Missouri, you must meet all of the following
  requirements, EXCEPT:
  

  be at least 18 years of age.
  be a resident of the state.
  be a United States citizen.
  possess a valid driver's license.
• 50) What contitutional amendment allowed women to have the federal right
  to vote?
  

  Seventeenth.
  Eighteenth.
  Nineteenth.
  Twentieth.