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Government Review
Government Test Review
Question | Answer |
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The Constitutional Convention took place at | Philadelphia |
Lewis and Clark explored this area | Louisiana Territory |
Federal court system was established while this President was in office | George Washington |
Who was the President when the Louisiana territory was purchased? | Jefferson |
This was not the same between the states during the Articles of Confederation | Currency |
This created a weak national government and it caused Americans to not trust a strong central government | The Articles of Confederation |
President of the Constitutional Convention | George Washington |
Who was President when 2 political parties were formed? | Adams |
This was added to the Constitution to guarantee individual rights (freedom of speech, freedom of religion) | Bill of Rights |
Louisiana territory was purchased from... | France |
European Nations began to respect the U.S. after this event | The War of 1812 |
Which President is missing in the first 5 Presidents? | Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Monroe |
Who was President during the War of 1812? | Madison |
Who helped design Washington ,DC | Benjamin Banneker |
Which document stated that European nations were not to interfere and colonize in the Western hemisphere? | Monroe Doctrine |
He wrote the Statute of Religious Freedom | Thomas Jefferson |
What are the 3 branches of the U.S. government? | Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
This helped decide how many votes the states would get in the Senate and House of Representatives | The Great Compromise |
The VA Declaration of Rights and the VA Statute of Religious Freedom helped to create this. | The Bill of Rights |
This replaced the Articles of Confederation | The Constitution |
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights? | 10 |
How many of the thirteen states had to vote in favor of the Constitution? | 9 |
Who is the author of the VA Declaration of Rights? | George Mason |
This is part of the Judicial branch | The court system |