Civics Honors Midterm Exam (Part 1)

There were the two groups who argued for and against the ratification of the Constitution.

Prior to the 1920's, the majority of Americans lived in __________ areas.

This is the process by which a non-citizen becomes a citizen of the United States.

Which of the following is NOT a MANDATORY duty of an American citizen?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a state?

This part of the Constitution states that the Constitution is the "supreme law of the land."

The French and Indian War was important because ___.

The Declaration of Independence reflects this political theory developed by Hobbes and Locke.

Before Bill became a law, he was ________.

Ex Post Facto laws and Bills of Attainder are ________________.

This is the term for a person who is legally recognized as a member of a country.

The "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution is also called the _____  clause.

The Constitution consists of three parts, the ____, the Articles, and the _____.

The 10th Amendments says that powers not delegated to the central government belong to _

The President is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, but cannot declare war. Example of __.

Article III of the Constitution establishes the judicial branch, specifically setting up ___.

The name for the numeric limit on the number of immigrants allowed into a country.

Independent states organized as a nation are considered a[n] ____.

Article III - Article I - Article II

What important event is portrayed in this painting?

What was the topic of the Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense"?

This British law prohibited American colonists from settling west of the Appalachians.

This is an example of a direct democracy.