Mastery Project 1
Objective 1.1
1.
Who were the first people to live in North
America
A) Indians
B) Russians
C) Pilgrims
2.
What helped shape the Pilgrim laws?
A)
Their Puritanical view
B)
Pressure from the King of England
C)
They didn’t have laws
3.
Which colonies were known for their religious
tolerance?
A)
Virginia and The Bay Colony
B)
Maryland and
Pennsylvania
C)
Georgia and Rhode Island
4.
The Virginia House of Burgesses was…
A)
The first representative
assembly in North America
B)
A mansion in Virginia belonging to a wealthy
plantation owner
C)
An early monarchy that was disbanded after the
Revolutionary War
Objective 1.2
5.
The Mayflower Compact was...
A)
A box holding all the valuables from the
Mayflower
B)
A document that defined
the Pilgrim government and expectations
C)
A contract that the Pilgrims signed agreeing to
abide by the King’s laws
6.
The idea that all men were born free and equal
and that freedom required the people’s consent to be governed was called
A)
The social contract
theory
B)
The Mayflower compact theory
C)
The liberty theory
7.
John Locke believed that _______ which
influenced the foundation of American government
A)
Human nature was to be savage, thus we could not
survive without a monarchy
B)
Humans are born with
rights that no king can void
C)
Humans aren’t born with any rights, the king
determines their rights
8.
Who contributed to the theory of liberty?
A)
John Locke
B)
Charles Louis
C)
Thomas Hobbes
Objective 1.3
9.
American political culture does NOT emphasize
A) Liberty
B) Equality
C) Wealth
10.
Political equality is
A)
Republicans and Democrats must have an equal
amount of representatives in the House
B)
Each political party gets an equal amount of
money to campaign with
C)
All citizens are the
same in the eye of the law
11.
What sets America’s democracy apart from others?
A)
It focuses on the
individual
B)
It has a president
C)
It’s citizens speak more than one language
Objective 1.4
12.
The American Judicial system was created to
A)
Keep track of government spending
B)
Dispense justice
C)
Write presidential speeches
13.
The Department of Homeland Security is an
example of which government function?
A)
Insure domestic
tranquility
B)
Promoting the general welfare
C)
Securing the blessings of liberty
14.
How did the idea of “providing for the general welfare”
change overtime?
A)
It’s now an ideal, not a mandate
B)
It’s now a mandate, not
an ideal
C)
It’s gone away in modern political culture
Objective 1.5
15.
Which minority group is growing at the quickest
rate?
A)
Blacks
B)
Asians
C)
Hispanics
16.
How is America’s average age changing?
A)
It is increasing
B)
It is decreasing
C)
It has remained the same
17.
Which is NOT true about the changes in the
average American family?
A)
The “ideal amount” of kids has decreased
B)
Households with single parents have become
increasingly frequent
C)
All families now live in
the suburbs
Objective 2.2
18.
Which was NOT a problem with the Articles of
Confederation
A)
There wasn’t a national form of currency
B)
The federal government couldn’t tax the people
C)
It denied the American
citizens of freedom of religion
19.
Shay’s Rebellion began because of
A)
The foreclosure of
former Continental Army troops
B)
Raised taxes on tea
C)
Restriction of the American Citizen’s right to
vote
Objective 2.3
20.
What modern day system was a result of The Virginia
and New Jersey Plans?
A)
The Executive branch
B)
A bicameral Congress
C)
Obamacare
21.
The Three Fifths Compromise settled
A)
The process of acquiring land
B)
Native American trade
C)
How slaves were counted
into a state’s population
22.
The House of Representatives is assigned to
A)
Appoint the
president
B)
Charging the president
or vice president with misdemeanors worthy of impeachment
C)
Representing the president on the campaign trail
when he can’t make it
Explanations:
1.
Historians believe that over 30,000 years ago, Russians
came to North America by crossing a land bridge in the Bering Strait.
2.
The Pilgrims came over to North America in
search of religious refuge from the Church of England. Believing they were sent
to America by God, they created strict rules.
3.
Maryland was created as a religious sanctuary
for the Catholics, who named the colony after the Virgin Mary. Pennsylvania was
established by William Penn, a Quaker. The Quakers, discriminated against by
other religions, fled to Pennsylvania.
4.
The Virginia House of Burgesses, established in
1619 was the first representative assembly in North America. It demonstrates
the colonist’s attempts towards self governance before the Revolutionary War.
5.
The Mayflower Compact of 1620 established the
Pilgrim laws and expectations. The document
provided consent to be governed, and thus it was based on the Social Contract.
6.
The social contract theory, contributed to by
John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, stated that all individuals were free and equal
by natural right. This freedom required the consent of the people to be governed.
The ideas of the social contract helped shape our democracy in that it
established the principle of free and equal citizens.
7.
John Locke, a political philosopher, argued that
all people are born free and equal and that no king can infringe on these
natural born rights. He contributed to American government’s foundation in that
he proposed that a government’s top priority was protecting private property.
8.
Charles-Louis published Spirit of Law where he proposed the idea of liberty. He also said
that government branches are best left separate from each other.
9.
American political culture, or commonly shared
attitudes, values, or beliefs about how the government should operate, is based
on the values of liberty and equality.
10.
Political equality means that all people are
equal in the eyes of the law, despite race, gender, age, etc.
11.
The American democracy, contrasting with the
Canadian democracy, focuses mainly on the individual and its rights. Ex:
Americans are all entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
12.
The constitution allowed Congress to make the
American judiciary system, which dispenses justice. The constitution also made
our judicial system fair through rights like the right to a fair trial.
13.
The Department of Homeland Security, created by
President George W. Bush, was established to maintain peace and safety within
our country. It’s authorized to investigate anything that may be threatening
the nation’s safety. Ex: The Patriot Act
14.
Originally, the founding fathers were though
they were being idealistic with the goal of the government protecting the
general welfare. In modern times, it’s a mandate. EX: Obamacare
15.
The Hispanic population in America is growing
rapidly. This influx in Hispanics has caused the government to begin printing
things in both Spanish and English.
16.
The average age of Americans has increased 81
years old for a woman and 76 years old for a man. This poses threats to the
younger age groups of working class Americans because it raises their taxes.
17.
The ideal average American family, as determined
by a poll, has decreased from 4+ kids (1949) to only 2 or less kids (2007).
Additionally percent of single parent households has increased from 10% (1940)
to 30% (2008).
18.
The Articles of Confederation didn’t establish a
central form of currency, which made not only trade but taxation very
difficult. Another difficulty with taxation is that the Articles of
Confederation didn’t establish a form of representation in the federal
government for the citizens; taxation without representation could have lead to
another revolution.
19.
Daniel Shay, a former Continental Army troop
turned farmer, had his farm foreclosed. He couldn’t pay for the farm because
the government hadn’t established a large enough war funds, partially due to
their inability to tax, to compensate the troops with and they thus returned
poor.
20.
A dispute between Virginia and New Jersey inspired
what became America’s bicameral Congress. Virginia, a large state with a high
population, was promised a House of Representatives which had one
representative for every 35,000 people within the state. New Jersey, a small
state that was afraid of being overpowered by the large states in matters of
the federal government, was promised a Senate where each state had one vote.
21.
The Three Fifths compromise settled an issue of
representation in the House of Representatives. Small, non slave owning, states
complained that slave owning states would have an advantage in the House of
Representatives because they had a much larger population in correlation with
their large amounts of slaves. The Three Fifths Compromise made it so that each
slave only counted as three fifths of a person.
22.
The House of Representatives is authorized to
fully investigate any misdemeanors or treasonous acts that they suspect the
president or vice president of accusing, and bring him up on those charges.
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