Question

civic literacy - unit 2 test - version a

1. how did the boston massacre push the colonists toward rebellion?

a. the boston massacre forced the sons of liberty to carry out the boston tea party
b. the boston massacre stopped the diplomatic approach because the british sent more troops resulting in military intervention.
c the boston massacre increased anti - british attitudes because many colonists felt the increased presence of british soldiers restricted colonial freedoms.
d. the boston massacre convinced the colonists to stand their ground at bunker hill, which was the start of the revolutionary war.

1. in 1767, britain suspended the new york assembly and instituted _, or general licenses to search private homes and business for contraband

a. coercive/intolerable acts
b writs of assistance
c committees of correspondence
d. quartering act

1. the creation of the fourth amendment stems largely from which of the following abuses of british power?

a. the boston tea party
b. the quartering act
c the intolerable acts
d. the writs of assistance

1. in his book, the spirit of laws(1748), french philosopher baron de montesquieu wrote of a \tripartite system\ of government in which the powers of government are separated. his ideas influenced the us. constitution in that the founding fathers decided to divide the government into:

a. three levels of government: local, state, and federal
b. three levels of the judiciary: district, appellate, and supreme courts
c three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial
d. three civil protections: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

1. absolute authority within a territory or nation, the power to rule

a confederation
b sovereignty
c. federalism
d. dominance

1. which of the following compromises created the current structure of us congress.

a. three - fifth compromise
b the electoral college
c. the boston tea compromise
d. the great compromise

1. use the quote to answer the question.

\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.\
declaration of independence, 1776
the writings of philosopher john locke influenced thomas jefferson to include which central concept in the declaration of independence?
a. popular sovereignty
b natural rights
c. social contract
d. rule of law

1. which branch of government hears cases about the laws and decides what they mean.

a. legislative branch
b judicial branch
c. executive branch
d. administrative branch

Explanation:

1. The Boston Massacre increased anti - British sentiment among colonists as they felt their freedoms were restricted by the increased presence of British soldiers, which pushed them towards rebellion.
2. In 1767, Britain instituted Writs of Assistance which were general licenses to search for contraband in private homes and businesses.
3. The Fourth Amendment was largely a response to the abuse of Writs of Assistance by the British.
4. Montesquieu's ideas of a tripartite system of government with separated powers influenced the US Constitution to divide the government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
5. Sovereignty is the absolute authority within a territory or nation, the power to rule.
6. The Great Compromise created the current structure of the US Congress, combining elements of both large - state and small - state interests.
7. John Locke's ideas about natural rights influenced Thomas Jefferson to include the concept of natural rights in the Declaration of Independence.
8. The judicial branch hears cases about the laws and decides what they mean.

Answer:

1. C. The Boston Massacre increased anti - British attitudes because many colonists felt the increased presence of British soldiers restricted colonial freedoms.
2. B. Writs of Assistance
3. D. The Writs of Assistance
4. C. Three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial
5. B. Sovereignty
6. D. The Great Compromise
7. B. Natural Rights
8. B. Judicial Branch