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8th Grade Pear Assessment 1 Review
Quiz by Marisa Cruz
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​Which phrase from the Preamble of the United States Constitution best reflects the framers' intent to protect the future well-being of American citizens and their descendants?
"insure domestic Tranquility"
"establish Justice"
"provide for the common defence"
"secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity"
Which of the following events was NOT a reason for the American colonists declaring independence?
Which phrase from the Preamble of the United States Constitution best reflects the framers' intent to protect the future well-being of American citizens and their descendants?
“King George III has waged cruel war against human Nature itself. He has taken away the most sacred rights of Life and Liberty from a distant people who never offended him. He did this by captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere if they did not die a miserable death in their transportation to this new world.” (*removed from first draft)
Thomas Jefferson’s Slavery Grievance, 1776.
How did the final draft of the Declaration of Independence differ from this first draft?
In what ways did the Articles of Confederation limit the effectiveness of the national government?
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay presented arguments supporting the Constitution in which historical document?
Source: James Madison, Federalist Paper #47
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may be justly pronounced the very definition of tyranny…. (L)iberty requires that the three great departments of power should be separate and distinct.”
What does Madison say is required to prevent tyranny?
Which of the following is a check that the Executive Branch has on the Legislative Branch?
Which of the following is a check that the Judicial Branch has on the other branches?
“I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors…Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion.”Â
Abigail Adams in a letter to her husband, John Adams, dated March 31, 1776
Which statement represents an opinion held by Abigail Adams, as mentioned in the letter above?
The Great Compromise solved the problem of representation by...
The Great Compromise solved the problem of representation by...
The Great Compromise solved the problem of representation by...
Which of the following is a check that the Legislative Branch has on the Executive Branch?
Which of the following is NOT a right protected under the Bill of Rights?
