TEKS Social Studies Grade 8 - Topic: 8.15-8.18 Government
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- Q1The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans byguaranteeing their freedom of speechguaranteeing their permanent freedom from slaveryproviding them with access to the court systemproviding them with voting rights60s8.16.B: Social Studies - Government
- Q2The proclamation excerpted above was issued during which of these historical events?Shays’s RebellionThe War of 1812The Civil WarThe Nullification Crisis60s8.17.B: Social Studies - Government
- Q3With which of the following arguments would the authors of The Federalist Papers most likely have agreed?Having a stronger central government will make the country more stable and prosperous.Universal suffrage should be constitutionally guaranteed.The Three-Fifths Compromise will result in fair and equal representation.A bill of rights should be included in the Constitution before it is ratified.60s8.15.A: Social Studies - Government
- Q4Which provision of the U.S. Constitution reflects this grievance?The commerce clause allows Congress to regulate trade among the states.Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority vote in both houses.The president can appoint justices with the advice and consent of the Senate.Congress has the power to establish federal courts.60s8.15.C: Social Studies - Government
- Q5In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Andrew Jackson responded to this decision by —ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nationordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nationasking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nationfiling another petition against the Cherokee Nation60s8.18.A: Social Studies - Government
- Q6The Constitution describes two ways to propose an amendment. Which of the following gives an example of one way?Three-fourths of state governors sign a petition in favor of proposing the amendment.The president officially requests that Congress propose the amendment.A majority of citizens vote in favor of proposing the amendment.Two-thirds of both congressional houses vote in favor of proposing the amendment.60s8.16.A: Social Studies - Government
- Q7The Articles of Confederation allowed each state only one vote in Congress. Which question reflects a major concern states had about this arrangement?Should states attempt to resolve conflicting claims to territory?Should more populous states receive greater representation?Should states change their procedure for selecting representatives?Should unanimous state approval for national laws be required?60s8.15.B: Social Studies - Government
- Q8Those in favor of ratifying the Constitution would most likely respond to this concern by pointing out that —elected representatives are accountable to individual voterseach branch of government can serve as a check on the other branchespower is divided between the federal government and state governmentscourts have the right to resolve disputes between states60s8.17.A: Social Studies - Government
- Q9The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it —upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice presidentreinforced federal authority over American Indian affairsconfirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerceestablished the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court60s8.18.A: Social Studies - Government
- Q10Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?The legal ability of states to secedeThe power of states to organize militiasThe right of citizens to choose representativesThe unalienable rights of citizens60s8.17.B: Social Studies - Government
- Q11These headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case?Gibbons v. OgdenWorcester v. GeorgiaDred Scott v. SandfordMcCulloch v. Maryland60s8.18.C: Social Studies - Government
- Q12Which U.S. document guarantees protection against these injustices?The Articles of ConfederationThe Mayflower CompactThe ConstitutionThe Declaration of Independence60s8.15.A: Social Studies - Government
- Q13This excerpt provides one example of which constitutional principle?Individual rightsFederalismPopular sovereigntyChecks and balances60s8.15.D: Social Studies - Government
- Q14The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to —protect the voting rights of African American menestablish legal requirements for the education of former slavesmandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation ownersabolish the institution of slavery60s8.16.B: Social Studies - Government
- Q15Which of these prompted Congress to propose the Fourteenth Amendment?The opposition by southern states to the Emancipation ProclamationThe popular sovereignty provision in the Kansas-Nebraska ActThe positions taken in the Know-Nothing Party platformThe Black Codes enacted by southern states after the Civil War60s8.16.A: Social Studies - Government
