CIVIC LITERACY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
The Founders reinforced institutional separateness by
Question 1 options:
a)
Having different term lengths for House, Senate and President
b)
Having different Salaries for the House, President and Supreme Court
c)
Having the Senate ratify treaties
d)
Having the House confirm Supreme Court appointments
Having different term lengths for House, Senate and President
For Jefferson the purpose of government is to
Question 1 options:
a)
Provide for the common defense
b)
Ensure safety
c)
Protect important rights
d)
Ensure domestic tranquility
Protect important rights
Thomas Jefferson was born in
Question 2 options:
a)
,The wealthiest city in the South
b)
Nevis, West Indies
c)
Suffolk, England
d)
Rural Virginia
Rural Virginia
The first three words of the Declaration of Independence are "We the People.
a) True
b)False
False
Which of the following writers did not directly influence Jefferson's writing of the Declaration
of Independence?
Question 4 options:
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
John Locke
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Mason
Thomas Hobbes
,Patrick Henry introduced what important change in mindset at the first Continental congress
Question 5 options:
a)
That the colonists should embark on their manifest destiny to tame the continent
b)
That the colonists should now consider themselves traitors
c)
That the colonists should consider themselves American not Virginians, New Yorkers, etc
d)
That the colonists should maintain the identity of the individual "states"
That the colonists should consider themselves American not Virginians, New Yorkers, etc
Which is not a characteristic of Thomas Jefferson according to Historian Joseph Ellis?
Question 1 options:
a)
Intellectually Sophisticated
b)
Extravagant
c)
Resonant
d)
Duplicitous
Extravagant
Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration
Question 2 options:
a)
Was shorter and didn't include the phrase "We hold these truths"
b)
Was longer and contained more diagnosis of the problem
, c)
Was longer and contained more criticism of King George
d)
Was shorter and did not contain the argument for separation
Was longer and contained more criticism of King George
Which of the following concepts forms the "genesis of government" for Thomas Jefferson?
Question 3 options:
a)
Legitimacy
b)
Authority
c)
Power
d)
Consent
Consent
Which of the following plans for Representation was most similar to that under the Articles of
Confederation?
Question 1 options:
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Madison Plan
d)
Connecticut Plan
New Jersey Plan
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
The Founders reinforced institutional separateness by
Question 1 options:
a)
Having different term lengths for House, Senate and President
b)
Having different Salaries for the House, President and Supreme Court
c)
Having the Senate ratify treaties
d)
Having the House confirm Supreme Court appointments
Having different term lengths for House, Senate and President
For Jefferson the purpose of government is to
Question 1 options:
a)
Provide for the common defense
b)
Ensure safety
c)
Protect important rights
d)
Ensure domestic tranquility
Protect important rights
Thomas Jefferson was born in
Question 2 options:
a)
,The wealthiest city in the South
b)
Nevis, West Indies
c)
Suffolk, England
d)
Rural Virginia
Rural Virginia
The first three words of the Declaration of Independence are "We the People.
a) True
b)False
False
Which of the following writers did not directly influence Jefferson's writing of the Declaration
of Independence?
Question 4 options:
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
John Locke
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Mason
Thomas Hobbes
,Patrick Henry introduced what important change in mindset at the first Continental congress
Question 5 options:
a)
That the colonists should embark on their manifest destiny to tame the continent
b)
That the colonists should now consider themselves traitors
c)
That the colonists should consider themselves American not Virginians, New Yorkers, etc
d)
That the colonists should maintain the identity of the individual "states"
That the colonists should consider themselves American not Virginians, New Yorkers, etc
Which is not a characteristic of Thomas Jefferson according to Historian Joseph Ellis?
Question 1 options:
a)
Intellectually Sophisticated
b)
Extravagant
c)
Resonant
d)
Duplicitous
Extravagant
Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration
Question 2 options:
a)
Was shorter and didn't include the phrase "We hold these truths"
b)
Was longer and contained more diagnosis of the problem
, c)
Was longer and contained more criticism of King George
d)
Was shorter and did not contain the argument for separation
Was longer and contained more criticism of King George
Which of the following concepts forms the "genesis of government" for Thomas Jefferson?
Question 3 options:
a)
Legitimacy
b)
Authority
c)
Power
d)
Consent
Consent
Which of the following plans for Representation was most similar to that under the Articles of
Confederation?
Question 1 options:
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Madison Plan
d)
Connecticut Plan
New Jersey Plan
