How Patriotic Are You?

How Patriotic Are You?

Did you know according to our Constitution that every July 4th we are to celebrate our independence with celebrations to include pomp and circumstance and illuminations? Better known today as celebrations with parades and fireworks. As the last and final neighborhood

supply of fireworks are finally exhausted and the last of the hot dogs and beans have been served, I have one last challenge for you to digest regarding this holiday we call July 4th or the day of our Independence. I have prepared for you and your colleagues a test of sorts, an assessment that will surely display your Patriotic IQ.

1). The Constitution of the United States established what form of government?

A. direct democracy
B. populism
C. indirect democracy
D. aristocracy

2). George Washington’s role in America’s founding is best characterized as:

A. prudent general and statesman
B. influential writer on constitutional principles
C. leader of the Massachusetts delegation to the constitutional congress
D. strong advocate for states’ rights

3). Which of the following are the inalienable rights referred to in the Declaration of Independence?

A. life, liberty and property
B. honor, liberty and peace
C. liberty , health and community
D. life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

4). Which battle brought the American Revolution to an end?

A. Saratoga
B. Gettysburg
C. The Alamo
D. Yorktown

5). The principle of the separation of powers’ suggests that:

A. legislative and judicial powers should be dispersed
B. government becomes more efficient with division of labor
C. there should always be at least 2 global superpowers
D. no single political party should dominate any legislature

6). The phrase that in America there should be a ‘wall of separation’ between church and state appears in:

A. George Washington’s Farewell Address
B. The Constitution
C. The Declaration of Independence
D. Thomas Jefferson’s letters

7). A ‘representative democracy’ is a form of government in which:

A. all or most citizens govern directly
B. a monarch is elected to represent a people
C. a president’s Cabinet is popularly elected
D. those elected by the people govern on their behalf

8). The Declaration of Independence relies most obviously on the political thought of:

A. Plato
B. Niccolo Machiavelli
C. David Hume
D. John Locke

9). ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…’ is from:

A. The Federalist
B. The Preamble to the Constitution
C. The Declaration of Independence
D. Inscription on the Statue of Liberty

10). In 1776, Thomas Paine argued for colonial independence in:

A. Novanglus
B. ‘Common Sense’
C. The Declaration of Independence
D. ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’

 

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