Units 1-4 Review Fall 21

Units 1-4 Review Fall 21

Multiple Choice

According to John Locke, life, liberty, and property were _________________.

• human rights

• civil rights

• inalienable rights

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a social contract?

• A king being the authority to govern by God

• People agreeing to give up some freedoms in exchange for order in society

• A society where wealth and property are equally distributed

Multiple Choice

Representative democracies are examples of _______________.

• Authoratarianism

• Socialism

• Republicanism

Multiple Choice

Which of these men was an English jurist that wrote extensively about common law in the English judicial system?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• William Blackstone

Multiple Choice

Federalists such as James Madison and Alexander Hamilton argued against a strong central government.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Dividing the powers of government into three branches of government is referred to as __________________________.

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Sovereignty

Multiple Choice

Which group insisted that a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution so that protections for individual rights would be guaranteed in writing?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Multiple Choice

Amendments are proposed at the national level and ratified at the state level.

• TRUE

• FALSE

​Make sure you are familiar with all of the first Ten Amendments.

Multiple Choice

When the police advise an arrested person of their rights, these rights are often referred to as ____________________.

• Gideon rights

• Miranda rights

• Mapp rights

Multiple Choice

What fraction of the House and Senate must vote to override a Presidential veto?

• 3/5

• 2/3

• 3/4

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the Preamble to the Constitution?

• List specific powers of the new government.

• Outline the broad goals and purposes of the new government.

Multiple Choice

Which chamber of the U.S. Congress has the power of "advise and consent?"

• House of Representatives

• Senate

Multiple Choice

Government powers held by the national government and the state governments at the same time are known as concurrent powers.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

A legislative body, such as the U.S. Congress, with two chambers is referred to as a ____________________________.

• unicameral legislature

• bicameral legislature

• tricameral legislature

Multiple Choice

Who is the President of the Senate?

• Speaker of the House

• Senate Majority Leader

• Vice-President of the United States

Multiple Choice

Before the Seventeenth Amendment required Senators be elected in state-wide popular vote elections, how were they chosen?

• appointed by the Governor of their state

• appointed by a non-partisan commission in their state

• appointed by the state legislature of their state