Government Unit Test Review

Government Unit Test Review

Multiple Choice

Olivia's family lives on a farm but doesn't own it. It's owned by the government, who collects the eggs and distributes them to all the citizens.

• This is a communist government.

• This is a dictatorship.

• This is a direct democracy.

• This is a constitutional monarchy.

Multiple Choice

Which member of the federal government is chosen by the Electoral College?

• justice

• president

• representative

• senator

Multiple Select

Which types of government are most concerned with managing the distribution of resources? Select two options.

• socialist governments

• communist governments

• direct democracies

• constitutional monarchies

Multiple Choice

Which of the following Enlightenment concepts was not presented by John Locke?

• 
  A government should have limited powers.

• 
  A government should protect natural rights.

• A government should be a social contract between citizens and their leaders.

• People have the right to overthrow a government if it becomes too powerful.

Multiple Choice

How are cases heard by the Supreme Court?

• The Supreme Court hears all cases that are sent to it.

• The president decides which cases the Supreme Court will hear.

• Lower-court judges send significant cases to the Supreme Court.

• Justices of the Supreme Court decide to hear certain appealed cases.

Multiple Choice

What do both the Senate and the House of Representatives require of people running for election?

• They must be at least 30 years old.

• They must be a resident of a US state.

• They must have experience in state government.

• They must have lived in the US as a citizen for 10 years.

Multiple Choice

Enlightenment concepts can be seen in the __________, a document that helped initiate the American Revolution.

• 
  Constitution

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• 
  Declaration of Independence

Multiple Select

How do the president’s actions impact the lawmaking powers of the legislative branch? Select three options.

• The president can sign a bill for it to become a law.

• The president can write a bill and then send it to Congress.

• The president can veto a bill within 10 days of receiving it.

• The president can do nothing and let the bill become law without signing it.

Multiple Choice

The American political process of allowing all citizens to vote and run for government positions was inspired by the __________.

• Greeks

• Romans

• English

• French

Multiple Choice

Which federal court would be the first to hear a criminal case?

• Supreme Court
• District Court
• Circuit Court
• a court of appeals

Multiple Choice

Which type of government did the ancient Greek city of Athens have?

• absolute monarchy

• socialist government

• dictatorship
• direct democracy

Multiple Select

How does the Constitution limit the powers of each branch of the federal government? Select three options.

• The branches share power with one another.

• Each branch has individual powers that the other branches cannot interfere with.

• Each branch has powers that allow it to limit the powers of the other branches.

• Each branch acts in secrecy so that the other branches are not aware of what it does.

Multiple Select

Which types of government allow voters to elect representatives? Select two options.

• fascist

• constitutional monarchies

• representative democracies

• direct democracies

Multiple Choice

During the Enlightenment, people began to __________ the way their governments functioned.

• support

• challenge

• advocate for

• ignore

Multiple Choice

What is the order of courts that a case moves through before it reaches the highest court?

• the Supreme Court, an appeals court, and finally a district court

• the Supreme Court, a district court, and finally an appeals court

• a district court, an appeals court, and finally the Supreme Court

• an appeals court, a district court, and finally the Supreme Court

Multiple Select

How are the powers of the legislative branch held in check? Select two options.

• through the creation of new laws

• through the president’s rejection of laws

• through the declaration of laws as unconstitutional

• through the confirmation of presidential appointments

Multiple Choice

What is the best explanation for why communism is more compatible with dictatorships than with democracies?

• Like dictatorships, communist governments seek to exercise total control over citizens’ public and private lives.

• In both communist governments and dictatorships, the government owns the property of individuals.

• Dictatorships and communist governments require countries with large populations, while democracies function best in countries with small populations.

• Both dictatorships and communist governments prioritize the nation’s interests over individual interests, while individuals are powerful in democracies.

Multiple Choice

Which power is shared by the Senate and the House of Representatives?

• declaring war

• ratifying treaties

• introducing spending bills

• confirming presidential appointments

Multiple Choice

A government in which citizens elect others to represent them in the voting process is a(n) __________.

• indirect democracy

• direct democracy
• dictatorship

• monarchy

Multiple Choice

The French internal conflict that was heavily influenced by the Enlightenment, ended the French monarchy, and led to a self-governing country is known as the French __________.

• Civil War

• Revolution

• Rose Conflict

• and Indian War

Multiple Choice

How did the citizens of Ancient Rome vote?

• 
  They voted in groups.

• They voted as individuals.

• 
  Citizens were not allowed to vote.

• Citizens could only vote for specific laws.

Multiple Select

Which types of governments have leaders who hold power indefinitely? Select three options.

• absolute monarchies

• totalitarian governments

• fascist governments

• representative democracies

Multiple Choice

A government that is ruled by the people is a __________.

• monarchy
• dictatorship
• republic

• democracy

Multiple Choice

The United States is currently a __________.

• democratic republic
• constitutional monarchy

• monarchy

• democracy

Multiple Choice

How are representative democracies and direct democracies similar?

• In both, elected officials meet to make laws.

• Power lies with the people in both types of government.

• Both types of government work well in countries with large populations.

• In both, citizens often represent themselves in voting on government decisions.

Multiple Choice

Important scientists who tried to explain the laws of nature and the universe included Galileo, Isaac Newton, and __________.

• Copernicus

• Spartacus

• Rousseau

• Plato

Multiple Choice

Which of the following concepts is from the Enlightenment and can be seen in the Declaration of Independence?

• 
  If a government becomes too powerful, the people have the right to abolish it and start a new one.

• All members within a society should have the right to privacy within their homes and personal lives.

• Government should be broken into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.

• 
  People should be granted the freedom of speech, religion, and expression.

Multiple Select

In which types of government are there no social classes? Select two options.

• Communism

• Socialism

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

Multiple Choice

Maria lives in a town where all of the town's major decisions and policies are made at town meetings. All of the residents are invited, and everyone is allowed to debate and vote on decisions. This type of government has political power distributed among the widest group of people.

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• indirect democracy

• dictatorship

Multiple Choice

In which of the following conflicts did Enlightenment concepts play the most important role?

• the American Revolution

• the Civil War

• WWI

• WWII

Multiple Choice

Two of the main events that fueled the start of the French Revolution were the Enlightenment and the __________.

• French-English War

• French and Indian War

• Russian Revolution

• American Revolution

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the powers of the US government are divided?

• to make governing the nation easier

• to involve more people in government

• to make people in the branches less corruptible

• to ensure that one branch does not gain too much power