USA Government

Multiple Choice

In the Representative Democracy of the United States, which constitutional principle do these statements illustrate?

• Citizenship

• Federalism

• Checks and balances

• Flexibility

Match

Match the following

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarch

• Dictator

Ruled by the People

Ruled by a few

Ruled by a king or queen

Ruled by one Supreme Leader

• Ruled by the People

• Ruled by a few

• Ruled by a king or queen

• Ruled by one Supreme Leader

Multiple Choice

An amendment is a change to a document. What are the first 10 Amendments of the U.S. Constitution called?

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Bill of Writ

Multiple Choice

The passage from our Pledge of Allegiance that reads “…and to the Republic for which it stands…” refers to which form of government?

• Representative democracy

• Oligarchy

• Direct democracy

• Theocracy

Multiple Choice

The introduction to the Constitution is called the Preamble. What do the words in the Preamble to the Constitution tell us about the purpose of this document?

• To provide employment for U.S. citizens

• To create new states

• To develop pride in the United States

• To provide for the protection of U.S. citizens