Chapter 2 Civics Test

In a __________, a king or queen rules the country.

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

A __________ is a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives.

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Anarchy

In a __________, a small group of people has all the power.

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Monarchy

In the Declaration of Independence, what rights do all men have?

• Freedom of speech

• Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

• Freedom, rights and voting

• Bill of Rights

According to the Declaration of Independence, who institutes, or creates government?

• The monarch

• The people

• The government

• The leader

One weakness of the Articles Of Confederation was that it lacked which 2 branches of government?

• Legislative & Executive
• Executive & Judicial
• Judicial & Legislative
• Executive & Oak

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

• The States
• The National Government
• The Continental Congress
• The Legislative Branch

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.

• 3
• 2
• 1
• 4

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote. 

• 3 
• 2
• 1
• 5

The Constitutional Convention was convened to...

• write the Treaty of Paris.
• get all the signers of the Declaration together to celebrate.
• decide who would fight Daniel Shay.
• improve the Articles of Confederation.