Civics Benchmark 1 Review

The United States won its independence from _____

• France

• Great Britain

• The Indians

• Spain

Which war lead in events that led directly to the start of the American Revolution.

• The American Civil War

• The American Revolution

• The French and Indian War

• World War 1

_____ is form of government in which regional or state governments hold most of the authority and the central government has little power.

• Federal

• Confederal

• Unitary

• Oligarchy

Which of the following is NOT a component of American democracy?

• a system of checks and balances

• king and queen

• Bill of Rights

• elections

In a parliamentary democracy the chief executive is called a

• President

• Dictator

• Prime Minister

• Principal

In a ___________ democracy the people elect leaders to make decisions for them. This form of government is also called a republic.

• Absolute

• Direct

• representative

• parlimentary

Which political philosopher’s ideology MOST influenced Thomas Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration

of Independence?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Machiavelli

• Thomas Hobbes

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created ________...

• free

• equal

• fairly

• unequally

Which of the following is considered a weakness of the The Articles of Confederation?

• The state governments often refused to cooperate with each other

• There was no executive branch to enforce the laws

• The national government could not tax

• All of the above

___ is principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced.

• Federalism

• separation of powers

• rule of law

• popular sovereignty