Civics Standard 3 TEST

A federal government is best illustrated by

• A

  Japan.

• B

  United States of America.

• C

  Spain.

• D

  The European Union.

Declaration of Independence

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. This quotation has most in common with which set of principles?

• A

  "Social Contract Theory"

• B"Marxism"

• C

  "National Socialism"

• D

  "Federalism"

The ancient Greek city-state of Sparta was run as an oligarchy, meaning

• A

  the economy was controlled by the masses.

• B

  a small group of citizens controlled things.

• C

  all adult males enjoyed equal political rights.

• D

  foreigners were not allowed to participate in trade.

Canada has a Queen as its head of state, but also has a formal set of laws that is overseen by a Parliament and a Prime Minister. This means that its government could be classified as

• A

  an autocracy.

• B

  constitutional monarchy.

• C

  a dictatorship.

• D

  a federal republic.

The Declaration of Independence and the "Social Contract Theory" both arose from which philosophical movement?

• A

  Enlightenment

• B

  Humanism

• C

  Existentialism

• D

  Realism

The government of Saudi Arabia can be classified as a monarchy. Which statement provides the BEST definition of this type of government?

• A

  a government ruled by a king, with absolute powers

• B

  a government ruled by a wealthy, upper class elite

• C

  a government ruled by a small group distinguished by royalty, wealth, family, or military powers

• D

  a government ruled by people who have been selected by talent, ability, and good leadership skills

What led to England's transition from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy?

• A

  John Locke's natural rights

• B

  the French and Indian War (Seven Years War)

• C

  The Glorious Revolution

• D

  Thomas Hobbes's social contract

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."--Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, 1776Thomas Jefferson's statement about unalienable rights would MOST likely have been influenced by the writings of

• A

  James Madison

• B

  Benjamin Franklin

• C

  John Locke

• D

  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Based on the 1754 cartoon by Benjamin Franklin, what MOST LIKELY would have been his perspective on the balance between the state and national governments?

• A

  A country assembled of states is sure to be treacherous.

• B

  Organizing states into a nation is impossibly difficult.

• C

  Countries are made of states that cannot be made to cooperate.

• D

  States need to cooperate for the national good to prosper.

· Totalitarianism· Absolutism· Dictatorship

All of these governments are

• A

  examples of unlimited governments.

• B

  limited to the South American continent.

• C

  do not use a constitution.

• D

  no longer found in the world.