PIG Final Exam - Early Sample

Which of the following is NOT one of the principles of American democracy?

• Rule of Law
• Representative Democracy
• Individual Rights
• Unlimited Government

The form of democracy we have in this country is called:

• Direct Democracy
• Socialist Democracy
• Totalitarian Democracy
• Representative Democracy

The legal process by which foreign-born people become US citizens:

• Naturalization
• Denaturalization
• Mercantilism
• Expatriation

Which of these is NOT one of the natural rights John Locke believed humans are born with?

• Life
• Liberty
• Wealth
• Property

Which of the following is not a function of the government?

• Keeping Order
• Providing Security
• Providing Property for Personal Use
• Providing Public Services

Delegates divided congress into two houses, the Senate with equal representation for all states, and the House of Representatives where representation was based on the population of each state. This compromise satisfied the interests of both larger and smaller states and was called:

• The Great Compromise
• Magna Carta
• Three Fifths Compromise
• The Virginia Compromise

This compromise persuaded Anti-Federalists to ratify the Constitution:

• Federalists promised to add a Bill of Rights
• Federalists promised to count every 5 slaves as 3 free individuals
• The Virginia Plan
• The Great Compromise

The three branches of Government are:

• The Executive, Judicial, and Legislative
• The Preamble, The Articles, and Amendments
• Supreme Court, President, Congress
• Necessary and Proper Clause, Preamble, Amendments

What is a federal system of Government?

• Government in which the power is divided between national and state governments
• Government in which the power is divided between federalists and anti-federalists
• Government in which the power is divided between the northern states and the southern states
• Government in which the power is divided between the Northwest Territory and the states

How is government limited by the Rule of Law?

• No branch of government can make new laws
• Government can only do what the people allow it to do, the law applies to everyone even those who govern
• Congress can impeach the President
• The state government has more power than all other levels