Civics Chapter 1 Test Review

On April 30, 1789, who was sworn in as the first president of the United States?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Abraham Lincoln

Which of the following is NOT a document that influenced the U.S. Constitution?

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• The English Bill of Rights

A government controlled by one or more religious leaders who claim to rule on behalf of God or the gods worshipped in their country.

• democracy

• oligarchy

• theocracy

• totalitarian

Which of the following is NOT a type of democratic government?

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• republic

• theocracy

a type of dictatorship in which all power is concentrated in a small group of people

• authoritarian

• totalitarian

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

rulers who try to control every aspect of citizens' lives, including religious, cultural, political, and personal activities

• oligarchy

• totalitarian

• authoritarian

• representative democracy

a written plan of government

• Article

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Law

representatives from the 13 colonies who met in Philadelphia and appointed a committee to draw up a Declaration of Independence

• British Parliament

• U.S. Congress

• Constitutional Convention

• Continental Congress

the first government of the U.S.

• Articles of Confederation

• US Congress

• Continental Congress

• US Constitution

set up a "firm league of friendship" among the 13 states

• US Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact