Government and Democracy Quiz

What is the definition of a Constitutional Democracy?

• A government ruled by a single leader with absolute power.

• A government that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free, fair, and relatively frequent elections.

• A government where citizens vote on laws and select officials directly.

• A government where religious leaders claim divine guidance.

Which term describes a government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly?

• A) Representative democracy

• B) Constitutional democracy

• C) Direct democracy

• D) Theocracy

What is the idea that the rights of the nation are supreme over the rights of the individuals who make up the nation?

• A) Popular consent

• B) Statism

• C) Majority rule

• D) Plurality

What is the term for a government by religious leaders who claim divine guidance?

• A) Theocracy

• B) Direct democracy

• C) Representative democracy

• D) Constitutional democracy

What was the first governing document of the confederated states drafted in 1777 and ratified in 1781?

• A) Constitutional Convention

• B) Articles of Confederation

• C) Annapolis Convention

• D) Statism

Which convention was held in September 1786 to consider problems of trade and navigation and issued the call to Congress and the states for what became the Constitutional Convention?

• A) Constitutional Convention

• B) Articles of Confederation

• C) Annapolis Convention

• D) Statism

What is the term for the governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority?

• A) Popular consent

• B) Majority rule

• C) Plurality

• D) Statism

What was Shays's Rebellion?

• A protest against the British government

• A rebellion led by Daniel Shays against mortgage foreclosures

• A movement to support the Virginia Plan

• A compromise at the Constitutional Convention

What is the principle of a two-house legislature called?

• Federalism

• Bicameralism

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

Which plan proposed a strong central government with a bicameral legislature dominated by big states?

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut Compromise

• Virginia Plan

• Three-fifths Compromise