Gov't Unit 2 Quiz

1. A republic is a government that does not have a:

• a. monarch

• b. premier

• c. prime minister

• d. none of the above

In what type of government do all voters take part in passing laws?

• republic

• anarchy

• oligarchy

• democracy

Throughout history who has been the most common head of government?

• tribal elder

• count

• king

• general

The greatest threat the pope could use to influence a king was:

• requiring tribute money

• excommunication

• denying him a marriage license

• making him sing in the choir

5. The ruling body of the Roman Republic was the:

• Citizen Council

• Augustus

• Emperor

• Senate

Which of the following were not plebeians?

• small merchants

• wealthy landowners

• artisans

• traders

Who was the Norman king who invaded England in 1066?

• William the Conqueror

• Henry VIII

• Caesar Augustus

• John Locke

In 1215 English barons forced King John to sign the:

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Provisions of Oxford

• Magna Carta

• Divine Right

The theory of royal authority that James I of England believed was called the:

• parliamentary system

• divine right of kings

• oligarchy

• plebiscite theory

If government threatens the rights and goals of citizens, John Locke said they have the right:

• to protest

• to write a petition

• to run away

• to change their government