WorksheetsGovernment Unit 1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Greek word for "few"
a)
aristos
b)
oligos
c)
theos
d)
autos
2.
The Greek word for "best"
a)
oligos
b)
demos
c)
theos
d)
aristos
3.
The Greek word for "God"
a)
theos
b)
autos
c)
demos
d)
aristos
4.
The Greek word for "people"
a)
aristos
b)
theos
c)
oligos
d)
demos
5.
The Latin word "Res" means...
a)
People
b)
Thing
c)
Democracy
d)
King
6.
If you need decisions made quickly, what type of government is best?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Aristocracy
c)
Republic
d)
Democracy
7.
If you need decisions that take into account the will of the people, which type of government is best?
a)
Aristocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Autocracy
8.
Which describes England's government in the 18th Century?
a)
Constitutional Monarchy
b)
Direct Democracy
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Complete Anarchy
9.
Which best describes England's Parliament?
a)
Abolished when England adopted the Magna Carta
b)
Created to check the power of the monarch
c)
Created to oppress the citizens of England
d)
Made up of 3 distinct houses
10.
What document created the American colonists' FIRST attempt at independent government?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Magna Carta
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Articles of Confederation
11.
Which of the following is an unalienable right listed in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Right to Life
b)
Right to bear arms
c)
Right to drink tea
d)
Right to vote
12.
This concept describes the division of power between the national and state governments.
a)
Republicanism
b)
Federalism
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Salutary Neglect
13.
Which of these Compromises solved the disagreement over census tallies in slave states?
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
The Connecticut Compromise
c)
The Slave Trade Compromise
d)
The Missouri Compromise
14.
What is the Bill of Rights?
a)
The document declaring independence from Britain
b)
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
c)
The last 17 Amendments to the Constitution
d)
The document that created the Supreme Court
15.
A police officer searching your backpack without a warrant or probable cause violates which amendment?
a)
First
b)
Fourth
c)
Seventh
d)
Ninth
16.
If a convicted murderer is sentenced to be tarred and feathered, this would violate which amendment?
a)
First
b)
Third
c)
Eighth
d)
Tenth
17.
The 17th amendment guaranteed that our country's senators are chosen how?
a)
By state legislatures
b)
By the President
c)
By a popular vote of citizens
d)
By a majority vote in the Supreme Court
18.
When was George W. Bush considered a "Lame Duck" President?
a)
December 2008
b)
February 2000
c)
January 2005
d)
November 2012
19.
How many complete Presidential terms can a person serve?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
1
d)
8
20.
According to the 25th Amendment, how is a Vice Presidential vacancy filled?
a)
Speaker of the House becomes VP
b)
A Clinton must become VP
c)
The President appoints a new VP
d)
The nation votes for a new VP
21.
How many electoral votes does the District of Columbia have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, establish _______, insure domestic tranquility...
a)
peace
b)
justice
c)
posterity
d)
liberty
23.
Which is protected by the First Amendment?
a)
Freedom of the Press
b)
Right to Petition the Government
c)
Right to bear arms
d)
Right to a Fair Trial
24.
Which is NOT required if the Government wants to take your property through the 5th amendment?
a)
Must use the land for public use
b)
Owner must receive fair compensation
c)
Owner must be given 6 months warning
25.
What does the third amendment protect you from?
a)
Troops in your home during peacetime
b)
Discrimination based upon religion
c)
Being tried without a lawyer
d)
Poll Taxes
26.
Can the State of WI be sued in Federal Court by a citizen from a different state?
a)
Yes
b)
No
27.
What did our most recent constitutional amendment deal with?
a)
Women's Suffrage
b)
Congressional Pay
c)
Presidential Succession
d)
Voting Age
28.
The Greek word for "self"
a)
oligos
b)
theos
c)
autos
d)
demos
29.
Which group initially refused to support the ratification of the Constitution?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Whigs
d)
Republicans
30.
Which of the following states would have been MORE likely to side with the Virginia Plan during the Constitutional Convention?
a)
New York
b)
Rhode Island
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