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Civics 2017 Final #1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
a)
American Founding Father who was a prime author of the Declaration of independence.
b)
Some guy
c)
The second president of the U.S.A
d)
Writer of the bill of rights.
2.
What important thing happened in revolutionary Pennsylvania?
a)
The writing of the Decloration of independnce
b)
George Washington was born
c)
The writing of the Bill of rights
d)
9/11 Happened there
3.
What is the purpose of life according to the decloration of independence?
a)
To pursue happiness
b)
To own land
c)
To start a family
d)
To be independent
4.
Purpose of the Gov. according to the declaration of independence.
a)
The gov. shold not interfere with our lives
b)
To help our families
c)
To give us land
d)
To defend our rights
5.
What did the ancient Athenians do?
a)
Created republics
b)
Created pure democracy
c)
Nothing
d)
Took over rome.
6.
What did the ancient Romans do?
a)
Created democracy
b)
Created republics
c)
Destroy the athenians
d)
Nothing
7.
What did the Ancient spartans do?
a)
Nothing
b)
Created republics
c)
Created democracy
d)
Took over Rome.
8.
Who is John Locke?
a)
He was the father of liberalism
b)
He started the revolutionary war
c)
He started the first world war
d)
He wrote books about how great the king was.
9.
What was the Magna Carta?
a)
A Scottish tribe. 
b)
An ancient bill restricting power to the king.
c)
An ancient civilization
d)
The nickname for a war.
10.
What was the english bill of rights?
a)
Written by our founding fathers?
b)
A bill giving the English people rightss.
c)
An ancient bill of rights
d)
Gave us freedom
11.
What did Baron De Montesquieu
a)
Nothing
b)
Created seperation of power
12.
Who is George the Third
a)
The English king during the revolutionary period.
b)
The english prime minister
c)
Russian Tsar
d)
Canadian presedint
13.
What is the navigation act?
a)
Act saying we can only trade w/ Britain
b)
Act saying we all must use google maps
c)
Act saying we can't trade wth britain
d)
Act saying no one can use google maps.
14.
What is extraterritoriality?
a)
Extraterritoriality is the state of being exempt from the jurisdiction of local law, usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations. Historically, this applied to individuals.
b)
Act saying americans have no territory
15.
What is the quatering act
a)
An act saying we can only pay in quaters
b)
An act saying that we must let soilders take our home.
16.
Give an example of a Tyrannical government.
a)
North Korea's government
b)
The United States of America's governent
c)
China's government
d)
France's Government.
17.
What is 'Common Sense"
a)
A booklet that was written by Thomas Payne
b)
A set of ideas
c)
The Rules we use to elect a president.
18.
What is a Dictatorship?
a)
When we elect our officials.
b)
Where multiple officals have power
c)
Where one official has power.
d)
Where exactly 7 officials have power.
19.
What is a monarchy
a)
Where a king has power.
b)
Where a dictator has power.
c)
Where a president has power.
d)
Where brothers have power.
20.
What is an oligopoly?
a)
When multiple have power
b)
When one person has power
c)
Where a king has power
d)
Where god has power
21.
What is anarchy
a)
The state of having no government
b)
The state of having a government
22.
What does self evident mean?
a)
Apparent to self
b)
Not apparent to self
c)
Being able to feel it
d)
Being able to see it.
23.
What happened on the 4th of July
a)
The Decloration of independence was signed
b)
We gained our independence
c)
Independence Day 2 came out
d)
Britain found 'merica
24.
What is a legitimate government? 
a)
When a government follows the rules of that in the declaration of independence
b)
When a governent, usually large, regards itself as 'Legitimante' In this case the government is legitimate
25.
What is a top-down governmetn
a)
One where people have power
b)
One where people don't have power