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WorksheetsAmerican Government
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
______________________ is a government controlled by a single individual.
a)
autocracy
b)
democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
monarchy
2.
_____________________ is a government controlled by a small, powerful group of landowners, military officers, or wealthy business people.
a)
autocracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
democracy
d)
monarchy
3.
A government whose citizens grant it authority to rule is ____________________.
a)
a democracy
b)
an oligarchy
c)
a dictatorship
d)
an autocracy
4.
How many times is democracy mentioned in the U.S. Constitution?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
5
d)
10
5.
The founding fathers were proponents of democracy.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The founding fathers believed that democracies eventually led to _____________ and ______________.
a)
mob rule; dictatorships
b)
liberty; prosperity
7.
In ____________ each person had an _________ vote and a ____________ say in the government
a)
a direct democracy; equal; direct
b)
a representative democracy; equal; direct
8.
A ______________________ is a system of government in which the people elect certain individuals to _____________ their opinions, concerns and desires within the government.
a)
representative democracy; represent
b)
direct democracy; determine
9.
A representative government is also called ____________________.
a)
anarchy
b)
a republic
c)
a feudal system
d)
a dictatorship
10.
An institution and their systems that rule a country and its people
a)
government
b)
the golden rule
c)
rules of conduct
d)
amendments
11.
________________ exercise complete control over the people; those in authority have unlimited power and don't have to answer to anyone.
a)
Totalitarian government
b)
Authoritarian government
c)
Democratic government
d)
Constitutional government
12.
___________________ governments have their power limited by a group, such as the military, religious groups, labor unions, or a combination of all three. They rule as much as their power will let them and rarely concern themselves with the desires of their citizens.
a)
Representative democracy
b)
Authoritarian government
c)
Totalitarian government
d)
Constitutional government
13.
_________________ is a government limited by a formal framework of laws that outlines its functions and powers.
a)
Constitutional government
b)
Totalitarian government
c)
Authoritarian government
d)
Majority government
14.
_____________________ is a formal framework of laws that outlines the functions and powers of the government.
a)
Constitution
b)
Federation
c)
Declaration
d)
Amendment
15.
In our country where we accept majority rule, we agree that the rights of the people who wer in the minority must be _______________.
a)
protected
b)
ignored
16.
_______________________ is the right to say most anything you want to say without being penalized by the GOVERNMENT.
a)
freedom of speech
b)
freedom of religion
c)
freedom from taxes
d)
freedom of congress
17.
In a representative democracy , the people ______________ their authority to their elected representatives.
a)
delegate
b)
denote
c)
design
d)
disagree
18.
__________________ allows citizens, once they have reached the age of ______, the opportunity to have their voices heard and to influence the government.
a)
Protesting; 21
b)
Voting; 18
c)
Writing letters; 30
d)
Getting an education; 16
19.
__________________ allows U.S. citizens to limit the power of the government.
a)
checks and balances
b)
hope
c)
complaining
d)
posting comments on social media
20.
_________________________ is the process by which people vote for their leaders.
a)
Election
b)
Veto
c)
Survey
d)
Poll
21.
______________________ is the division of political power between the national government and the individual state government.
a)
federalism
b)
communalism
c)
comfortism
d)
nationalism
22.
The U.S. government is divided into the legislative, executive, and ______________ branches.
a)
judicial
b)
criminal
c)
federal
d)
local
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