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WorksheetsChapter 2 Civics
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of government has a king or queen?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Dictatorship
2.
What word comes from the ancient Greek term meaning "rule of the people?"
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Republic
c)
Democracy
d)
Confederation
3.
In which type of democracy do the people elect representatives?
a)
Representative
b)
Direct
4.
What did the Constitution need from 9 of the 13 states before it could go into effect?
a)
Opposition
b)
Allowance
c)
Totality
d)
Ratification
5.
Which type of government is ruled by a religious leader?
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Monarchy
6.
Who is a person who rules with complete and absolute power?
a)
King/Queen
b)
Dictator
c)
President
d)
Senator
7.
What are supporters of a strong national government called?
a)
Federalists
b)
Constitutionalists
c)
Dictators
d)
Republicists
8.
What is a loose association of states called?
a)
Confederation
b)
Constitutionalists
c)
Federation
d)
Union
9.
What is a written plan of government called?
a)
Declaration
b)
Plan
c)
Constitution
d)
Republic
10.
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
a)
Richmond, VA
b)
Dover, DE
c)
Philadelphia, PA
d)
Boston, MA
11.
Who was the leader of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
Ben Franklin
12.
Which state did not send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Delaware
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Virginia
13.
Who was considered the "Father of the Constitution"?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
James Madison
14.
How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
45
b)
70
c)
55
d)
88
15.
What is the lawmaking body of Great Britain called?
a)
Parliament
b)
Congress
c)
Monarchy
d)
Republicists
16.
Which of the following types of governments can be is a small group of people making all of the decisions?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
17.
Which battle during the American Revolution did the Colonists lose?
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Lexington
c)
Long Island
d)
Monmouth
18.
Both the federalists and anti-federalists wanted change for the Articles of Confederation?
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Which group did not want a strong central government because they feared citizens would lose state and individual rights.
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-federalists
c)
Whigs
d)
Democrats
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