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WorksheetsGovernment-1st Test checkpoint
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was...
a)
To speak on how awesome the King was
b)
The Colonies severing ties with Great Britain
c)
To declare that the Colonies would be under British rule
d)
To talk about how horrible the Queen was
2.
Public policy is...
a)
What a county government does
b)
Some of the actions taken by a government
c)
Whatever a king decides
d)
Any action taken by a government
3.
Of the following, which is not an element of a State?
a)
Population
b)
Sovereignty
c)
Territory
d)
Money
4.
The Divine Right Theory of government says that States/governments form by...
a)
Use of force by a group or leader
b)
A leader or group being given power from God
c)
A State/government comes about naturally out of a family/tribe
d)
An agreement between groups of people, for their mutual benefit
5.
A confederate form of government essentially means...
a)
A collection of basically independent states
b)
A very powerful centralized government
c)
A government characterized by separate branches
d)
A government run by one leader
6.
Indirect (representative) democracy is different from direct democracy in what way?
a)
Indirect=all vote; direct=representatives vote in place of the people
b)
They are exactly the same thing
c)
Indirect=representatives vote in place of the people; direct=all vote
d)
Indirect=a dictatorship; direct=a monarchy
7.
In a unitary government, all power rests...
a)
In a central, concentrated group
b)
With the boys
c)
With the people
d)
In different branches, to prevent them from being too powerful
8.
The idea that government arises from voluntary agreement of the people describes which theory?
a)
Divine Right Theory
b)
Social Contract Theory
c)
Force Theory
d)
Evolution Theory
9.
One ideal in the U.S. is to leave the economy to run on its own, without government intervention. This is known as the______________ system.
a)
Communism
b)
Cash-Flow economics
c)
Rationing
d)
Free enterprise
10.
Of the following, which WAS a document that guided the colonists' ideas on government?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
The Hunger Games
d)
Edict of Worms
11.
Of the following, which was NOT one of the three ideas the colonists had about government?
a)
Ordered Government
b)
Limited Government
c)
Representative Government
d)
Indirect Government
12.
What is the difference between a duty and a responsibility?
a)
Responsibility=must do; duty=should do
b)
Responsibility=should do; duty=must do
c)
Both are the same; must be done
d)
Both are the same; should be done
13.
A government which is divided between a national, state, and several local governments is what form of government?
a)
Federal
b)
Nationalistic
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Democracy
14.
The concept that says the will of most people wins out, but protection should be provided to others too...
a)
Majority rule, minority rights
b)
Equality of all people
c)
Necessity of compromise
d)
Individual freedom
15.
The first government of the United States was guided by which document?
a)
Petition of Rights
b)
Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Magna Carta
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