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WorksheetsGovenrment and Change
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
citizen duty or obligation
a)
martial law
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
civic virtue
d)
czar
2.
written framework of government.
a)
constitution
b)
parliament
c)
monarchy
d)
Magna Carta
3.
rule by king or a queen
a)
limited government
b)
unlimited government
c)
monarchy
d)
castle
4.
the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters
a)
Petition of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Restoration
d)
absolutism
5.
government whose power is limited by the people
a)
democracy
b)
limited govenrment
c)
unlimited government
d)
philosophe
6.
government in which the leader makes all of the decisions
a)
parliament
b)
absolutism
c)
unlimited government
d)
limited government
7.
set of rules forcibly signed by King John that established limited government
a)
Petition of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
natural law
d)
English Bill of Rights
8.
group that formed the stepping-stone of self-government. It included representatives who spoke for the people. ~ parliament
a)
Ture
b)
False
9.
set of rules created by parliament that banned the king from the following acts:
passing taxes without the consent of Parliament
quartering troops in private homes
imprisoning a person without charges ~ Petition of Rights
passing taxes without the consent of Parliament
quartering troops in private homes
imprisoning a person without charges ~ Petition of Rights
a)
False
b)
True
10.
rule by the military
a)
martial law
martial law
martial law
b)
limited government
c)
unlimited government
d)
absolutism
11.
The return of the monarchy. Charles II comes to the throne
a)
a comeback
b)
regainning
c)
restoration
12.
William, ruler of the Netherlands, enters England in a bloodless invasion ~ Glorious Revolution
a)
False
b)
True
13.
monarchy ruled by an elected assembly and limited by law. Protected the basic rights and freedoms of Parliament and the people
a)
people
b)
limited governemnt
c)
constitutional monarchy
d)
unlimited government
14.
Russian word for “Caesar”; leader; king ~ authoritarianism
a)
True
b)
False
15.
any political system that concentrates power in the hands of a leader or a small group that is not constitutionally responsible to the body of the people ~ czar
a)
False
b)
True
16.
an act that the Parliament of England passed on December 16, 1689. The Bill creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech.
a)
Enlightment
b)
natrual law
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
reason
17.
a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition
a)
social contract
b)
Enlightenment
c)
separation of powers
d)
democracy
18.
“light” that exposed errors, or mistakes, and helped solved problems and make life better
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
reason
c)
tabula rasa
d)
liberty
19.
rules that apply to everyone and can be understood through reason. This helped to change life for the better.
a)
divine rights
b)
regular law
c)
natural law
d)
natural right
20.
a “blank slate” or mind. Locke’s belief that everyone is born with a “blank slate” or mind and our experience shape our thoughts.
a)
reason
b)
tabula rasa
21.
rights belonging to all human from birth; life, liberty, and property ~ natural right
a)
True
b)
False
22.
document declaring that every person was born with natural rights or rights belonging to all humans from birth; these including the right to life, liberty, and property; drafted by Thomas Jefferson in 1776
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constituion
23.
an agreement between the people and their ruler
a)
social contract
b)
social government
24.
division of power among the branches of government
a)
separation of powers
b)
checks and balances
25.
philosopher; educated person who uses reason to study life
a)
philosophe
b)
liberty
c)
democracy
d)
divine right
26.
freedom
a)
philosophe
b)
liberty
c)
democracy
d)
divine right
27.
idea that rulers were given the right to rule directly from God.
a)
philosophe
b)
liberty
c)
democracy
d)
divine right
28.
A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives
a)
philosophe
b)
liberty
c)
democracy
d)
divine right
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