WorksheetsLimited & Unlimited Government
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the idea that kings and queens were given the power to rule by God?
a)
God's Blessing
b)
Optimus Prime
c)
Divine Right
d)
Ruler Right
2.
What is a government ruled by a king or queen called?
a)
Absolute
b)
Constitutional
c)
Monarchy
d)
Dictatorship
3.
What type of government has its power limited by the people?
a)
Unlimited
b)
Limited
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Dictatorship
4.
What type of government has a leader or a small group of leaders with no limits to their power
a)
Limited
b)
Unlimited
c)
Democracy
d)
Republic
5.
What document was signed in 1215 and was the first legislation to limit the power of the King of England?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Edict of Nantes
c)
Petition of Rights
d)
Magna Carta
6.
What listed the rights of the people and England’s Parliament, that also limited the king’s power even more?
a)
Parliament
b)
Constitution
c)
Great Charter
d)
English Bill of Rights
7.
What type of monarchy has a king or queen that holds all of the power?
a)
Absolute
b)
Constitutional
c)
Totalitarian
d)
All-powerful
8.
What is the law-making body who creates and passes legislation in England called?
a)
Estates-General
b)
Parliament
c)
Congress
d)
Reichstag
9.
What was the bloodless overthrow of King James II in which William and Mary took over the throne called?
a)
Glorious Revolution
b)
English Civil War
c)
Restoration
d)
Revolutionary War
10.
What type of monarchy has a king or queen in charge, but is limited to the same laws as citizens?
a)
Absolute
b)
Constitutional
c)
Feudal
d)
Declarational
11.
The return of the monarchy in England following the English Civil War was called?
a)
The Return
b)
Martial Law
c)
The Restoration
d)
Rehabilitation
12.
Which document was the original stepping stone toward limited government in England, and eventually the rest of Europe?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Magna Carta
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
U.S. Constitution
13.
Which of the following is an example of unlimited government from the 1500s-1700s?
a)
Constitutional Monarchy
b)
Absolute Monarchy
c)
Anarchy
d)
Democracy
14.
Which one of the following is an example of limited government?
a)
Caliphate
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Regime
d)
Democracy
15.
Choose the most accurate relationship between a ruler of a country and the people in that country:
a)
as the power of the ruler decreases, the power of the people increases
b)
as the power of the ruler decreases, the power of the people decreases
c)
as the power of the ruler increases, the power of the people increases
d)
All of the above.
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