WorksheetsGovernment Midterm Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are rights that human beings share (life, liberty, and property)?
a)
sovereignty
b)
natural rights
c)
territory
d)
tabula rasa
2.
Which is not a role of the government?
a)
makes laws
b)
protects the state
c)
keeps order
d)
take property
3.
A social contract is an agreement between
a)
people and their children
b)
government and other officials
c)
government and people
d)
people and their bosses
4.
The Preamble...
a)
Is where the amendments are found in the Constitution.
b)
Is the closing paragraph of the Constitution.
c)
States the purpose of the Constitution.
d)
Outlines the Supremacy Clause in the Constitution
5.
The first ten Amendments to the Constitution are called the _______.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Articles
d)
Naturalization
6.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
7.
When the people themselves create laws and policies, what type of government do they have?
a)
indirect democracy
b)
congressional
c)
oligarchy
d)
direct democracy
8.
Federalism means that power in our system is
a)
held exclusively by the executive branch
b)
held only by the individual states
c)
divided between the national and state governments
d)
split between the judicial and legislative branches
9.
All of these are true of a democracy EXCEPT
a)
Power rests with the people
b)
It involves voting on a regular basis
c)
Power is held by one person or group
d)
the majority can sometimes act as a "mob"
10.
What is the type of government where there is no ruler in charge, and has no structure of authority?
a)
Anarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Dictatorship
11.
What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Oligarchy
12.
A government where a God or divine ones are given the status of supreme ruler?
(Examples: The Vatican, Egyptians, etc..)
(Examples: The Vatican, Egyptians, etc..)
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Monarchy
d)
Theocracy
13.
When the central government is run by a small group of people.
a)
Autocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Parliamentary
14.
What type of government has a king or queen that holds all the power?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Republic
15.
Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
North Korea
d)
Canada
16.
The president chooses a nominee for the Supreme Court, then the Congress votes on whether or not to approve the nomination.
What principle of the constitution is being described?
What principle of the constitution is being described?
a)
Federalism
b)
States' Rights
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Due Process
17.
26th amendment set the voting age at?
a)
18
b)
21
c)
25
d)
15
18.
Federal courts have the power to nullify unconstitutional acts
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Checks and balances
d)
Republicanism
19.
No official government is above the law
a)
Checks and balances
b)
Federalism
c)
Limited Government
d)
Separation of Powers
20.
A principle of the Constitution that states people have the political authority (power) in the government.
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Limited Government
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Separation of Powers
21.
A principle of the Constitution from Charles Montesquieu in which each branch of government has its own powers.
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Popular Sovereginty
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Limited Government
22.
A government that has been limited power by a constitution, government only has powers that are listed
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Limited Government
c)
Individual Rights
d)
Popular Sovereignty
23.
A principle of the Constitution from William Blackstone where each branch of the government has the power to check, or control, the other branches.
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Limited Government
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Popular Sovereignty
24.
An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government.
a)
political party
b)
party platform
c)
public policy
d)
majority party
25.
Farthest right on the political spectrum
a)
Moderate
b)
Reactionary
c)
Radical
d)
Conservative
26.
A splinter party is:
a)
rooted in a period of economic discontent
b)
one that split away from one of the major parties
c)
focused on a single public question
d)
based on a particular set of beliefs
27.
An "economic protest" third parties are:
a)
ones that split away from a major party
b)
based on a particular set of beliefs
c)
rooted in periods of economic discontent
d)
focused on a single public question
28.
Involving members of two political parties
a)
evince
b)
divert
c)
dichotomy
d)
bipartisan
29.
Agreement of many people
a)
concur
b)
consensus
c)
compose
d)
conservative
30.
All of the following are functions of political parties EXCEPT-
a)
recruiting and nominating candidates
b)
educate the electorate about campaign issues
c)
nominate Supreme Court justices
d)
monitor actions of office holders
31.
The role of a political party is to
a)
Nominate Candidates
b)
Influence presidents
c)
Organize packer parties
d)
Run school elections
32.
What do reactionaries want?
a)
keep things the way they are
b)
go back to the way things were
c)
change things from how they are
d)
go forward to make things better
33.
People who are willing to go to extremes (break the law, disrupt business as usual etc.) in order to change society to make it more equal.
a)
Conservatives
b)
Libertarians
c)
Radicals
d)
Capitalists
34.
What is the earliest and one of the most significant agents in the political socialization process?
a)
Peers
b)
School
c)
Family
35.
Which political party wants to keep the status quo?
a)
Democrat
b)
Republican
c)
Liberal
36.
Group believes in ideals that could side with either the political left or the political right.
a)
Liberal
b)
Conservative
c)
Reactionary
d)
Moderate
37.
Citizens and government are a cooperative partnership.
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
38.
Most people live in fear, this is the reason for rules and laws
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
39.
Believed that direct democracy was the perfect form of government.
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
40.
Which idea describes the Magna Carta of 1215?
a)
to increase the power of the monarchy
b)
to end taxation in England
c)
to force the monarchy to give up power
d)
to weaken the power of nobles
41.
Which document did the following things:
1. Stated that the king could not suspend Parliament's laws, impose taxes, or raise an army without Parliament’s consent.
2. Members of Parliament had to be freely elected.
3. Right to a fair trial by jury in court cases.
4. Banned cruel and unusual punishments.
1. Stated that the king could not suspend Parliament's laws, impose taxes, or raise an army without Parliament’s consent.
2. Members of Parliament had to be freely elected.
3. Right to a fair trial by jury in court cases.
4. Banned cruel and unusual punishments.
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The American Bill of Rights
c)
The English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights
d)
The Mayflower Compact
42.
Drawing district lines to limit a certain group’s vote by packing the group all into one district or spreading them out to be the minority in all districts is known as
a)
Gerrymandering
b)
Franchising
c)
Purging
d)
Efficacy
43.
In 1920, how did the 19th Amendment expand the electorate?
a)
It ended property ownership requirements for voting.
b)
It lowered the voting age to 18
c)
It gave women the right to vote
d)
It ended religious requirements for voting.
44.
Why did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 require preclearance?
a)
to get African Americans to have their ballots approved by election officials
to get African Americans to have their ballots approved by election officials
b)
to stop certain behavior by public officials
c)
to keep states from discriminating in election laws
d)
to help poll workers properly identify voters
45.
Many states have attempted to enact these over the past few years in order to "lessen" the likelihood of voter fraud?
a)
Voter ID Laws
b)
Blue Laws
c)
Mandatory Voting Laws
d)
Fines
46.
Newspaper Advertisement: A message that appeals to ordinary people, like you and me.
a)
bandwagon
b)
emotions
c)
plain folks
d)
name calling
47.
a)
Bandwagon
b)
Slogan
c)
Testimonial
d)
Glittering Generalities
48.
Television Advertisement: Get all of your stains out by using new and improved Ultra Suds and wash your blues away!
a)
bandwagon
b)
testimonial
c)
glittering generalities
d)
name calling
49.
Article 1 is.......
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Executive Branch
d)
How the States work together
50.
Article 2 is......
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
How the States work together
51.
Article 3 is.......
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
How the States work together
52.
Article 4 is....
a)
Executive branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
How the states work together
d)
How to add an Amendment to the Constitution
53.
Article 5 is....
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Judaical Branch
c)
How the States work together
d)
How to make an Amendment
54.
Article 6 is.....
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
How to make an Amendment
c)
How the States work together
d)
The US Constitution is supreme law of the land
55.
Article 7 is.....
a)
How the States work together
b)
How to make an Amendment
c)
The US Constitution is supreme law of the land
d)
How to Ratify the Constitution
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