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WorksheetsUnit 1 Government Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a social contract (according to Hobbes and Locke)?
a)
The belief that people give up some of their rights for government protection
b)
That without government everything would be chaotic
c)
That the government has the right to control every aspect of its citizens lives
d)
That people are born bad and its up to the government to punish them
2.
Which philosopher believed in a social contract and that people are born selfish and greedy?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Jefferson
d)
Franklin
3.
Which philosopher believed in tabula rasa (people are born a blank slate)?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Jefferson
d)
Franklin
4.
What is the type of government were one person has ALL the power?
a)
Anarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Autocracy
d)
Direct Democracy
5.
Which philosopher believed you have the right to overthrow the government?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Jefferson
d)
Franklin
6.
Hobbes and Locke both believed that if there was no government, it would lead to a "______________".
a)
Social Contract
b)
State of Nature
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Oligarchy
7.
What type of government allows citizens to vote on laws and does NOT use representatives or elected officials?
a)
Representative Democracy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Shared Democracy
d)
Direct Democracy
8.
What is the type of government where people vote on elected officials that represent them and make decisions?
a)
Direct democracy
b)
Representative democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
9.
What is it called when nobody is in charge?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Anarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Autocracy
10.
What type of government has a small group with the power (ex. a junta)?
a)
Anarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Autocracy
d)
Theocracy
11.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" is the first line to the
a)
Magna Cart
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Constitution
12.
What does "rule of law" mean?
a)
The government is limited by a Consitution
b)
All people must follow laws & laws must be enforced fairly
c)
People can make decisions on how their government should work
d)
People can do whatever they'd like to!
13.
What does popular sovereignty mean?
a)
The people give representatives "consent" to govern them.
b)
The people prefer a limited government
c)
All people must follow laws, which are to be enforced fairly
d)
All people are equal under the law.
14.
The Bill of Rights includes how many amendments?
a)
5
b)
8
c)
10
d)
All of them (27)
15.
Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Did not have the power to tax
b)
There was no national currency
c)
Did not have the power to enforce laws
d)
Did not have the power to declare war
16.
Federalists _________ the Constitution (as it was written)
a)
Opposed
b)
Supported
c)
Sold
d)
Destroyed
17.
Anti-Federalists did not want to sign the Constitution until they were promised:
a)
Women and African American's right to vote
b)
A limited government
c)
A 2 party system in government (Republicans and Democrats)
d)
A Bill of Rights that protected individual liberties
18.
What document is the "Supreme Law of the Land"?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The Articles of Confederation
c)
The Constitution
d)
The Magna Carta
19.
Federalism is best defined as a principle of government that:
a)
Divides power between the national government and state governments
b)
Includes a system of checks and balances
c)
Allows states to change national laws
d)
Places the most power in the hands of the legislative branch
20.
Which of the following is NOT a delegated power (IE Given to the national gov't)?
a)
Print money
b)
Raise an army
c)
Issue marriage licenses
d)
Establish post offices
21.
Which of the following is NOT a reserved power (given to the states)?
a)
Make treaties w/ foreign countries
b)
Issue driver's licenses
c)
Run public schools
d)
Provide police and emergency vehicles
22.
Which amendment says you have the right to a trial by a jury?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
23.
Which of the following is a concurrent power (shared by both federal and state).
a)
Make rules about interstate (between state) trade
b)
Pass laws
c)
Set local speed limits
d)
Declare war
24.
Which amendment says you have the right to bear arms?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
5
25.
Which of the following is NOT included in the 1st amendment?
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
Freedom of Religion
c)
Freedom from false accusations
d)
Freedom of assembly
26.
Which amendment says "no unreasonable searches and seizures"?
a)
3rd
b)
4th
c)
5th
d)
6th
27.
Which amendment says if a power isn't given to the federal government, it belongs to the state.
a)
3
b)
7
c)
9
d)
10
28.
Which amendment says you have the right to a fair and speedy trial?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
29.
The governing body of a state, nation, or community is known as their:
a)
Population
b)
Government
c)
Congress
d)
Support system
30.
What document was the FIRST attempt in American for a Constitution?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The Magna Carta
31.
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
To create a new system of government in the US
b)
To break away from England
c)
To try to fix the issues with England
d)
To solve every single issue that the US faced.
32.
Which document outlines the responsibilities of the 3 branches of government?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Articles of Confederation
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Constitution
33.
What is the "establishment clause" of the 1st amendment?
a)
Congress cannot make an official religion
b)
People cannot practice religion in public
c)
Schools are allowed to make students prayer in school
d)
The national government can establish religious holidays
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