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CIVICS UNIT 1 REVIEW "ORIGINS OF THE STATE"

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
power to make laws
a)
judicial power
b)
executive power
c)
legislative power
2.
Capitalism is also referred to as the ______.
a)
the free enterprise system
b)
the presidential system
c)
the parliamentary system
3.
A _______ holds certain rights and responsibilities   in a state.
a)
autocracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
confederate government
d)
citizen
4.
power to decide the meaning of laws
a)
judicial power
b)
executive power
c)
legislative power
5.
government with a small group holding total power.
a)
democracy
b)
presidential system
c)
oligarchy
d)
autocracy
6.
power to carry out the laws
a)
executive power
b)
legislative power
c)
judicial power
7.
has separate and equal legislative and executive branches.
a)
Presidential Government
b)
Parliamentary Government
8.
rule by one
a)
democracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
autocracy
9.
idea that the largest group will be right more often than wrong.
a)
autocracy
b)
minority rule
c)
oligarchy
d)
majority rule
10.
states united for a common purpose
a)
Confederate Government
b)
Federal Government
c)
Unitary Government
11.
All of the following are characteristics of the state EXCEPT;
a)
population
b)
territory
c)
sovereignty
d)
religion
12.
Which of the following was most important in the creation of U.S. government?
a)
force theory 
b)
social contract theory 
c)
evolutionary theory
d)
divine right theory
13.
tranquility is a word meaning a peaceful and orderly status.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
14.
dictatorship is a government term which classifies a government according to the number of people who are eligible to participate in it.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
15.
The Ancient Greek City States practiced which of the following forms of government?
a)
Indirect Government
b)
Direct Government
c)
Autocracy
d)
Oligarchy
16.
Decisions in a free enterprise system are determined by;
a)
Total Government Regulation 
b)
The law of supply and demand.
c)
Religion
d)
Traditions
17.
Who selects the executive in a Parliamentary System?
a)
voters
b)
legislature
18.
In which form of government is power divided between a central government and several local governments?
a)
federal government 
b)
confederation
c)
unitary government
d)
dictatorship
19.
In the United States, government participates through enforcing laws and regulations.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
20.
The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
a)
religion
b)
corporations
c)
government
21.
Total political authority rests with the people in which form of government?
a)
autoracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
democracy
22.
Who owns the means of capital in a free enterprise system?
a)
government
b)
the church
c)
private and corporate entities
d)
citizens own it in equal amounts.
23.
Before the U.S. Constitution was created, what type of government did the nation attempt?
a)
federation government
b)
confederation system
c)
unitary government
24.
Under the U.S. Constitution, the United States operates as a _____ government.
a)
Unitary
b)
Federal
c)
Confederal
25.
The U.S. is a nation which employs a federal, presidential form of democracy. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
26.

Birthplace of democracy

a)

Rome

b)

Sparta

c)

Athens

d)

Thebes

27.

Created the concept of “Checks & Balances”

a)

Hobbes

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Locke

d)

Newton

28.

Oldest form of law;

a)

Code of Justinian

b)

English Law

c)

Code of Hammurabi

d)

Greek law

29.

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” describes which of the following;

a)

English Law

b)

Code of Justinian

c)

Code of Hammurabi

d)

Roman Law

30.

The U.S. government is most similar to which of the following?

a)

Ancient Greece

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient Rome

31.

Justinian’s Code

a)

Died out completely after the fall of the Byzantine Empire

b)

served as the basis for almost all eastern legal systems

c)

served as the basis for almost all ancient legal systems

d)

served as the basis for almost all western legal systems

32.

Which of the following define conduct?

a)

Civil Laws

b)

Common Laws

c)

Criminal Laws

d)

Statutory Laws

33.

"Demos" is a Greek prefix meaning _____.

a)

people

b)

power

c)

war

d)

government

34.

"Kratia" is a Greek suffix meaning _____.

a)

people

b)

war

c)

cooperation

d)

power

35.

How many senators made up the Roman Senate?

a)

535

b)

400

c)

300

d)

350

36.

settle disputes among individuals

a)

common law

b)

criminal law

c)

civil law

d)

codified law

37.

Earliest legal system that created laws to help women;

a)

Code of Hammurabi

b)

Twelve Tables

c)

English Law

d)

Justinian's Law

38.

Based on customs and traditions;

a)

Civil Law

b)

Criminal Law

c)

Statutory Law

d)

Common Law

39.

Introduced the Jury System in courts.

a)

Greek Law

b)

English Law

c)

Roman Law

d)

U.S. Law

40.

Developed the concept of natural rights;

a)

Baron de Montesquieu

b)

John Wayne

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

John Locke

41.

_____ wrote the book entitled “Leviathan”.

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

John locke

d)

Justinian

42.

Founder of the concept of the “Social Contract”.

a)

Baron de Montesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Hammurabi

43.

politically organized body of people in a defined territory with power to make and enforce laws

a)

state

b)

theocracy

c)

government

d)

constitution

44.

Extreme form of Socialism;

a)

anarchy

b)

aristocracy

c)

communism

d)

feudalism

45.

Controlled by religion;

a)

anarchy

b)

theocracy

c)

socialism

d)

communism

46.

System in which people select representatives to act on their behalf;

a)

socialism

b)

aristocracy

c)

democracy

d)

republic

47.

Created the concept of “Separation of powers”;

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

48.

Which of the following best describes government in ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

theocracy

b)

socialism

c)

communism

d)

democracy

49.

Mesopotamian government was organized into city states with hereditary rulers.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

50.

Hammurabi’s Code helps us understand what life was like in ancient _____.

a)

Egypt

b)

Rome

c)

Babylon

d)

Greece

51.

capital city of Greece

a)

Sparta

b)

Thebes

c)

Olympia

d)

Athens

52.

When Rome was first founded, it was ruled by kings

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

53.

The Roman senate was a Judicial body

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

54.

The Roman Senate was comprised of citizens who were responsible for making laws.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

55.

The Twelve Tables were based on the idea that all citizens of Rome had a right to the protection of the law.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

56.

•Magna Carta means “Great Charter”

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

57.

Government where land is exchanged for loyalty

a)

socialism

b)

aristocracy

c)

feudalism

d)

anarchy

58.

Another term describing a dictatorship

a)

republic

b)

totalitarianism

c)

federlism

d)

federation

59.

System where powers are divided between a central government and several local governments

a)

feudalism

b)

confederation

c)

federalism

d)

anarchy

60.

absence of government is called _____.

a)

aristocracy

b)

anarchy

c)

theocracy

d)

communism

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