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WorksheetsAmerican Government Mid Term
Total questions: 95
Worksheet time: 48mins
Founded as a haven for debtors
Georgia
New York
Australia
Maryland
Puritans and Pilgrims merged into this one colony
Roanoke Colony
Chesapeake Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Williamsburg Colony
In 1607, this settlement was found.
Roanoke
Williamsburg
Delaware
Jamestown
In 1620, these people docked at Plymouth Rock,
Puritans
Ruritans
Pilgrims
Spaniards
Founded as a haven for Quakers.
New York
New Hampshire
Maine
Pennsylvania
Founded as a haven for Catholics.
New Jersey
Georgia
Rhode Island
Maryland
The only colony to have total religious freedom.
Maryland
Delaware
Florida
Rhode Island
Name tow reasons people came to the Americas.
Philosophical
Economics
Religious
Political
This colony was founded by the Dutch.
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
New Albany
This colony was the only colony never to be attacked by Indians.
Rhode Island
Maryland
Georgia
New York
What two groups made up the Pilgrims?
Federalists
Separatists
Friends
Strangers
With this document, the people agreed to create a government and abide by the rules of that government.
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Dove Agreement
Declaration of Independence
What document was signed by King John of England and said no man is above the law?
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Bill of Rights
What year was the Magna Carta signed?
1215
1216
1315
1316
The English Bill of Rights was signed in what year?
1685
1689
1759
1868
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1772
1778
1775
1776
What year was the Constitutional Convention?
1776
1787
1789
1791
What year was the Constitution signed?
1789
1791
1776
1787
What year was the Bill of Rights added?
1776
1787
1789
1791
In year did Hitler come into power?
1930
1931
1932
1933
When did WWII begin?
November 1938
September 1939
December 1941
January 1942
Veteran's Day was once known as ____ Day
Alarmnist Day
Armistice Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Veteran's Day is on ____.
November 11
Last day of May
First Monday of September
October 10
WWII ended in what year?
1942
1943
1945
1946
What are the three functions of government?
make laws, enforce laws, and provide services
judge, jury, and executioner
fire, schools, and police
administrative, executive, judicial
What are three levels of government?
federal, state, county
national, state, local
local, county, world
state, national, world
What are three branches of government?
president, congress, law enforcement
military, judicial, executive
legislative, judicial, executive
state, county, city
what branch makes the laws?
executive
judicial
legislative
congress
What branch enforces the laws?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
Military
What branch interprets the laws or administers justice?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Congress
The preamble means...
preface
introduction
body
conclusion
Posterity means...
future generations
ancestors
past generations
current children
Future generations
prosterity
postarity
posterity
posstarity
The legal process by which one becomes a citizen is called...
adoption
citizenship
naturilization
immigration
What city was the Declaration of Independence signed in?
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Potomac
Plainview
Those who wanted the Constitution were called the ...
Federalist
Democrats
Republicans
Constitutionists
Those who were against the Constitution were called the ....
Anti-Constitutionists
Republicans
Anti-Federalists
Nationalists
The Anti-federalists thought the national government was too powerful and that there needed to be a ...
Congress to oversee
A vice president
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
The first Constitution of the United States was called the ...
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
A framework of government is called ...
the Articles of Confederation
a congress
a Bill of Rights
a parliament
What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention?
To dissolve the Declaration of Independence
To vote in the new president
To fix the Articles of Confederation
To write King George a letter saying good bye
What were some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Women rights to vote
Civil rights to slaves
No term limits for politicians
No ability to tax
Name the two types of democracies.
Absolute
Limited
Representative
Direct
Name two types of monarchies.
Absolute
Limited
Representative
Direct
Where was the first democracy?
Rome
Greece
United States
Great Britain
What nation has the oldest democracy?
Greece
Great Britain
Canada
US
What type of government is a theocracy?
Ruled by one class of people
Ruled by God
Ruled by gods with prophets
Ruled by judges
Name one time in Bible history where there was a theocracy.
Between the time Moses ruled as a judge till King Saul was put into power as a King
From Creation to the time of the Judges
When Jesus was alive
When the Israelites were in captivity in Babylon
What type of government is rule by the few?
Monarchy
Democracy
Limited Monarchyt
Oligarchy
What type of government is it when no one rules?
Absolute Democracy
Ogilarchy
Socialism
Anarchy
Great Britain is a ...
Absolute Monarchy
Limited Monarchy
Communism
Democracy
USA is governed by ____.
Parliament
Democracy
Anarchy
Socialism
James Madison was the ...
oldest person to attend the Constitutional Convention
writer of the Declaration of Independence
father of the Consitution
first president of the United States
The author of the Declaration of Independence was ...
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Washington
Two founding fathers NOT at the Constitutional Convention was...
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Barack Obama
The first President of the United States was...
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
John Adams
Quincy Adams
Who was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
The 3/5 Compromise proposed that...
enslaved persons could own 3/5 acres of property
owners could free 3 out of 5 slaves
every 3 out of 5 slaves would be freed
every 5 slaves would count as 3 free persons
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George II
King John III
King George IV
King George III
What was one reason America and England went to war?
taxes
slaves
tea
land
What was the Stamp Act?
indirect taxing on mail
banning of post offices
direct taxes
hiring of postal workers
How did the colonists reacted to the Stamp Act?
Threw tea into the Boston Harbor
Started the Civil War
Boycott
Stopped using stamps to mail letters
Britain thought that the colonies existed for the ____.
good of England
to impede French expansion
to kill Native Americans
to save the world
What plan at the Constitutional Convention provided for a unicameral legislature with each state getting one vote?
New York Plan
One Person One Voice plan
New Jersey Plan
Electoral Plan
What plan at the Constitutional Convention provided for a bicameral legislature with representation based on population?
Virginia Plan
Maryland Plan
Electoral Board Plan
West Virginia Plan
A study of the rights and duties of citizens.
Citizenship RIghts and Responsibilities
Law
History
Civics
What is the ruling authority for a community?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Government
Non-citizens who are living in the US against the law.
Immigrants
Illegal Aliens
Martians
Illegal Americans
Government agency that deals with immigration and citizenship.
USCIS
NCIS
ICE
NSA
Two ways to become a citizen.
Naturalization
Birth
Immigration
Passport
Deportation is to ...
forcibly send a person back to their own country
transport someone to jail
fire someone who is an illegal alien
immigration to another country
Someone who moves permanently to a new country is a ....
legal alien
immigrant
illegal resident
adopted
What rights to legal aliens have?
to let illegal aliens live with them
to sell drugs
to deport other illegal aliens
to own land
What rights do aliens not have?
Can't vote or run for public office
Can't live
Return to their own country
To live happily
The legal process by which you may become a citizen.
Adoption
Deportation
Immigration
Naturalization
A baby born in any of the 50 states would be a ...
alien
immigrant
citizen
Mexican
Would a baby who is born in Vietnam to one American parent and one Vietnamese parent be a citizen?
Yes
No
Would a baby born to diplomats who live in the US be a citizen?
Yes
No
Would a baby who is born to American parents in Venezuela be a citizen?
Yes
No
Who were the first Europeans to settle permanently in North America in the 1500s?
English
French
Spaniards
Chinese
To be a citizen, you must live in the US for how many years if you are not married to an American citizen?
2
3
4
5
If you are married to an American, how many years must you live in the US to become a citizen?
2
3
4
5
What is the level of government closest to an American citizen?
National
State
Local
World
1) Duty - To do the work assigned is our duty.
2) Responsibility - To complete the work assigned accurately, efficiently and within the given deadlines
True
False
What are two duties of an American citizen?
pay taxes
report a crime
go to church
serve on jury
What are two responsibilities of an American citizen?
vote
pay taxes
drive safely
defend our country if called to do so
What is the capital of Canada?
Toronto
Ottawa
Vancouver
Alberta
What is the capital of Mexico?
New Mexico
Mexico City
Baja
Oxaca
What is the capital of USA?
Annapolis
Washington DC
New York City
Baltimore
What line is 0 degrees latitude?
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Zero Hour Line
What line is zero degrees longitude?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Zero Longitude
Tropic of Cancer
What type of legislature has two houses?
congress
bicameral legislature
parliament
two prong house
What type of government is where a group of individuals band together for a common purpose or a league of friendship?
Republic
Monarchy
Confederation
Communism
The Declaration of Independence states that among out inalienable rights are "Life, Liberty, and the ___"
Right to have children
Pursuit of happiness
Pursuit of a good time
Pursuit of more money
The type of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives.
Communism
Socialism
Absolute Monarchy
Dictatorship
