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GySgt Gold US Government Unit 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. The absolute authority that a government has over its citizens is the definition of ____________.

a)

Natural Law

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Loyalty

d)

Executive Branch

2.

1. Rights that people own simply because they are human is the definition of _____________.

a)

Natural Law

b)

Devine Rights

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Naturalized Rights

3.

In the Devine Right of Kings, it was believed that rulers received their authority from _______________.

a)

The People

b)

God

c)

The Pope

d)

Confidence

4.

This is the primary goal of any government

a)

Provide free healthcare and free college

b)

Spy on its citizens

c)

Create treaties with other countries

d)

Provide for the security of its citizens

5.

Government tries to resolve its conflicts through __________________.

a)

Politics

b)

Speeches

c)

Police

d)

Military Action

6.

How long ago was indications of the first governments?

a)

8,000 years

b)

14,000 years

c)

10,000 years

d)

2,000 years

7.

First democratic governments were established in the area of _______________.

a)

Rome

b)

Japan

c)

Greece

d)

South America

8.

What was the system that was created in the middle ages that included titles such as ‘nobles’ and ‘knights’?

a)

Rank System

b)

Fuedal System

c)

Socialist System

d)

Royal System

9.

Who was one of the first to suggest that all has natural rights?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Napolean

c)

Cicero

d)

Abraham Lincoln

10.

Who classified governments by the number of rulers and principles that the governments operated?

a)

George Washington

b)

Cicero

c)

King George III

d)

Aristotle

11.

Oligarchy

a)

Rule by One

b)

Rule by Few

c)

Rule by Many

12.

Democracy

a)

Rule by One

b)

Rule by Few

c)

Rule by Many

13.

Autocracy

a)

Rule by One

b)

Rule by Few

c)

Rule by Many

14.

Who controls the government in a Theocracy?

a)

Military Leaders

b)

Elected Officials

c)

Religious Leaders

d)

A King

15.

What is required for a democracy?

a)

Has elections periodically

b)

Has a Judiciary Branch

c)

Has freedom of speech

d)

Has outlawed slavery

16.

In the United States, power is separated between the ______________ and _____________.

a)

In the United States, power is separated between the ______________ and _____________.

b)

Speaker of the House and the Senate Pro Tempre

c)

House and the Senate

d)

Federal government and the States

17.

In the middle ages, __________________ were established that protected people’s rights.

a)

Kings

b)

Court System

c)

Nation States

d)

Legislators

18.

The _________________ limited the English King’s power in the year 1215.

a)

Magna Carter

b)

Constitution

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Emancipation Proclimation

19.

Today, citizenship means members in a __________________.

a)

State

b)

Nation

c)

City

d)

Club

20.

The rights that citizens of a country have are __________________ rights.

a)

Natural

b)

Human

c)

Fair

d)

Civil