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midterm review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the 3 branches of government are...

a)

executive

b)

legislative

c)

presidential

d)

judicial

2.

Under an Authoritarian the goverment has

a)

a king or queen has power

b)

total power

c)

equal power

d)

no power

3.

what was the articles of confederation and what happened to it

a)

it was a way for citizens to gain their freedom and it failed

b)

it was Americas original constitution and was ratified in 1781

c)

it was a two party system in american

d)

it was a book on laws that was burned by the president at the time

4.

how did checks and balances work?

a)

this worked withe the bill of rights being added to the constitution

b)

this worked with the three branches of government making sure the other branches were doing their jobs

c)

this worked with the democrats and republican party being invented

d)

this worked with the only one branch doing all the work

5.

what is compulsory voting?

a)

not to vote

b)

choice of voting

c)

restricted voting

d)

mandatory voting

6.

the first political parties were

a)

federalist

b)

democratic republican

c)

republican

d)

democratic

7.

how does impeachment work

a)

the election of a new president

b)

with the removal of an unfit president

c)

the addition of a new political party

d)

this works with political speech

8.

which branch of government is the most important

a)

executive

b)

presidential

c)

legislative

d)

judicial

9.

what is a limited government ?

a)

this is where government power restricted by law

b)

this is authoritarianism

c)

this is government power enforced in great amounts

d)

this is how citizenship is gained

10.

who were literacy test targeted for?

a)

men

b)

African Americans

c)

women

d)

children

11.

what are ways a bill not approved ?

a)

the person takes it back

b)

president vetoes it

c)

the house majority votes nay

d)

the president approves it

12.

what is popular sovereignty?

a)

no authority at all

b)

the authority held through the people

c)

authority held through the house

d)

authority held through the president

13.

which has the power to impeach the president?

a)

committees

b)

house of representatives

c)

citizens

d)

senate

14.

some ways of voting are ?

a)

through the mail

b)

online

c)

voting early

d)

going to voting polls

15.

what type of voting do we have today?

a)

compulsory (mandatory)

b)

Compulsory sometimes

c)

optional

d)

optional sometimes

16.

Which amendment do we use everytime we speak?

a)

4th amendment

b)

1st amendment

c)

6th amendment

d)

10th amendment

17.

which amendment covers the situation above ?

a)

1st amendment

b)

5th amendment

c)

3rd amendment

d)

6th amendment

18.

what does the picture above show?

a)

california

b)

gerrymandering

c)

redistricting

d)

the united states

19.

what type of party does the U.S. use today?

a)

one-party system

b)

two-party system

c)

multi-party system

d)

no party system

20.

how can the president get overridden?

a)

by the president changing their mind about the veto

b)

2/3 vote through congress

c)

by the house of reps. demanding it

d)

with them not looking at the bill