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Civics Semester One

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did John Locke call the agreement that people entered into with their government?

a)

A Constitution

b)

The English Bill of Rights

c)

The Magna Carta

d)

A Social Contract

2.

How does natural law relate to John Locke's theory of Social Contract?

a)

If the government breaks the social contract, the people have a right to rebel against the government according to natural law

b)

Natural law says that people must abide by the social contract no matter what the king's actions are towards his people

c)

Natural law has no relation to social contract

d)

John Locke believed that all colonies should be free from tyranny under natural law

3.

Thomas Paine wrote ...

a)

Common Sense

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The U.S. Constitution

d)

The Articles of Confederation

4.

Baron de Montesquieu created in the idea of...

a)

Social Contract

b)

Natural Law

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Freedom of Religion

5.

"When the legislature and the executive are united in the same person...there can be no liberty..."

Which Enlightenment thinker would have said the quote above?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

6.

What was the benefit to the signers of the Mayflower Compact?

a)

created self-government, which allowed a better, safer life

b)

presented the rights of land ownership of the colonist

c)

created the forerunner to political group in America

d)

ensured the king's place as ruler of the colonies

7.

Direct democracy and republicanism are examples of...

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

self-government

d)

constitutional monarchy

8.
 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
9.

These people were against ratifying the Constitution because they thought it made the central government too powerful and didn't protect people's rights.

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Democrats

d)

Republicans

10.

Which group of people liked the Constitution and wanted to ratify it without making any changes?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Democrats

d)

Republicans

11.

Which side said: "This Constitution lacks a Bill of Rights! We cannot approve a government in which our freedoms of speech and of religion are not guaranteed!"

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-Federalist

12.
The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.
a)
strong
b)
average
c)
weak
d)
federal
13.

The introduction of the Constitution that begins with We the People...

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Constitution

c)

Preamble

d)

Declaration of Independence

14.

An official document that explains how the government and laws of our country work.

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Constitution

c)

Preamble

d)

Declaration of Independence

15.

The document written by Thomas Jefferson explaining why they wanted freedom from England to start a new country.

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Constitution

c)

Preamble

d)

Declaration of Independence

16.

The first 10 amendments of the Constitution

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Constitution

c)

Preamble

d)

Declaration of Independence

17.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

50

c)

9

d)

7

18.

What continent do you live on ?

a)

Michigan

b)

Detroit

c)

Earth

d)

North America

19.

Article 2 is about...

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

20.

Article 1 is about....

a)

The Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

21.

Article 3 is about....

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

22.

Article 4 is all about...

a)

The relations between the states and the rights of the people

b)

how amendments are done

c)

how the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land

d)

Ratification

23.

Article 5 is about...

a)

the relations between the states and the rights of the people

b)

how amendments to the Constitution are made

c)

how the Constitution is the Supreme law of the land

d)

Ratification

24.

Ratification means...

a)

To Approve

b)

To Deny

c)

To Block

d)

To Allow

25.

Which branch is in charge of making the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

26.

Which branch is in charge of enforcing the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

27.

Which branch is in charge of interpreting the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

28.

Which branch is the president apart of?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

29.

Which branch is the Congress apart of...

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

30.

Which branch is the Supreme Court apart of...

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

31.

How many amendments are there in the constitution?

a)

25

b)

27

c)

18

d)

10

32.
Freedom of religion (establishment & free exercise clauses), speech, press, assembly, and petition.
a)
1st Amendment
b)
5th Amendment
c)
8th Amendment
d)
12th Amendment
33.
The Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited  by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
a)
2nd Amendments
b)
10th Amendment
c)
3rd Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
34.
Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive from imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.
a)
8th Amendment
b)
2nd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
20th Amendment
35.
Right to bear arms
a)
3rd Amendment
b)
6th Amendment
c)
2nd Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
36.
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizure
a)
8th Amendent
b)
6th Amendment
c)
2nd Amendment
d)
4th Amendment
37.
No quartering of Soldiers
a)
6th Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
12 Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
38.
Criminal Proceedings; Due Process; Eminent Domain; Double Jeopardy; Protection from Self incrimination
a)
3rd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
2nd Amendment
d)
5th  Amendment
39.
Criminal Proceedings; Must inform defendant of charge/s; Right to Attorney; Right to fair impartial jur
a)
3rd Amendment
b)
6th Amendmeent
c)
1st Amendment
d)
14th Amendment
40.
“In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved”: When the Seventh Amendment was written in the 1700s, $20 was considered a lot of money. Today, any disputes that involve amounts less than $75000 will not be handled in a federal court.
a)
8th Amendment
b)
12th Amendment
c)
7th Amendment
d)
1st Amendment
41.
All the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government. In other words, the rights of the people are not limited to just the rights listed in the Constitution. 
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a)
5th Amendment
b)
9th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
42.
A proposed law is called a _______________
a)
veto
b)
congress
c)
bill
d)
unconstitutional
43.
When the Constitution does NOT allow a law or action, it is said to be ______________________--
a)
veto
b)
congress
c)
bill
d)
unconstitutional
44.
When the President rejects a bill, refuses to sign it, and sends it back to Congress it is called a/an _______________.
a)
veto
b)
congress
c)
bill
d)
unconstitutional
45.
The main job of the legislative branch
a)
determine if laws are unconstitutional
b)
veto laws
c)
make laws
d)
approve laws made by the President
46.
One way that the legislative branch can check the power of the President is ____________-
a)
to override a President's veto with 2/3 vote
b)
refuse to pay the President
c)
fine the President for disagreeing with Congress
d)
impeach the President for disagreeing with Congress
47.
After both houses of Congress pass a bill, it ___________
a)
is a law
b)
is sent to the President for his/her approval and signature
c)
is sent to the Supreme Court to determine if it is unconstituttional
d)
is approved by the American people
48.
According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1974, which of these officers follows the Vice President in line of presidential succession?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
President pro tempore of the Senate 
c)
Secretary of State 
d)
Secretary of Treasury
49.
The Electoral College
a)
functions largely independently of the major political parties
b)
provide for a winner-take-all system of election in all 50 states
c)
requires that the candidate who receives a plurality of the votes (the most) will be elected to the office of president
d)
requires that a candidate receive a majority (270 electoral votes) to be elected president.
50.
The people entitled to vote in a given election are known as
a)
Platform
b)
Electorate
c)
Representatives
d)
Congress
51.
This presidential role shows the president as the main architect of a nation's public policies.
a)
Chief executive
b)
chief legislator
c)
chief of party
d)
commander in chief
52.
This role shows the president as the representative of the people.
a)
Chief legislator 
b)
Chief diplomat
c)
Chief administrator
d)
Chief citizen
53.
This role shows the president as the ceremonial head of the government.
a)
Chief of state
b)
Chief of party
c)
Chief executive
d)
Chief legislator 
54.
This individual is third in order of Presidential Succession.
a)
Vice President
b)
Secretary of State
c)
President pro tempore of the Senate
d)
Speaker of the House

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