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WorksheetsGov Unit 1
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
Executive Branch
Makes Laws
Execute Law
Interprets Laws
Circumvents Laws
Judicial Branch
Makes Laws
Execute Law
Interprets Laws
Circumvents Laws
Legislative Branch
Makes Laws
Execute Law
Interprets Laws
Circumvents Laws
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Primary author of the Constitution
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Created the idea of social contract, but believed that people should give up all rights and freedoms to an absolute government.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Created the idea of separation of powers, that influenced the American three branches of government.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Believed representative government was best and wholly governed by the general will of the people
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
A system of government in which a written constitution divides and shares power between a national government and state and local governments.
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Divine Right
Natural Rights
Constitutional principle stating that the people hold the power in our government. People exercise this power with the ability to vote
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Divine Right
Natural Rights
A philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is based on consent of the governed.
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Divine Right
Natural Rights
The Authority to rule derives from God and is absolute.
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Divine Right
Natural Rights
Certain rights are given to all by nature and can neither be given nor taken away by government.
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Divine Right
Natural Rights
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Republicanism
Authoritarianism
In this type of government everyone, including all authority figures, must obey laws.
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
Republicanism
Natural Rights
A large ethnically homogeneous group of people
Country
Nation
State
Municipality
The geographic location (physical land) where a particular group of people live.
Country
Nation
State
Municipality
Consists of a population, borders, government and sovereignty
Country
Nation
State
Municipality
2 Houses (2 Chambers)
Bilateralism
Unilateralism
Bicameral
Unicameral
Sought a bicameral legislation based on population
The Virginia Plan
The Connecticut Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Pennsylvania Plan
Sought a unicameral legislation where all states had equal representation.
The Virginia Plan
The Connecticut Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Pennsylvania Plan
Also known as the great compromise, it combined the ideas of two conflicting plans.
The Virginia Plan
The Connecticut Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Pennsylvania Plan
Lower House - Based on Population
Congress
The Senate
The House of Representatives
The House of Commons
Upper House - Equal Representation
Congress
The Senate
The House of Representatives
The House of Commons
The two houses of the Legislative branch are collectively known as
Congress
The Senate
The House of Representatives
The House of Commons
Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to assemble and to petition
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
The right to bear arms
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
Cannot be required to quarter soldiers
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
Unlawful search and seizure
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
Indictments, Due Process of law, Self-incrimination, Double Jeopardy and Eminent Domain
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
Right to a fair and Speedy trial, Notice of accusations, Confronting one's accusers, Subpoenas, Right to counsel.
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
8th Amendment
9th Amendment
10th Amendment
Right to a trial by a jury of one's peers in a civil trial.
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
8th Amendment
9th Amendment
10th Amendment
Excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishment
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
8th Amendment
9th Amendment
10th Amendment
There may be other rights even if not listed in the Constitution.
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
8th Amendment
9th Amendment
10th Amendment
All rights and powers not expressly given to the Federal Government belong to the States and people.
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
8th Amendment
9th Amendment
10th Amendment
Which political theory states the belief that man must be willing to give up some of their freedom to a government, so that all rights can be protected?
Natural Rights theory
Divine Rights theory
Social contract theory
Unalienable rights theory
Which describes the Founding Fathers beliefs about "Natural Law"?
Law comes naturally to some people
Laws should be made in accordance with nature
Justice transcends man-made law
Laws are easy to make
This person was a Federalist
Samuel Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
This person was an Anti- Federalist
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Thomas Jefferson
Why was Thomas Jefferson unwilling to help draft the Constitution?
He did not believe a president should have the power to purchase land.
He did not believe that we should grant rights and power to government before guaranteeing rights and freedoms of individuals.
He did not agree politically with James Madison, and could not compromise
The Founding Fathers chose to ensure religious freedom in the First Amendment in order to
Protect against the power of a government sponsored religion
allow state governments to make laws restricting religious activities
ensure that future presidents of the United States would be Christian
guard against the spread of Catholicism as immigrants arrived in America
Why did the Founding Fathers feel they needed to ensure religious freedom in the 1st Amendment?
They believed that religious other than Christianity might become too powerful if given freedom
They believed that states would try to establish and official religion if not banned in the Constitution.
They felt the need of a "Wall of separation" between church and state as is worded in the constitution
They believed that a government sponsored religion would become strong enough to wield power.
What is the most common process for Amending the Constitution?
Proposed by 2/3 of Congress, ratified by 3/4 of state constitutional conventions
proposed by 2/3 of state legislatures at a national convention, ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures
proposed by 2/3 of Congress, ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures
proposed by 2/3 of state legislatures in a national convention, ratified by 3/4 of all 50 states' constitutional conventions
All of the following Judeo-Christian beliefs are traditions that influence the founding of the United States EXCEPT -
Justice
equality
ethics
unlimited authority
Who offered the Connecticut Plan (Great Compromise) as a way to end the stalemate between the larger and smaller states?
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
George Mason
Roger Sherman
This theory states that one person, or a small group took control of an area and forced all within it to submit to that person's or group's rule.
The Force theory
The Force Awakens
The Evolutionary Theory
The Revolutionary Theory
This theory argues that the state evolved naturally out of the early family.
The Force theory
The Force Awakens
The Evolutionary Theory
The Revolutionary Theory
Enlightenment Philosophy places heavy emphasis on the rights of
Ethnic Tribes
The Majority
Minorities
The Individual
