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Foundations of Government Vocabulary

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Autocracy

d)

Democracy

2.

When referring to a legislative body ____________ means that it has two branches or chambers.

a)

Unitary

b)

Federal

c)

Bicameral

d)

Aristocratic

3.

Check all of the following SYSTEMS of government

a)

Unitary

b)

Democracy

c)

Confederation

d)

Federal

e)

Oligarchy

4.

This is an English charter granted by King John in 1215 that held the King as subject to the Rule of Law and documented liberties of free men.

(a)  

5.

What is the difference between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans?

4 lines
6.

Who is responsible for writing the "Social Contract?"

a)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

John Locke

d)

Montesquieu

7.

Which political party did Alexander Hamilton belong to?

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-federalist

8.

What do we call the form of government in which elected officials represent citizens and exercise power under the rule of law according to a constitution?

(a)  

9.

Which constitutional Compromise allowed slaves, in a way, to be counted as part of the population of a state?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The Connecticut Compromise

c)

The 3/5 Compromise

d)

The Electoral College

10.

Which of the following are TYPES of governments? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Unitary

b)

Autocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Confederation

e)

Democracy

11.

The (a)   was an intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th century where philosophers reason and individualism.