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Theme 3: Political Science Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the Constitution, from whom does the government get its authority?

a)

the President

b)

the people

c)

God

d)

the king

2.

Which branch of government has the power to make laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

3.

What are the two houses that make up the Legislative Branch?

a)

Democrats and Republicans

b)

Senate and House of Representatives

c)

Presidential Staff and Vice President

d)

Congress and the President

4.

According to the Declaration of Independence, what are the three unalienable rights?

a)

Life, Liberty, and Property

b)

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

c)

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Levy war, declare peace, conduct commerce

5.

Which of the following represent similarities between the Maya, Inca, and Aztec governments? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

king/emperor/sole ruler was in charge

b)

Priests were government positions

c)

The king/emperor was usually a woman.

d)

Strict rules and punishments existed for those who broke the law

6.

Which of the following was created to prevent smuggling?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

7.

Which of the following prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

8.

Which of the following put a tax on all printed materials?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

9.

Which of the following closed the ports in Boston and required colonists to quarter soldiers in their homes?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

10.

Who is the head/associated with the Executive Branch?

a)

President

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

11.

Who is the head/associated with the Judicial Branch?

a)

President

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

12.

Who is the head/associated with the Legislative Branch?

a)

President

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

13.

True or False: Only one branch of government, the Legislative Branch, existed under the Articles of Confederation.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: France won the French and Indian War.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What name is given to the first 10 amendments of the Constitution?

a)

Federalism

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Checks and Balances

16.

What term means a sharing of power between the federal government and the states?

a)

Federalism

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Checks and Balances

17.

What term refers to a system where each branch of government can limit the power of the other two branches to keep them equal in power?

a)

Federalism

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Checks and Balances