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Unit 1 Review Government

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which are complaints the colonists had about the King?

a)

Quartering of soldiers

b)

Taxation without proper representation

c)

Limited their natural right of life, liberty, and property

d)

Forcing them to not buy British goods

e)

Having to fund the War for Independence

2.

Which idea was Montesquieu's biggest contribution?

a)

The separation of church and state

b)

The social contract theory

c)

The need for an absolute ruler

d)

The separation of powers

3.

This document was the first to limit the kings power:

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Magna Carta

d)

The Constitution

4.

How did the Enlightenment impact political thinking?

a)

People began to rethink their governments

b)

People began to view the church as the supreme authority

c)

People began to want an absolute ruler instead of a democracy

d)

People began to think that their natural rights should be limited

5.

A theocracy is rule by:

a)

Religion

b)

A small group of people

c)

The people

d)

A monarchy

6.

When citizens vote for a Senator to serve in the government, they are practicing this type of democracy:

a)

Direct democracy

b)

Representative democracy

c)

Absolute democracy

d)

Theocratic democracy

7.

Which ideas are included in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

People have natural rights

b)

God gives certain people the right to govern

c)

The government is controlled by the people

d)

The people can abolish their government if it violates their rights

e)

The government is not accountable to its citizens

8.

Who is the "father of the Constitution"?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

George Washington

d)

James Madison

9.

Which philosopher was most know for his ideas on the social contract theory?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Rousseau

10.

A oligarchy is rule by:

a)

Religion

b)

A small group of people

c)

The people

d)

A monarchy

11.

Which philosopher was most know for his idea that absolute ruler was necessary to control the people?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Rousseau

12.

What is in the Grievances section of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

The signatures of the founding fathers

b)

The complaints against the Crown

c)

The introduction to the document

d)

The description of natural rights

13.

This document was the basis for the First Amendment to the Constitution:

a)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

b)

Petition of Rights

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

VA Statute for Religious Freedom

14.

This term means protection given to citizens against unfair actions by the government:

a)

Due process

b)

2nd Amendment

c)

Democracy

d)

Natural rights

15.

A democracy is rule by:

a)

Religion

b)

A small group of people

c)

The people

d)

A monarchy