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WorksheetsCivics First Semester Final Exam
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 35mins
How did Montesquieu's Enlightenment view of separation of powers influence the founding fathers?
They created three separate branches of government
They established separate government for each state
They helped separate the british colonies from Britain
They created a central government separate from each state.
How did the Magna Carta limit the power of the English monarchy?
It abolished, or ended, the monarchy
It created free elections for government.
It led to creating a parliament to approve of new taxes
It wrote a new constitution for the English government
What check does the U.S. Senate have on the president?
veto legislation
appointing judges
declaring laws unconstitutional
Impeachment power
What was the Anti-Federalists' greatest concern about ratifying the U.S. Constitution?
The lack of a federal court system.
The lack of a bill of rights.
The lack of legislative veto power.
The lack of a strong military
Which viewpoint was common among Anti-Federalists?
There is no need for a separate Bill of Rights.
The Constitution does not give enough power to the states.
The Constitution will not strengthen the government.
A strong national government will protect the people in times of crisis
What does the phrase "insure domestic tranquility" in the Preamble of the Constitution mean?
Give land to the homeless
Fight wars on foreign soil
Keep the homeland at peace
Provide citizens with insurance
According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke, what did natural law protect?
Government, elections, and voters
Speech, religion, and thought
Life, Liberty, and Property
People, Homes, work
This is when the people make an agreement to form a community and under which the government protects them in exchange for them obeying the government.
natural law
Social Contract
Common sense
Individual liberty
According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke’s social theory, what might happen if government passed unfair laws that violated natural law?
Citizens should obey their government’s unfair laws.
Citizens should be able to overthrow their government.
Citizens should choose what laws they wanted to break.
Citizens should not protest what laws their government passed.
"...That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."
Based on the excerpt, where should governments get their power?
from Parliament
from the king
from the elected leaders
from the people or citizens
The introduction to the U.S. Constitution is formally known as?
Preliminary
Parliament
Preamble
Precedent
The English document created in 1215 A.D. that guaranteed citizens could not be imprisoned without a trial is called?
Mardi Gras
Monte Carlo
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
What was the first document that established a government in the American colonies?
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
Monte Carlo
Mardi Gras
A change to the Constitution
bill
representation
majority
amendment
First and failed plan for government for the United States of America
the Mayflower Compact
the Common Sense pamphlet
the Treaty of Paris
the Articles of Confederation
Number of branches in the United States government
four
three
two
one
The legislative branch
writes laws
enforces laws
decided the fairness of laws
is your in-laws
Which branch of the government does the president head?
the cabinet branch
the executive branch
the Supreme Court branch
the branch called Congress
If a law is unconstitutional, it may be thrown out by which branch of the government?
the judicial branch
the executive branch
the legislative branch
a veto
Who vetoes bills?
the President
the Majority Leader
the President Pro Tempore
the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Which of the following lines is part of the Preamble to the Constitution?
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union
What are the first 3 words of the Constitution?
We are people
We the people
We as people
We are the people
What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?
Charter
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Magna Carter
A system of __________ and __________ is used to keep any one branch of the government from being dominant, or having too much power.
checks and balances
power and authority
politics and philosophy
life and liberty
What does “taxation without representation” mean?
taxing someone who does not live in the country
not taxing a certain group of people
taxing someone without giving them a voice in government
taxing everyone the same amount
What are unalienable rights?
Rights that government cannot take away
Rights that government takes away
rights for aliens
Government is needed to promote equality
What are the three unalienable rights that all people have?
Food, Shelter, and Clothing
Life, Liberty and Death
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
To stop taxes from the British Empire.
To make a United States army.
To gain independence from the British Empire
To install their own king in America
What are our natural rights according to Jefferson? (He got the idea from John Locke.)
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
Life, liberty, and property
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Voting, rebelling, and health
