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WorksheetsCivics Mid-Term Review- Part1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which statement is an example of the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches?
Congress passes laws, but the president enforces them.
Congress passes laws, but the federal courts interpret them.
The president can enforce laws, but the federal courts can interpret them.
The president can interpret laws, but the legislative branch can enforce them.
Which idea is part of John Locke's social contract between government and its citizens?
A purpose of government is to protect the lives of its citizens.
A purpose of government is to protect its citizens with secure borders.
A purpose of a government is to control its citizens whatever the means.
A purpose of government is to maintain economic equality among its citizens.
“The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.” Which action would the colonists consider an example of what is described in the excerpt?
allowing slavery
rioting over tax increases
refusing to give the people representation in Parliament
banning women from participating in the Continental Congress
What is the relationship between our government and natural rights?
The goal of a government is to create these rights.
The government derives its power from these rights.
The government is responsible for granting these rights.
The purpose of a government is to protect these rights.
Which movement most influenced the Founding Fathers?
the Enlightenment
the French Revolution
the Age of Exploration
the Scientific Revolution
In 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which introduced the first direct tax on the colonists. How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?
They dumped tea in Boston Harbor.
They attacked British troops with bricks and stones.
They declared independence.
They protested with petitions and demonstrations.
How did the publication of the pamphlet Common Sense impact the American colonists?
It convinced colonists to establish fair trade with Britain.
It convinced colonists to restrict access to printing presses.
It encouraged colonists to establish more modern schools in each colony.
It encouraged colonists to go to war and declare independence from Britain.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure [protect] these rights, Governments are instituted [created] among Men, deriving [taking] their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government . . ." Based on this, what is the purpose of government?
to ensure the happiness of its citizens
to ensure the obedience of its citizens
to protect the natural rights of its citizens
to protect the religious beliefs of its citizens
Why did Parliament pass the “Intolerable Acts” in 1774?
to prohibit settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains
to require colonists to house and feed British soldiers
to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
to raise money for the British government
Which "Big Idea" was introduced in the Mayflower Compact?
inalienable rights
self-government
checks and balances
limited government
A system of government that involves electing representatives to represent the people.
Communism
Monarchy
Limited Government
Representative Government
The purpose of the Stamp Act was to tax...
playing cards.
legal documents.
newspapers.
All of the above
The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to...
create a new framework of government.
list colonial complaints against King George III.
declare colonial independence from Great Britain.
celebrate the Fourth of July.
Who was the monarch in charge of Great Britain during this time?
King George III
King Charles X
King Henry IV
King James I
