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Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 3570secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
In this type of government, the power is in the hands of the citizens, who vote in free elections.
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Autocracy
2.
In this type of Democracy, citizens elect members of the legislature, who then select the country's leader. 
a)
Presidential Democracy
b)
Parliamentary Democracy
c)
Autocracy
3.
 In this type of government, there is one single ruler and citizens have little to no involvement.
a)
Democracy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Oligarchy
4.
In this type of Democracy, citizens directly elect the country's leader.
a)
Presidential Democracy
b)
Parliamentary Democracy
c)
Autocracy
5.

When a King or Queen rule and control a government, it is known as a ______.

a)

monarchy

b)

democracy

c)

theocracy

d)

dictatorship

e)

oligarchy

6.

A government which is ruled by one single person is called a ______.

a)

dictatorship

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

republic

7.

A government ruled by a few people is called a(n) ________.

a)

oligarchy

b)

theocracy

c)

democracy

d)

anarchy

8.

Power is shared between national and local governments

a)

Confederation

b)

Unitary

c)

Federal

9.

Central government holds all the power

a)

Confederation

b)

Unitary

c)

Federal

10.

A system in which the local or state governments have the most power

a)

Confederation

b)

Unitary

c)

Federal

11.

How many branches of government are there in the United States?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

2

d)

6

12.

Which branch of government carries out the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

13.

Which branch of government makes laws?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Legislative

14.

Which branch of government decides what laws mean?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

15.

How many members of the US Senate represent each state?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

4

d)

2

16.
What amendment give the people freedom from unwarranted searches and seizures?
a)
8th Amendment
b)
10th Amendment
c)
3rd Amendment
d)
4th Amendment
17.
What amendment gives people the right to NOT quarter soldiers in their homes?
a)
4th Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
18.
What amendment gives people the right to a speedy trial and to a lawyer?
a)
4th Amendment
b)
5th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
19.
What amendment has the right to bear arms?
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
4th Amendment
d)
5th Amendment
20.
What amendment provides people with the right to No excessive bail and No cruel or Unusual Punishment?
a)
7th Amendment
b)
8th Amendment
c)
9th Amendment
d)
10th Amendment
21.
The first ten Amendments are called the
a)
Constitution Day
b)
Senators 
c)
Bill of Rights
22.
What is the significance of the year 1787?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Jamestown
d)
Mayflower Compact
23.
The Great Compromise settled the dispute over 
a)
The Presidential veto power
b)
The issue of slavery
c)
Representation in Congress
d)
Judicial Review
24.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
25.

The US Constitution contains a preamble and 7 parts that are called ______________.

a)

branches

b)

legislatures

c)

articles

d)

colonies

26.

A system of __________ and __________ is used to keep any one branch of the government from being dominant, or having too much power.

a)

checks and balances

b)

power and authority

c)

politics and philosophy

d)

life and liberty

27.

Article III of the US Constitution briefly describes the structure and function of this branch of government, which interprets the nation's laws using judges and courts.

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Legislative Branch

d)

Presidential Branch

28.
True or False: the electoral college is a group of people who elect the President and vice president from each state.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
What was the purpose for the Constitutional Convention?
a)
To write the Articles of Confederation
b)
To write the Bill of Rights
c)
To write the Constitution 
d)
To write the laws
30.

What is the minimum age required to be a member of the House of Representatives?

a)

21 years of age

b)

25 years of age

c)

32 years of age

d)

35 years of age

31.

How often are the House of Representatives chosen?

a)

every 8 years

b)

every 4 years

c)

every 2 years

d)

every 6 years

32.

What is the minimum age required to be President?

a)

35 years old

b)

99 years old

c)

16 years old

d)

30 years old

33.

How long is a Senator's term?

a)

9 years

b)

14 years

c)

6 years

34.

What is the minimum age to be a member of the Senate?

a)

2 and 1/2 years old

b)

30 years old

c)

50 years old

d)

35 years old

35.

How many amendments have been added to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

0

b)

10

c)

27

d)

50

36.

The Supreme Court has _______ members?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

12

37.

In order to be the President, a person must be a __________________________________ of the United States.

a)

visitor

b)

natural born citizen

c)

college graduate

d)

naturalized citizen

38.

To become President, a person must have been a resident in the United States for how many years?

a)

14

b)

10

c)

21

d)

35

39.

Which part of the Florida Constitution protects individual rights?

a)

Declaration of Rights

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Amendments

d)

Preamble

40.

Which statement describes a similarity between the Florida Constitution and the U.S. Constitution?

a)

neither protects individual rights

b)

both include an amendment process

c)

neither provides for a chief executive

d)

both include a nine member Supreme Court

41.
In which part of the US Constitution are the goals explained?
a)
Article I
b)
Preamble
c)
Article II
d)
Article III
42.
What does Article I (1) discuss in the Constitution? 
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Amendments
43.
What does Article II (2) discuss in the Constitution? 
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Amendments
44.
What does Article V (5) discuss in the Constitution? 
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Amendments
45.
Powers directly stated in the US Constitution are called________powers.
a)
Denied
b)
Expressed
c)
Implied
d)
Reserved 
46.
What amendment protects freedom of speech?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
47.
Powers that are NOT in the Constitution, but are used to carry out expressed powers are called ______ powers.
a)
Denied
b)
Expressed 
c)
Implied 
d)
Reserved 
48.
Powers left for the states are called ______ powers. (10th amendment)
a)
Denied 
b)
Expressed
c)
Reserved 
d)
Implied 
49.
Powers that no government are allowed to impose (like ex post facto laws) are called ____ powers.
a)
Expressed
b)
Denied
c)
Implied 
d)
Reserved 
50.

This ruling explicitly outlawed racial segregation of public education facilities (legal establishment of separate government-run schools for blacks and whites), ruling so on the grounds that the doctrine of "separate but equal" public education could never truly provide black Americans with facilities of the same standards available to white Americans

a)

Brown vs Board of Ed

b)

Escobedo vs ILL

c)

Dred Scott vs Sanford

d)

Gregg vs Georgia

51.

This ruling held that the power to regulate interstate navigation was reserved to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the Constitution.

a)

Gideon v. Wainwright, 1863

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824

c)

Gregg v. Georgia, 1976

d)

Abington v. Schempp, 1963

52.

This ruling held that public school curricular student newspapers that have not been established as forums for student expression are subject to a lower level of First Amendment protection than independent student expression or newspapers established (by policy or practice) as forums for student expression.

a)

In re Gault, 1966

b)

Korematsu v. United States, 1944

c)

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 1988

d)

Mapp v. Ohio, 1961

53.

This ruling affirmed the government’s decision regarding the Japanese American Internment during World War II and found that it was not unconstitutional.

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819

b)

Mapp v. Ohio, 1961

c)

Marbury v. Madison, 1803

d)

Korematsu v. United States, 1944

54.

This landmark ruling held that basis for the exercise of judicial review of Federal statutes by the United States Supreme Court under Article Three of the United States Constitution is legal.

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819

b)

Marbury v. Madison, 1803

c)

Miranda v. Arizona, 1966

d)

New Jersey v. TLO, 1985

55.

This fundamental case established the following two principles: that the Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution's express powers, in order to create a functional national government, and that state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the Federal government.

a)

Miranda v. Arizona, 1966

b)

New Jersey v. TLO, 1985

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

56.

This ruling held held that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police.

a)

Regents of California v. Bakke, 1978

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

c)

New Jersey v. TLO, 1985

d)

Miranda v. Arizona, 1966

57.

The Supreme Court ruled that the "separate but equal" provision of the Louisiana law was constitutional. The case established this principle of segregation until it was overturned in 1954.

a)

Regents of California v. Bakke, 1978

b)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969

58.

A constitutional right to an abortion is established, though the court laid down a trimester criteria in determining whether states can impose restrictions

a)

Regents of California v. Bakke,

b)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969

d)

Texas v. Johnson, 1991

59.

The court declared that "student rights do not stop at the schoolhouse gates." The wearing of black armbands was protected by the Constitution. Students enjoy protection of the Bill of Rights unless their actions materially disrupt the educational environment.

a)

Regents of California v. Bakke,1978

b)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969

d)

Texas v. Johnson, 1991

60.
How are Supreme Court justices selected?
a)
Appointed by the Senate, approved by the President
b)
by an election
c)
Appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
d)
Congress selects them
61.
The Supreme Court hears what type of law?
a)
Constitutional
b)
Civil
c)
Criminal
d)
Military
62.
This Supreme Court case established that JUVENILES have the same constitutional rights as adults.
a)
Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka Kansas
b)
Tinker v. DesMoines
c)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
d)
In re Gault
63.
This Supreme Court case established that all citizens have a right to an attorney (legal counsel) even if they can not afford one.
a)
District of Columbia v. Heller
b)
Tinker v. DesMoines
c)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
d)
Gideon v Wainwright
64.
This Supreme court case established that citizens have the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.
a)
United States v. Nixon
b)
Miranda v Arizona
c)
Bush v. Gore
d)
Washington D. C. v Heller
65.
This Supreme court decision  serves as a reminder that rule of law applies to the President of the United States.
a)
United States v. Nixon
b)
Miranda v Arizona
c)
Bush v. Gore
d)
Washington D. C. v Heller
66.
McCulloch v. Maryland established the _____ Clause. 
a)
Santa
b)
Necessary and Proper
c)
Supremacy
d)
Grandfather
67.

Which constitutional principle is applied when police inform suspects of their rights?

a)

due process of law

b)

eminent domain

c)

double jeopardy

d)

trial by jury

68.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress overrides a President's veto?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
69.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress creates lower federal courts?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
70.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress impeaches a judge?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
71.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress refuses to approve presidential appointments?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
72.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress refuses to approve presidential treaties?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
73.
What branch is having its power checked when...
the President calls a special session of Congress?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
74.
What branch is having its power checked when...
the Supreme Court declares an presidential act unconstitutional?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
75.
I served as a delegate to both Continental Congresses and was on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
James Armistead
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
76.
I was an African American patriot of the American Revolution
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
Haym Salomon
77.
As the leader of the “Sons of Liberty” I helped organize the Boston Tea Party
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
George Washington
d)
Patrick Henry
78.
My writings helped convince many people to support the Patriots
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
King George III
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Mercy Otis Warren
79.
I was a slave, but George Washington trusted me to spy on the British at Yorktown
a)
Bernardo de Galvez
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
James Armistead
d)
John Paul Jones
80.
I was an inventor, writer, printer, diplomat, scientist, humorist, and statesman who helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris
a)
John Adams
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
George Washington
d)
Mercy Otis Warren
81.
I was the 1st patriot killed at the Boston Massacre in 1770
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Crispus Attucks
82.
I spent a lot of money to protect the Colonies in the French and Indian War. Now the Colonist must pay higher taxes
a)
Haym Salomon
b)
John Hancock
c)
King George III
d)
Lord Cornwallis
83.
I was one of the first to support independence I famously stated “Give me liberty or give me death”
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Patrick Henry
84.
I was the author of the Declaration of Independence
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
85.
My pamphlet, Common Sense, encouraged the colonies to break with England and become independent
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
King George III
86.
I fought in the French and Indian War, which is why the Continental Congress chose me to Command the Continental Army
a)
George Washington
b)
King George III
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
Lord Cornwallis
87.
I believed in your struggle for independence, which is why I came from France to help you
a)
Haym Salomon
b)
Bernardo de Galvez
c)
John Locke
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
88.
I inspired Jefferson with my writings about Natural Rights (life, liberty, and property)
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
John Adams
d)
John Locke
89.
I was an early supporter of women's rights. In letters to my husband, who was creating the government, I reminded him that women were not bound to follow any laws in which they have no voice
a)
Mercy Otis Warren
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Martha Washington
d)
Susan B Anthony
90.

What is a social contract?

a)

an agreement between all the leaders of the country

b)

an agreement between the people of the country and the government

c)

an agreement between you and a record label to release your next musical hit

91.

What did the philosopher Montesiques believe was the best form of government?

a)

one in which a king ruled with absolute power

b)

one in which the power is separated or divided so no one person has the power

92.
Which enlightenment thinker believed that a government is needed to keep order?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Hobbes
c)
Rousseau
d)
Beccaria
93.
Who believed in a social contract between the people and the government in which people gave up some freedom in order to have their rights protected?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Hobbes
94.
Who believed the government should protect a person's three natural rights: life, liberty, and property?
a)
Rousseau
b)
Beccaria
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Locke
95.
Who believed that women's education should be the same as men's?
a)
Rousseau
b)
Wollstonecraft
c)
Locke
d)
Hobbes
96.
Who believed in a separation of powers as a way to provide checks and balances?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Rousseau
c)
Hobbes
d)
Voltaire
97.
Thomas Hobbes believed that all humans are _______________.
a)
pure and innocent
b)
selfish and wicked
98.
Who believed there should be a separation of church and state?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Rousseau
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Hobbes
99.

What is the protection offered by the writ of habeas corpus

a)

It provides for identification of witnesses against the accused.

b)

It compels the Executive Branch to answer to the Judicial Branch why it is holding a person in custody.

c)

It guarantees the accused the right to a speedy and public trial.

d)

It guarantees the accused a second trial if s/he is convicted at the first trial.

100.

Under what circumstance can the writ of habeas corpus be suspended?

a)

If a prosecutor thinks it would be useful.

b)

If there is a natural disaster like a hurricane.

c)

If there is a problem with a presidential election being challenged.

d)

If there is a situation of war or rebellion and public safety is threatened.

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