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Unit 1: Foundations of Govt.

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

THEORY THAT GOD PUT THE MONARCHY IN CHARGE.

a)

MONARCHY

b)

OLIGARCHY

c)

DEMOCRACY

d)

KINGS ISLAND

e)

DIVINE RIGHT

2.

THEORY THAT GOVT IS CREATED WHEN PEOPLE SURRENDER THEIR FREEDOM IN EXCHANGE FOR ORDER & SECURITY

a)

SOCIAL MEDIA

b)

SOCIAL DISEASES

c)

SOCIAL CONTRACT

d)

CONSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT

3.

THEORY THAT SAYS THE STATE/NATION CAME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF THE FAMILY UNIT GROWING TO EXTENDED FAMILIES.

a)

POPULATION GROWTH

b)

NEED FOR CONTROL

c)

FORCE

d)

EVOLUTIONARY

4.

What type of government is it if the leader inherits his/her position?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy

5.

Which type of government is being described? Today is the first Tuesday in November. Today is Election Day! Everyone who is over eighteen years old has the right to vote for the leader of his/her country.

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy

6.

Who make important decisions in an oligarchy?

a)

king

b)

senators

c)

citizens

d)

small group of powerful leaders

7.

A government where the citizens have some individual rights.

a)

limited government

b)

unlimited government

8.

The main job of the legislative branch is to _____________________.

a)

carry out and enforce the laws

b)

veto laws that have been passed

c)

make the laws

d)

decide the meaning of laws

9.

The main job of the judicial branch is to ___________________.

a)

write and file laws

b)

carry out and enforce the laws

c)

make the laws

d)

decide the meaning of laws

10.

The main job of the executive branch is to ___________________.

a)

Write and file laws

b)

carry out and enforce the laws

c)

Make the laws

d)

Decide the meaning of the laws

11.

The congress of the United States represents which branch of government?

a)

Judicial

b)

legislative

c)

international

d)

executive

12.

The president has the power to veto a bill that has passed in Congress. This is an example of ___________________.

a)

The legislative branch checking the executive branch.

b)

The executive branch checking the legislative branch.

c)

The judicial branch checking the legislative branch.

d)

The legislative branch checking the judicial branch.

13.

The Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional. This means the law does not meet the requirements of the Constitution. This is an example of _______________.

a)

The legislative branch checking the executive branch.

b)

The executive branch checking the legislative branch.

c)

The judicial branch checking the legislative branch.

d)

The legislative branch checking the judicial branch.

14.

The Constitution of the United States includes the idea of federalism. What does that mean?

a)

The branches of government can check and control each other.

b)

The Constitution can be changed by adding amendments.

c)

The powers are divided between the different branches of government

d)

The powers are divided between the federal government and the state governments.

15.

Your parents are moving to San Francisco, California and need to get a new driver's license. Which level of government would they need to contact to get a new license?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

Federal

16.

In what year was the Glorious Revolution?

a)

1588

b)

1687

c)

1688

d)

1517

17.

Which rights were guaranteed by the English Bill of Rights?

a)

right to fair trial

b)

Habeas Corpus

c)

Right to overthrow the monarchy

d)

King cannot levy (collect) a tax

e)

no excessive punishments

18.

On whom did the English Bill of Rights have the greatest impact?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

American colonies

d)

Germany

e)

Italy

19.

The English Bill of Rights was passed by the

a)

Parliament of England

b)

The 13 American Colonies

c)

The Pope

d)

Scotland

20.

What king and queen signed the Bill of Rights before being sworn in?

a)

James and Helen

b)

William and Mary

c)

Catherine and Henry

d)

Edward and Margaret

21.
The Framers of the Constitution wanted to protect people’s natural rights. This idea was reflected in the work of
a)
French writer Baron de Montesquieu
b)
King George III
c)

English philosopher John Locke

d)
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
22.
Which document became the foundation of the first government of the United States?
a)
The US Constitution
b)
The Articles of Confederation
c)
The Mayflower Compact
d)
The Declaration of Independence
23.
What is the supreme law of the land?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
The legislative branch
c)
The US Constitution
d)
The president
24.
Define federalism.
a)
shared powers and responsibilities between national and state governements
b)
a strong central government
c)
a colonial  government
d)
a government by the people
25.
Checks and Balances can best be defined as 
a)
A means by which each branch of government limits the power of other branches
b)
A banking system that allows the national government to balance checks
c)
A banking system that allows the national government to balance checks b.  A means of voting for a president and vice president
d)
Sharing power between the federal and state governments.
26.
Why was King John forced to sign the Magna Carta?
a)
to increase the power of the monarchy
b)
to end taxation in England
c)
to force the monarchy to give up power
d)
to weaken the power of nobles
27.
What 13th century document established the rights listed below?
- Basic rights of citizens
- Rule of law
- Representative assemblies
a)
the Constitution
b)
Napoleonic Code
c)
the Communist Manifesto
d)
the Magna Carta
28.
Which king was "forced" to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?`
a)
King James
b)
King John
c)
King Louis
d)
King Henry
29.
Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?
a)
It was the first document to place limits on the king's power
b)
It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens
c)
It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.
d)
It determined England's physical boundaries
30.

Which of the following is NOT an example of rule of law?

a)
"When the President does it, it is not illegal."
b)
"I prefer to follow the law, not men."
c)
"Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.
31.

In rule of law, we are ruled by

a)

man

b)

laws

c)

a few men

d)

the President

32.

A sovereign is....

a)

two rulers working together

b)

a bank

c)

a ruler with total authority

d)

a ruler with partial authority

33.

The state of nature

a)

is a theory from Hobbes that claims people will naturally be selfish

b)

a theory from Locke that people are naturally British

34.

Natural rights are

a)

Live, Pray, Love

b)

Life, Liberty and property

c)

Life, Liberty and happiness

35.

Locke believed we need government to....

a)

end tabula rasa

b)

help end the state of nature

c)

to end taxes

36.

Book that claims that humans live in a state of nature. Government is needed to protect people from utter misery and despair.

a)

Leviathan

b)

Social Contract

c)

Keys to a Civil Society

d)

Second Treaty of Civil Government

37.

Philosopher and writer of "The Leviathan" . He believed that life without government is “solitary, poor,

nasty, brutish, and short.”

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

AlexanderHamilton

38.

Philosopher who wrote that people are born free and equal and must give consent to be governed.

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

John Adams

39.

Citizens elect leaders who act on their behalf. The leaders act to benefit the citizens, otherwise they will be removed from office.

a)

Republicanism

b)

Democracy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Autocracy

40.

Government kept under control by checks and balances and separation of powers

a)

limited government

b)

Autocracy

c)

Democracy

d)

Presidency

41.

An agreement between the government and the governed

a)

social contract

b)

natural law

c)

political gospel

d)

independence

42.

Government is created by and subject to the will of the people

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

limited government

c)

independence

d)

republicanism

43.

Which nation has a Republic?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

North Korea

d)

Iran

44.

Which of the following is NOT a form of government?

a)

Communism

b)

Republic

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Indirect Democracy

45.

What is another name for an indirect democracy?

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Republic

d)

Socialism

46.

What is government?

a)

to create and enforce public policy

b)

to forcefully rule over the people

c)

to severely punish all criminals

d)

None of the answers

47.

This ruler and family became rulers using what government formation theory?

a)

Evolutionary

b)

Force

c)

Divine Right

d)

Social Contract

48.

What form of government is displayed in the picture?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Republic

49.

Locke believed that the people have the right

a)

overthrow the government

b)

accept the government as it is.

c)

establish an absolute monarchy.

d)

to establish a theocracy.

50.

Name this president

a)

Millard Fillmore

b)

James Buchanan

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

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