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Unit 2 - People and Documents

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a social contract?

a)

an agreement among the members of a society

b)

book written by Montesquieu

c)

Taylor Swift's next album title

d)

test given to citizens every two years

2.

According to Montesquieu, what was the best form of government?

a)

where each powers (legislative, executive, and judicial) were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful

b)

democracy

c)

absolute monarchy

d)

every man for himself

3.

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

a)

freedom of worship and the right to petition

b)

trial by jury and no cruel punishments

c)

freedom of speech and of the press

d)

life, liberty and property

4.

Separation of powers was the idea of which enlightenment thinker?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Thomas Paine

5.

4. Separation of Powers protected US Government from abusing it's power by providing?

a)

a. Checks & Balances

b)

b. Natural Rights

c)

c. Natural Law

d)

d. The Social Contract

6.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
7.
What is the main function of the Judicial Branch? 
a)
Determine if laws are fair and constitutional 
b)
Decide all laws about taxes
c)
Approve or Veto a bill
d)
Nominate Supreme Court justices. 
8.
Which branches' function is to write, debate, and pass bills? 
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Constitutional Branch 
9.
What did the Magna Carta do?
a)
Gave more power to the King
b)
Limited the power of the King
c)
Got rid of the Feudal System in England
d)
Gave more power to the Common People
10.
The Magna Carta is similar to what American document?
a)
The Mayflower Compact
b)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Nicene Creed
11.

What did Common Sense convince the colonists to demand from the "Mother Country" (Britain)?

a)

Money

b)

Seperation

c)

Love

d)

Peace

12.

What document did Common Sense inspire?

a)

The Legend of the Navajo Indians and the Creation Myth

b)

The Bible

c)

Declaration of Independence

13.

What type of people did Common Sense appeal to?

a)

Rude people

b)

Political people

c)

Wealthy people

d)

Common people

14.

Common sense was a hit (popular) among the people. True or False.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
 to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community
c)
 to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
 to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
16.
The Mayflower Compact was the first agreement for self - government to be created and enforced in america  
a)
true
b)
fasle
17.
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.
18.

News article, "Miami Ex-Officer Gets 2 Years' Prison for Gambling Bribes, " www.cbslocal.com, May 17, 2015


Based on the title of this article what can s

a)

Leaders and government officials are held accountable to the law.

b)

Leaders and government officials are not accountable to the law.

c)

There is no transparency of institutions.

d)

The laws are not legitimate.

19.

After sentencing a thief to 5 years of hard labor for stealing potatoes at the market the judge finds the town mayor waiting his his office. The mayor had a problem at the market, too. He lost his temper with a vendor because of the vendor's high prices. The mayor broke things in the vendor's shop and broke the vendor's arm. Because of the mayor's position, the judge agrees to overlook the offense. Which rule of law principle is the judge mostly not adhering to?

a)

legitimacy

b)

checks and balances

c)

equal application of the law

20.

Structure of government that establishes three (3) branches of government each with their own powers.

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Federalism

d)

Republic

21.

Which philosophers beliefs influenced the language in our Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln

b)

Thomas Paine, John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu

c)

John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, GeorgeWashington

d)

Benjamin Franklin, John Locke, Paul Revere

22.

What is the main concept of the Mayflower Compact?

a)

Separation of Powers. Three branches of government reduce tyranny.

b)

Checks and Balances. No branch can be stronger than any other.

c)

Rule of Law. No one is above the law.

d)

Self Government. The people set rules to govern themselves in the new land.

23.

A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Democracy

c)

Social Contract

d)

Business Agreement

24.

English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.

a)

Buddah

b)

Paul McCartney

c)

John Locke

d)

George Washington

25.
Is respecting peoples individual rights, beliefs, and opinions a right or responsibility?
a)
right
b)
responsibility
26.

Which is a requirement for a person to become a naturalized citizen?

a)

Marrying a US Citizen and having a child with that person.

b)

Being a legal permanent resident for at least five years.

c)

Gaining employment in the United States for at least five years.

d)

Reaching age 18 while living in Washington, DC.

27.

Martin was born in San Diego, California. He joined the Navy and was sent to Italy. He married Bianca, an American attending college in Italy. Martin and Bianca had a daughter. When Martin left the Navy, he and his family returned to California.


What happened to Martin's daughter?

a)

She was sent back to Italy.

b)

She was granted resident alien status because she had not yet been naturalized.

c)

She was allowed to enter the country because her parents were citizens, even though she was not.

d)

She was allowed to enter the country because she was a citizen.

28.

What type of service project would help promote the common good?

a)

Planning a neighborhood recycling program.

b)

Participating in a neighborhood party.

c)

Completing your housework on time.

d)

Visiting public libraries.

29.

Which of the following is not a responsibility of citizenship?

a)

volunteering in the community.

b)

attending civic meetings.

c)

voting in elections.

d)

paying taxes.

30.

Which naturalization requirement is missing?


  1. Be at least 18 years old
  2. Be a legal permanent resident for at least 5 years
  3. Speak English
  4. Pass Exam & Interview
  5. Take Oath of Allegiance
a)

Sign up for the Selective Service

b)

Register to Vote

c)

Be of Good Moral Character

d)

Be able to read and write

31.

Below is an excerpt from the 14th Amendment:


"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside."


What is the purpose of that excerpt?

a)

Explaining the duties of citizens and states

b)

Defining citizenship of the United States

c)

Protecting the natural rights of immigrants

d)

Limiting the rights of all Americans

32.

There are three paths to citizenship in the United States. What are they?

a)

Law of Blood, Law of Soil, and Selective Service

b)

Law of Mud, Law of Genetics, and Selective Service

c)

Law of Blood, Law of Land, Naturalization

d)

Law of Blood, Law of Soil, and Naturalization

33.

The citizen obligation or duty of 18 year old males registering with the Selective Service System reflects on which of the following obligations?

a)

defending the nation

b)

serving on juries

c)

performing community services duties

d)

paying taxes

34.
Obeying laws, paying taxes, defending the nation and serving on juries are which of the following for citizens? 
a)
rights
b)
obligations
c)
freedoms
d)
rules
35.
________ is the process by which an immigrant becomes a citizen.
a)
Naturalization
b)
Immigration
c)
Law of blood
d)
Law of soil
36.

Which obligation of citizenship does this poster depict or show?

a)

Paying taxes

b)

Supporting our troops

c)

Applying for government jobs

d)

Registering for the Selective Service

37.

Which of the individuals above are U.S. citizens?

a)

Jorge and Jocelyn

b)

Jocelyn and Maria

c)

Jorge, James, and Maria

d)

Jocelyn, James, and Maria

38.

“We hold these truths to be self-

evident, that all men are created equal; that they

are endowed with certain unalienable rights, that

among these are life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness"

a)

England has repeatedly interfered with colonists’ rights. In

doing so, it has unfairly ruled over the American colonies.

b)

Governments are formed to make sure people’s rights are

protected. Government power should come from the people.

c)

Individuals have some basic rights that are obvious and

should not be taken away. Freedom, for example, is one of

those rights.

d)

When a government is taking away the rights of citizens and

is not doing what the people want, then the citizens have the

right to change or replace the government.

39.

“[T]o secure these [basic] rights,

governments are instituted among men, deriving

their just powers from the consent of the governed

a)

Every time we colonists felt we were being treated unfairly,

we wrote the King. He answered by treating us more

unfairly. A ruler who abuses his power should not be able to

rule us.

b)

Governments are formed to make sure people’s rights are

protected. Government power should come from the people.

c)

When one group of people is going to break away from a

country to form its own nation, then they should explain

why they are doing it.

d)

We now consider ourselves to be an independent country.

40.

“When in the course of human events

it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve

the political bands which have connected them

with another and to assume, among the powers of

the earth, the separate and equal station to which

the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle

them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind

requires that they should declare the cause which

impel them to the separation.”

a)

When one group of people is going to break away from a

country to form its own nation, then they should explain

why they are doing it.

b)

Here is proof that England had interfered with colonial rights:

the King has not allowed laws that help colonists the most.

c)

We now consider ourselves to be an independent country.

d)

Every time we colonists felt we were being treated unfairly,

we wrote the King. He answered by treating us more

unfairly. A ruler who abuses his power should not be able to rule

41.

Which of the following is NOT an unalienable right mentioned in the Declaration?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Education

d)

Happiness

42.

In the Declaration, the creators made a list of grievances that puts the blame on _________ for tyranny (abuse of power) on the colonies.

a)

Parliament

b)

King George III

c)

John Hancock

d)

Loyalist

43.

What word is used to describe the rights of the people that cannot be taken away?

a)

Natural

b)

Automatic

c)

Unalienable

d)

Humanistic

44.

The Declaration of Independence can BEST be compared to which type of document?

a)

A break up letter

b)

A journal entry

c)

A list of rules or laws

d)

A how-to-guide for making a government

45.

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

a)

Imposed a tax on all paper documents

b)

Made them pay taxes for food items

c)

Enslave Colonists

d)

Lowered the prices of stamps in the colonies

46.

This act allowed England to make all decisions for the colonists and tax anything they wanted.

a)

The Declaratory Act

b)

The Sugar Act

c)

The Townshend Acts

d)

The Stamp Act

47.

When colonists became angry with taxes they often boycotted the goods that the taxes were on. What do you think boycotted means?

a)

Cheering taxes

b)

Deciding not to buy or pay for certain thing as a way of protesting

c)

Protesting out in the streets

d)

Putting a boy on a cot

48.

How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?

a)

5

b)

500

c)

100

d)

None

49.

The _________ Acts were passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party protest.

a)

Terrible

b)

Hateful

c)

Intolerable

50.

April 19, 1775 is the day that will be remembered for the event that signaled the beginning of the Revolutionary War. What event was it?

a)

The Battles at Lexington

b)

The Boston Massacre

c)

The electron of George Washington as president

d)

The Boston Tea Party

51.

The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was

a)

John Adams

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

52.

What did the Quartering Act say?

a)

British Soldiers could search your house without a cause to

b)

Colonists had to allow British Soldiers to stay in their homes

c)

Colonists had to pay a tax on their houses

d)

British Soldiers could seize any house they wanted