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Unit 1.2 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another word for a two-house legislative body?

a)

dicameral

b)

unicameral

c)

bicameral

d)

bipartisan

e)

parlimentarian

2.

What is a precedent?

a)

An earlier ruling that is used as a basis for a judicial decision in later, similar cases

b)

An official voted into office by U.S. citizens

c)

Someone who is a leader

d)

None of the above

3.

Which document established the first direct democracy in colonial America?

a)

The House of Burgesses

b)

The Mayflower Compact

c)

The Stamp Act

d)

The Magna Carta

4.

Mercantilism is when

a)

A country should only do business with free countries

b)

countries should loan money to other countries

c)

a country should buy more goods than other countries

d)

a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys

5.

What document gave sole power to make laws, raise taxes, and control the nation’s army to the people of England.

a)

The English Bill of Rights

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Glorious Revolution

d)

Declaratory Act

6.

Which statement best describes the reason for the Continental congress?

a)

To send a document to Parliament requesting war

b)

To send a document to King George requesting him to revoke the Intolerable Acts

c)

To send a letter to King George asking for forgiveness

d)

To send a telegram to England wanting to revoke the Bill of Rights

7.

“Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.”--John Locke

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Which democratic idea best relates to this quote?

a)

A two-party system keeps leaders from gaining too much power

b)

The authority of rule should come from the consent of the governed

c)

People have inherent rights to life, liberty, and property

d)

Religion and government should be two separate entities

8.

What is needed to make mercantilism successful?

a)

raw materials such as sugar

b)

local cooperation within certain districts

c)

federal mandates controlling imports

d)

laws that govern civil rights

9.

Which statement best describes the actions of the colonists when Parliament decided to repeal the Stamp Act?

a)

Colonists had a potato famine

b)

Colonists and the Redcoats boycotted American goods

c)

Colonists decided to boycott British goods

d)

Colonists decided to declare war

10.

Which statement best describes the duties of the Second Continental Congress?

a)

A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States ... A plan was proposed to create a Union of Great Britain and the Colonies, but the delegates rejected it.

b)

This group announced that the Virginia Company had voted to abolish martial law and create a legislative assembly

c)

This group created the Mayflower compact

d)

This group commissioned a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence

11.

Which type of government allows for citizen participation and is commonly used in areas with small population?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

Socialism

12.

This type of government involves people electing someone to be their voice and vote in government.

a)

monarchy

b)

representative democracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

dictatorship

13.

What is meant by “limited government”?

a)

Government may only do what the people have given it the power to do.

b)

The number of people who work in the government is limited by law.

c)

Presidents may serve no more than two terms.

d)

The power of the federal government is limited by the power of state governments.

14.

Choose 2 correct examples of a direct democracy.

a)

When policy questions go directly to the voters for a decision

b)

Citizens of a country vote for government representatives to handle legislation and ruling the country on their behalf

c)

A dictator has absolute power and the people have no say in how a country is governed

d)

Allows citizens to propose and pass laws that affect local towns or counties

e)

Allows a King to have a parliament and they handle the laws in the country

15.

Where did the colonists from the Mayflower plan to settle?

a)

Eastern parts of Europe

b)

Northern parts of Virginia

c)

Northern parts of California

d)

Southern parts of Virginia