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Government MP1 Exam

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not 1 of the 4 essential features of a sate or nation? (a)  

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Government
Population
Sovereignty
Democracy
2.

Who was called the Father of Capitalism? (a)  

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Adam Smith
Ben Franklin
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
3.

The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November is always (a)  

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Election Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Arbor Day
4.

What can be very influential on some voters? (a)  

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electoral college
card stacking
election laws
political party loyalty
5.

What right is not part of the 1st Amendment? (a)  

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freedom of speech
freedom of the press
right to trail by jury
freedom to peaceably assemble
6.

The framers of the Constitution provided this section so it will grow with the changing nation (a)  

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Bill of Rights
Preamble
Amendments
Articles
7.

Any system of government ruled by the people is called (a)  

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a democracy
an autocracy
an oligarchy
a monarchy
8.

State and national governments share which responsibilities

a)

levy taxes

b)

coin money

c)

establish courts

d)

declare war

9.

Jefferson stole this person ideas about Social Contract Theory and place them in the Declaration of Independence (a)  

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Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Rene Rousseau
Adam Smith
10.

What typically does not have an impact on a person's political ideology? (a)  

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race/ethnicity
number of siblings
family members party identification
occupation
11.

The form of democracy we have in this country is called (a)  

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direct democracy
socialistic democracy
constitutional democracy
representative democracy
12.

What is vital to the success of democracy in the United States (a)  

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poll taxes
voting
political parties
political action committees
13.

This man wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence (a)  

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Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
14.

What system allows states to manage their internal affairs? (a)  

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capitalism
socialism
nationalism
federalism
15.

Which amendment created the rules when a president is incapacitated or unable to fulfill their duties? (a)  

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20th
18th
25th
26th
16.

Federalists believed anarchy would triumph without a strong (a)  

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military
national government
judicial branch
economy
17.

Which of the following is part of the criteria for a democracy (a)  

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favorable economy
secret ballot voting
public transportation
rule by a few
18.

What group of people select the President of the United States (a)  

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the Senate
The Supreme Court
The Electoral College
The People
19.

Which amendment guarantees the right to counsel for someone accused of a crime (a)  

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9th
4th
5th
6th
20.

The Preamble of the Constitution does not include (a)  

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promoting the general welfare
developing 3 political parties
providing for the common defense
securing the blessings of liberty
21.

Known as the father of the constitution (a)  

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James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
John Adams
22.

The Constitution lists powers shared by the state and national governments. These powers are called (a)  

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reserved
implied
concurrent
expressed
23.

rule where a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice (a)  

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expatration
double jeopardy
naturalization
exclusionary rule
24.

The first 10 amendments are called the (a)  

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Bill of Rights
preamble
Constitution
enumerated articles
25.

Compromise made by the Founders on this issue left a terrible burden for future generations

a)

western territiories

b)

slavery

c)

intrastate commerce

d)

anarchy

26.

this type of election is only open to members of a political party

a)

nominating conventions

b)

open primary

c)

closed primary

d)

petition

27.

political parties do all of the following except

a)

educate the public about candidates

b)

run political campaigns

c)

recruit candidates for office

d)

establish voting criteria.