NEW
Font size
WorksheetsCivics Semester 1
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 52mins
What 13th century document established the rights listed below?
- Limits the Power of the Government/King
- Basic rights of citizens
- Rule of law
- Representative assemblies
the Constitution
Napoleonic Code
the Communist Manifesto
the Magna Carta
The US Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments of the Constitution) was influenced from this document...
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
How did the U.S. Constitution solve a problem created by the Articles of Confederation?
It avoided the issue of states rights
It allowed the states to elect representatives
It prevented (stopped) the amendment of federal laws
It enabled (allowed) the federal government to collect taxes
In the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, what is the meaning of the phrase, "We the People"?
The people express their will through political parties
The people express their will by directly creating laws
Government receives taxes from the people and exists to support them
Government receives its power from the people and exists to serve them
Which statement completes the diagram?
Joining a military service
Obtaining a drivers license
Becoming a naturalized citizen
Receiving a social security card
Which statement supports the Anti-Federalists in the struggle over ratification of the U.S. Constitution?
The Constitution should limit state government
The Constitution should protect fundamental rights
The Constitution should create a strong national government
The Constitution should prevent the election of amateur politicians
The statement below was made by Thomas Jefferson in a 1786 letter to John Jay.
"...our liberty, which cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press..."
Why should this freedom be guarded?
To provide the news media with guaranteed profit
To keep the news media from controlling the political process
To provide the government with an accurate source of information
To keep the government from becoming the primary information source
The political campaign posters are for two candidates running for mayor.
According to the information on the posters, what is the reason Maria may be considered more qualified than Todd to be elected mayor?
Her political policies
Her college education
Her campaign promises
Her experience working with the government
Based on the government system in the United States, which individual activity is used to directly influence legislative decisions?
Watching political debates on the television
Discussing political issues at work
Collecting opinions for a yearbook
Gathering signatures for a petition
The newspaper headline details an important step in amending the U.S. Constitution. How did the passage of this amendment (19th) to the U.S. Constitution impact the political process in the United States?
Women were allowed to political campaigns
Women were allowed to hold citizenship rights
Women were allowed to hold public offices
Women were allowed to vote in national elections
The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other branches of government is known as what?
Executive Order
Checks and balances
Amendment Process
Blank Slate
Which amendment gave women suffrage (voting rights)?
8
19
21
14
Which constitution requires voters to ratify its amendments?
US Constitution
FL Constitution
BOTH
Neither
Which Constitution includes a list of individual rights and protections?
US Constitution - Bill of Rights
FL Constitution - Declaration of Rights
BOTH
Neither
What are the two 'houses' in the Florida legislature called?
Senate and the Upper House
Senate and the House of Representatives
Senate of Representatives and the Lower House
House of Lords and the House of Commons
How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
435
434
436
430
Who is the power separated between?
Congress, the executive, the judiciary
Congress, the president, the senate
The house of representatives
United States
What is the role of Congress?
To judge people on the law
To make and change the laws
To put the laws into action
To undermine the President and call him fat
Why do we need to seperate power in United States
So no one works too hard
So no one has all the power
So no one feels left out
So no one gets upset
Who does Congress consist of?
Senate and House of Representatives
the President and the Senate
The House of Representatives and the President
The President and the Prime Minister
What does Democracy mean?
"ruled by the Queen"
"ruled by the people"
"ruled by the President"
"ruled by the Prime Minister"
Who makes the decisions in a democracy?
One person
Everyone
Two people
Your mom
When did the US become a an Independent Nation?
July 4th 1926
July 4th 1776
July 4th 1770
July 4th 1796
a detailed, written plan for government
Constitution
Stamp Act
Ordinance of 1785
Townshend Acts
a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
Tricameral
Bicameral
Unicameral
Quadcameral
the first constitution of the United States
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Ordinance of 1785
Articles of Confederation
meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of the new Constitution
Shay's Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
Three-fifths Compromise
Electoral College
agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of a person in determining representation
Shay's Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
Three-fifths Compromise
Electoral College
an uprising of Massachusetts farmers who did not want to lose their farms of debt caused by heavy taxes
Shay's Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
Three-fifths Compromise
Electoral College
a series of essays written to defend the Constitution
Anti-Federalism
Federalism
The Federalist Papers
The Anti-Federalist Papers
To accept or approve
Veto
Federalism
Preamble
Ratify
The ruling authority of a community
Government
Federal system of Government
Responsibility
Civics
Thomas Paine wrote ...
Common Sense
The Declaration of Independence
The U.S. Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
"When the legislature and the executive are united in the same person...there can be no liberty..."
Which Enlightenment thinker would have said the quote above?
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
What was the benefit to the signers of the Mayflower Compact?
created self-government, which allowed a better, safer life
presented the rights of land ownership of the colonist
created the forerunner to political group in America
ensured the king's place as ruler of the colonies
Direct democracy and republicanism are examples of...
natural rights
social contract
self-government
constitutional monarchy
These people were against ratifying the Constitution because they thought it made the central government too powerful and didn't protect people's rights.
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democrats
Republicans
Which side said: "This Constitution lacks a Bill of Rights! We cannot approve a government in which our freedoms of speech and of religion are not guaranteed!"
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
The introduction of the Constitution that begins with We the People...
What is the name for this introduction?
Bill of Rights
Constitution
Preamble
Declaration of Independence
Article 2 of the Constitution is about...
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Article 1 of the Constitution is about....
The Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Article 3 of the Constitution is about....
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
What Compromise combined the New Jersey and Virginia Plans?
Great Compromise
Social Contract
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
