WorksheetsUnit 1 Test (Intro and Foundations of US Government)
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 4hrs 39mins
Type of government where citizens elect leaders to represent them in government
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Monarchy
Autocracy
A type of government where one person has all the power.
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Junta
Type of government where citizens where citizens vote on ALL major decisions
Autocracy
Theocracy
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
A type of government where one person rules by force (usually self-appointed) and does NOT rule in the interest of its citizens
Autocracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Theocracy
A government run by a small group of leaders
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Junta
Monarchy
A form of government where one person (a king or queen) has all the power and obtains that power through their family bloodline.
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
Monarchy
A government where citizens have decision-making power
Democracy
Monarchy
Anarchy
Oligarchy
the group of people who are the members or citizens of a state.
Population
Territory
Sovereignty
Government
the ability to rule absolutely within a territory.
Population
Territory
Sovereignty
Government
How is a direct democracy different than a representative democracy?
A direct democracy elects people to Congress to vote on issues.
A representative democracy allows all people to vote on all issues
In a direct democracy, citizens vote on all issues. In a representative democracy, citizens elect representatives to vote on their behalf.
Which of the following is the best synonym for liberty?
corruption
freedom
monarchy
trading
Where did democracy first orginiate?
America
Ancient Greece
The Panama Canal
The United Kingdom (England)
God created the state and that God had given those of royal birth the right to rule.
Force Theory
Evolutionary Theory
Divine Right Theory
Social Contract Theory
One person or a small group claimed control over an area and forced all within to submit to that person’s or group’s rule
Force Theory
Evolutionary Theory
Divine Right Theory
Social Contract Theory
Claims the state developed naturally out of the earliest group unit, the family
Force Theory
Divine Right Theory
Evolutionary Theory
Social Contract Theory
People voluntarily came together and created the state.
Social Contract Theory
Evolutionary Theory
Divine Right Theory
Chaos Theory
A government in which all the powers are held by a central agency which then gives out the remainder of the powers to local government for its own convenience
Parliamentary
Unitary
Presidential
Confederation
A government in which the president is directly elected by the people
Parliamentary
Presidential
Unitary
Confederation
An alliance of independent states
Presidential
Unitary
Presidential
Confederation
A government in which the legislative branch elects the president
Presidential
Unitary
Parliamentary
Confederation
A government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite group
Democracy
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Parliamentary
Checks and balances:
make sure that all of the branches have the same amount of power
make that each branch has the same number of people
make sure that the government gets paid the right amount of money
A system where state, local, and national governments should be separate.
Democracy
Federalism
Bicameral
Senate
When a lawmaking body has two chambers.
Parliament
Congress
Bicameral
House of Representatives
A state must have:
Jobs
Welfare
Cars
Sovereignty
If a state originated from this theory, its citizens are allowed to vote for their government's decisions.
Force
Evolutionary
Divine Right
Social Contract
The introduction to the Constitution is called the ___.
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Preamble
According to the Preamble, the authority of the federal government comes from the ___.
electoral college
states
people
President
The promise from the Preamble that describes our military is ___.
provide for the common defense
insure domestic tranquility
form a more perfect union
secure the blessings of liberty
The promise from the Preamble that describes our freedom is ___.
secure the blessings of liberty
provide for the common defense
insure domestic tranquility
promote the general welfare
The promise from the Preamble that describes peace in our country is ___.
establish justice
provide for the common defense
promote the general welfare
insure domestic tranquility
The Preamble lists the ___ of the United States Constitution.
grievances
unalienable rights
purposes
weaknesses
The promise from the Preamble that describes taking care of us physically, mentally and emotionally is ___.
form a more perfect union
provide common defense
secure the blessings of liberty
promote the general welfare
The word tranquility means ___.
peace
sleepy
crazy
medicated
The promise from the Preamble that describes the unity of our 50 States is ___.
form a more perfect union
secure the blessings of liberty
promote the general welfare
establish justice
Democracy is a form of government in which the ruling power
is in the hands of a few leaders
is given to someone because of their birthright
is in the hands of it's citizens
is taken by force
A person who seizes control and becomes the ruling power is a
tyrant
monarch
militia
ferbie
Which term describes "The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies."
Government
The State
Direct/Pure Democracy
Representative Democracy
Which term describes "A body of people living in a defined territory who have a government with the power to make and enforce laws."
Government
The State
Direct/Pure Democracy
Representative Democracy
Which term describes "The people living in a state."
Population
Territory
Sovereignty
Government
Which term describes "The area within a specific, recognizable boundary that separates one state from another."
Population
Territory
Sovereignty
Government
Which term describes "Government derives its power from the people."
Popular Consent/Sovereignty
Respect of the Individual
Equality of Opportunity
Rule of Law
What is absolutism?
belief the no one is above the law even the king
belief that salvation belongs to the individual
that a king has total total, unrestricted authority
that man's reason can unlock the workings of the universe
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness are?
Bill of Rights
Freedom to Live
Will Smiths movie
Unalienable Rights
Why was is called The Glorious Revolution?
only soldiers die, not civilians.
it was a political upheaval in which the ruling class is removed from power by the common people
it was a transfer of power between rulers without a war and deaths
King James II was a bloodthirsty king who was removed quietly
What was the name of the document that had to be accepted by William and Mary, that permanently created a constitutional monarchy in England?
Petition of Right
The American Constitution
Declaration of Rights of Man
English Bill of Rights
Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Property
According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?
Overthrow the government
Petition the government for their rights
Nothing, the people don't have rights
Which American Founding Father did John Locke influence the most?
Ben Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke believed that all people had:
Natural Rights
Individual rights
Some rights
Hobbes thought that a _ would be the best form of unitary, absolute government.
republic
monarchy
democracy
oligrachy
Hobbes saw human beings as __________.
Kind and Selfless
Selfish and Aggressive
Self-Interested, but not always violent
Shaped by our experiences in life.
The willingness of people to hand over their rights to rules in exchange for law and social order is called...
method of government
enlightenment agreement
social contract
US Constitiution
What revolutions did the Enlightenment Period influence?
Russian Revolution/American Revolution
French Revolution/Russian Revolution
American Revolution/French Revolution
Russian Revolution/Bolshevik Revolution
The Enlightenment influenced people to find answers through what two ways?
Reason/Discovery
Reason/Scientific Method
Scientific Method/Observations
Observations/Logic
Enlightenment thinkers/philosophers would meet at this place to talk and discuss ways of fixing the problems of the monarchy?
Courthouse
A salon
A Saloon
School
Which of the following was Voltaire's contribution to the world?
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Freedom of choice
Freedom of liberty
This philosopher heavily influences our 1st Amendment, as he fought for freedom of religion and freedom of speech.
Locke
Hobbes
Rousseau
Voltaire
What did Rousseau mean by "the general will"?
The "general will" is the agreements that we all come to by working together
The "general will" is the name of the government we elect by voting
The "general will" is the rights that we all agree to give up to a monarch
The "general will" is how we humans would act in a state of nature
This writing was published during the American Revolution and paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.
Rights of man
The American Crisis
Common Sense
·Common Sense was a pamphlet Thomas Paine published to distribute in the colonies to...
explain to Britain why they should end the quartering act
influence more people to join the independence movement.
to join the Loyalist party
abide by the Intolerable acts
What are unalienable rights?
Rights that government cannot take away
Rights that government takes away
rights for aliens
Government is needed to promote equality
The Declaration of Independence is most like a what?
Love Letter
Treaty
Break-up letter
Constitution
What is the purpose of the following lines from the declaration?
"He has dissolved our legislative assemblies"
“ He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies ” “For imposing taxes on us without consent”
“ For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury”
To justify independence by giving examples of complaints about rights violated by King George and the British government
To give examples of complaints against the American government, asking King George III to fix them
To request that the king protect certain rights and complain about rights that colonists didn't have
The excerpt above is taken from the -
Which term describes "Government derives its power from the people."
Popular Consent/Sovereignty
Respect of the Individual
Equality of Opportunity
Rule of Law
