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Government Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The government for our whole country is called...

a)

federal government

b)

state government

c)

local government

d)

Michigan government

2.

This document describes the highest law for our country and how the government is organized.

a)

Preamble

b)

Constitution

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Social Contract

3.

The introduction to our Constitution that gives the purpose of government...

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Preamble

c)

Constitution

d)

laws

4.

_____ sovereignty is the idea that a government is created by the people and ruled by the people.

a)

Common

b)

Law

c)

Popular

d)

Constitutional

5.

Limited government means

a)

the things that people believe in that unite the country.

b)

the people who helped establish our government.

c)

a government where people choose their elected leaders.

d)

the government can only do what the people give it power to do.

6.

A republic is governed by....

a)

a king or queen

b)

the richest people

c)

elected representatives and an elected leader

d)

a monarch

7.

The common good means doing what is best for a small group of people.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Rule of law means

a)

everyone has to obey the laws even those in government.

b)

elected officials do not have to follow the laws.

c)

the richest people do not have to follow the laws.

d)

only adults have to obey the laws.

9.

The levels of government are...

a)

federal, Michigan, and state

b)

community, state, and local

c)

federal, state, and local

d)

legislative, local, and state

10.

Reserved powers are powers not given to which level of government?

a)

federal

b)

state

c)

local