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Political Culture

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A consistent pattern of beliefs about political values and the roles of the government.

a)

political culture

b)

political ideology

c)

democracy

d)

natural rights

2.

Elected officials represent groups of people in the law-making and decision-making process.

a)

republicanism

b)

Republican Party

c)

representative democracy

d)

democracy

3.

Form of government that promotes individual liberty (freedoms) and God-given rights (natural rights), believes that all governmental power is derived from the people, and encourages participation by its citizens in political affairs.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Republicanism

4.

The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights.

a)

natural rights

b)

liberties

c)

the Bill of Rights

5.

Which of the following was NOT an Enlightenment thinker/philosopher that influenced the founding of American government.

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Aristotle

6.

The first form of this government was started in Athens, Greece.

a)

Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

7.

Complete this phrase: "Life, liberty, and the..."

(a)  

8.

Which best describes America's form of government?

a)

Republic

b)

Democracy

c)

Presidential

d)

Monarchy

9.

When citizens pass laws directly it is called...

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy or Republic

10.

Which BEST describes a representative democracy?

a)

leaders

b)

kings

c)

elected officials

d)

democrats

11.

Which of the following best describes political culture?

a)

The government’s right to rule over citizens and monitor their behavior for the good of the entire society.

b)

The collective attitudes, values, and beliefs of the citizens and the norms of behavior in the political system

c)

The expressed platforms of different political parties competing for power within the state

d)

The process of transmitting political values through family, schools, peers, and the media.