WorksheetsFundations of Govt. Review.
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 32mins
Force theory suggest...
Take power by force , using military
Families were the 1st governing body
Rulers were chosen by a deity
Using force to take power and form a sociail contract
The Divine Right theory suggest...
Kings and Queen would change their religions for the ppl.
Rulers would conquer other nations in the name of God
Kings and Queens would claim to be chosen by God
Rulers would be chosen by God and have denied power to rule
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a State?
Terrtority
Popluation
Popular Soveringty
Culture
Which of the following best describes a Unitary system?
Strong central and state powers
Loose union of states that share power
Divided power between states and central govt
Strong central govt, weak state rights
Which of the followings is NOT a purpose of Govt?
Maintian social order
Provide leadership
Public services
Make you happy
Provide Economic security
Which of following BEST describes a Confederate system of govt?
loose union of states that run independently
loose union of states with a weak central govt
loose union of states that share power with central govt
loose union of states that divide its power among other states
Which is not a right given to citizens in the 1st Amendment?
freedom of religion
right to peaceably assemble
right to bear arms
right to petition
When discussing the role of government in the lives of individual citizens, it is important to remember that the social contract requires citizens to be obedient to the laws of the nation and government in which they live. What does the federal government agree to do in exchange for this obedience?
Not force individuals into military service
Not levy taxes against citizens unless necessary
Protect citizens from threats, both foreign and domestic
Protect citizens from foreign threats only.
An excerpt from the Declaration is shown below:
"He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures"
How does this grievance support the American colonists' case for Independence
It describes how the colonists were encouraged by the King to send their elected representatives to London
It describes how the British government was holding public meetings in locations favorable to colonies loyal to Britain.
It describes how the British government made it hard for the American colonists to have a voice in their own governance
It describes how the colonists were not given adequate access to public records necessary for day-to-day government activities.
Thomas Jefferson was an ardent supporter of Independence and is credited with writing most of the Declaration. What was the main purpose in the creation of this document?
Be a set a laws for the newly independent nation
To tell the world that the British Parliament was the source of the American colonies problems
As a document that would tell the world why the Americans were breaking away
To tell the world that the American colonies were pledging their allegiance to another nation
In the Declaration of Independence, what does Jefferson mean when he say that the king has "refused his assent to laws... necessary for the public:?
The king knows what is best for the colonists.
The king is too busy to listen to the colonists.
The king enjoys his absolute rule over the colonists.
The king has not allowed changes that would benefit the colonists.
If you claim that someone's actions lacked rectitude, how do you think the person most likely behaved?
rudely
carelessly
dishonestly
self-importantly
Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence best supports the main purpose of a nation's government.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all mean are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...
...[To] secure these rights , governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed...
...[G}overnments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath show, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable,than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
...[A]s free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.
Which of the following is the central idea put forth in the Declaration of Independence?
The American people will fight to the death to protect themselves from attacks by Britain.
The American colonies are justified in rejecting British rule and setting up a new government.
The people of Great Britain should claim their own independence from the rule of the current king.
Americans who support the idea of independence from Great Britain greatly outnumber those who do not.
Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence best supports the answer to the central idea?
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty to throw off such governments, and to provide new guards for their future security.
We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which , would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence.
We, therefore,... do in the name and by authority of teh good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare that these united colonies are and of right out to be free and independent states...
And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.
Government base upon religious principles
Anarchy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
Democracy
Small group of people are in charge, limited freedom and right.
Anarchy
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
Democracy
Each citizen has an actual say in the affairs of government
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
Great Britain's Queen share power with Parliament, this is an example of:
Totalitarianism
Constitutional Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Representative Democracy
Individuals and government share ownership in major businesses and government takes on a greater role in citizens lives
Communism
Totalitarianism
Socialism
Democracy
"Everyone is equal"- The Government owns and controls all aspects of life for its citizens
Socialism
Democracy
Communism
Monarchy
John Locke supported what type of government
Democracy
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Communism
Which government would you choose if you want the central government to have the least power?
Federal
Confederal
Unitary
dictatorship
Which government would you choose if you want both national laws and state laws to exist?
Federal
Confederal
Unitary
dictatorship
In this type of government, the central government is weak and power is concentrated in regional governments.
unitary
federal
confederal
monarchy
In this form of government, people have little voice in government. The leader has all of the power.
autocracy
oligarchy
democracy
anarchy
Which type of government best describe the United States under the Articles of Confederation?
unitary
federal
confederal
Parlimentary
Article THREE creates the
Congress
Presidency
Supreme Court
Federal System
Which amendement defines citizenship in the US?
13th
14th
15th
16th
A ________ system of government has the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature
legislative
parlimentary
constitutional monarchy
democratic
Theory of government where by power is handed down and grows from family to tribe
Social Contract
Force
Evolution
Divine Right
This person argued that life was nasty, brutish and short, and that government (particularly kings/queens), to keep people in line
Aquinas
Hobbes
Locke
Voltaire
What part of the Constitution has the purposes of government for the United States?
Preamble
Articles
Amendments
none of these
In a representative democracy like the United States, the powers of government are
separated among three branches.
combined into one branch.
given to a small group of important people.
divided among the people.
Which political theory held that God created the state, and God had given those of "royal birth" the right to rule?
Force Theory
Evolutionary Theory
Divine Right Theory
Social Contract Theory
Which political theory argues that the state arose out of a voluntary act of free people and that the state exists only to serve the will of the people?
Force Theory
Evolutionary Theory
Divine Right Theory
Social Contract Theory
Reorder the following theories of governemt in the correct way in which they occured over time.
Evolutiioary Theory
Force Theory
Divine Right Theory
Social Contract Theory
Article TWO creates the
Congress
Presidency
Supreme Court
Federal System
Article One creates the
Congress
Presidency
Supreme Court
Federal System
Article Four addresses
The Federal System and the States
How to Amend the Constitution
The Supremacy Clause
How to Ratify the Constitution
Article Five addresses
The Federal System and the States
How to Amend the Constitution
The Supremacy Clause
How to Ratify the Constitution
Article Seven address how
The states work with the national government
How states work with each other
Slavery can be abolished
To Ratifiy the Constitution
The Word 'Ratify' means to
to make something official
to act in a rat-like or rodentine manner
to make something new
to stop a process
Article Six contains
The Federal System and the States
How to Amend the Constitution
The Supremacy Clause
How to Ratify the Constitution
Who wrote most of the Federalist Papers in support of the New Constitution
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Most Federalist favored...
There are two right answers.
A strong Central government that favored international trade
The Articles of Confederation as a government System
a country of small farmers and a bill of rights.
A national bank with a national currency with international factories.
Most Anti Federalist favored....
The Articles of Confederation and a country of small farmers.
A national bank and national currency
Bill of rights and the protection of small farms
Ratification of the Constitution of 1787 with a strong national government
The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to
Organize development of the western lands.
Allow states to create their own constitutions.
Meet at the same location
Enforce tax collection
This caused many Americans to agree to a strong national government.
the Philadelphia convention
the Northwest Ordinance
Shay's Rebellion
the Annapolis Convention
This document suggested the legislative branch have a bicameral legislature.
the Virginia Plan
Interstate Commerce Clause
the New Jersey Plan
the Three-Fifths Compromise
Who didn't attend the Constitutional Convention because he "smelt a rat"?
Richard Henry Lee
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Great (Connecticut) Compromise
In the New Jersey Plan, states received equal representation in congress. Which states favored this plan?
Small States
Large States
Northern States
Southern States
The Great Compromise
The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was a significant agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It aimed to resolve the issue of representation in the legislative branch of the newly formed United States government.
The Virginia Plan, proposed by James Madison, favored a bicameral legislature with representation based on population, which would give larger states more power. On the other hand, the New Jersey Plan, put forward by William Paterson, advocated for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states, regardless of size.
The compromise ultimately resulted in the creation of a bicameral legislature, with the House of Representatives based on population (satisfying the Virginia Plan) and the Senate providing equal representation for all states (addressing the concerns of the New Jersey Plan).
What was the significance of the Great Compromise?
It established the framework for the bicameral legislature in the United States
It resolved the dispute between large and small states regarding representation in the legislature
It outlined the process for electing the President of the United States
It established the Bill of Rights
What issue did the Great Compromise aim to resolve?
Taxation issues
Representation in the legislative branch
Foreign policy disputes
Trade agreements
What was the result of The Great Compromise?
Creation of a unicameral legislature
Creation of a bicameral legislature
Equal representation for all states in the House of Representatives
Equal representation for all states in the Senate
