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Civics Vocab Review 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of citizenship and government

a)

Federalism

b)

Republic

c)

Civics

d)

Concurrent powers

2.

A member of a community with a government and laws with rights protected by the government

a)

Citizen

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Anarchy

3.

The ruling authority of a political or geographic area

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Government

c)

Common good

d)

Dictatorship

4.

The ultimate goal of all government: to do the most good to the most people with as little harm as possible.

a)

Republic

b)

Sharia law

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Common good

5.

A society without laws and a government

a)

Anarchy

b)

Absolute monarchy

c)

Communism

d)

Theocracy

6.

The principle of American Govt. based on the sharing of power among the state and national Govt's

a)

Sharia law

b)

Federalism

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Socialism

7.

Those powers listed specifically for the Congress in the US Constitution

a)

Reserved powers

b)

Delegated powers

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

8.

Powers such as making and enforcing laws that are shared by the state and national governments

a)

Delegated powers

b)

Reserved powers

c)

Concurrent powers

d)

Sharia law

9.

The powers of the states that come from the 10th amendment

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Delegated powers

c)

Concurrent powers

d)

Reserved powers

10.

A Representative Democracy, a government where the people elect others to do the work of governing on their behalf

a)

Republic

b)

Theocracy

c)

Sharia law

d)

Communsim

11.

Democracy where every citizen has an equal vote on every issue

a)

Socialism

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Republic

12.

A government where there is a King or Queen who has total power

a)

Theocracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

13.

The current Queen of England's government is an example of a

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Oligrachy

d)

Theocracy

14.

A government philosophy based on the sharing of resources among all citizens through government efforts

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Sharia law

c)

Socialism

d)

Theocracy

15.

A government who controls all the factors of production and severley limits it's citizens rights

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Theocracy

c)

Sharia law

d)

Communism

16.

A type of government where the power to rule was taken by force or intimidation by one or a small group of people

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Communism

d)

Concurrent powers

17.

Another term for dictatorship

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Communism

c)

Theocracy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

18.

Government rule by a few

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Theocracy

c)

Sharia law

d)

Oligarchy

19.

A government that is based on religious law

a)

Sharia law

b)

Totalitarianism

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

20.

Islamic law

a)

Sharia law

b)

Totalitarianism

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Theocracy