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Civics Chapter 2 Content Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a dictatorship the ruler must answer to the people just like they do in a democracy.

a)

TRUE

b)

I DON'T KNOW!

c)

FALSE

d)

?

2.

Which of the following IS NOT one of the roles that our governments play in citizen's lives?

a)

providing services

b)

guaranteeing freedom

c)

punish people so that others are scared to commit crimes

d)

enables groups of people to achieve large goals

3.

An oligarchy is another name for a representative democracy.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

c)

I DON'T KNOW!

d)

?

4.

Which type of government is typically controlled by religious leaders who claim to rule on behalf of God or their gods?

a)

anarchy

b)

theocracy

c)

democracy

d)

dictatorship

5.

Which of the following types of government is not practical for large populations?

a)

oligarchy

b)

theocracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

constitutional monarchy

6.

An important role of government is provide services, such as security and health related services, to its people.

a)

I DON'T KNOW!

b)

?

c)

TRUE

d)

FALSE

7.

Which type of government typically involves power lying with a small number of people based on characteristics such as wealth?

a)

oligarchy

b)

direct democracy

c)

communism

d)

absolute monarchy

8.

John Adams was the man that wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

I DON'T KNOW!

d)

?

9.

Under the Articles of Confederation a unanimous vote was required to make any changes to the Articles.

a)

FALSE

b)

?

c)

I DON'T KNOW!

d)

TRUE

10.

Under the Articles of Confederation the country had three branches of government just like we do today.

a)

?

b)

I DON'T KNOW!

c)

TRUE

d)

FALSE

11.

Which of the following did the Declaration of Independence declare that it is the purpose of government to protect?

a)

individualism

b)

human rights

c)

right to bear arms

d)

freedom of speech

12.

In what city did the Congress ask each state to send delegates to in order to discuss revising the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Atlanta

b)

Boston

c)

New York City

d)

Philadelphia

13.

Which of the following IS NOT one of the limitations of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Congress could pass and enforce as many laws as they wanted to

b)

there was no money to pay for expenses or services

c)

each state regulated its own trade and had its own currency

d)

conflicts between the states and Congress developed

14.

What did the writers of the Articles want to preserve for the states?

a)

sovereignty, or absolute power

b)

boundary lines

c)

identity

d)

shipping lanes

15.

Because of Magna Carta the monarch in England never had to follow any laws at all.

a)

TRUE

b)

?

c)

I DON'T KNOW!

d)

FALSE

16.

The names of the two plans for Congress that led to the Great Compromise were the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

?

d)

I DON'T KNOW!

17.

Under Federalism the state governments are stronger than the national government.

a)

I DON'T KNOW!

b)

TRUE

c)

FALSE

d)

?

18.

The antifederalists opposed the new constitution because they felt that a strong national government would not protect the people's freedoms and would take power away from the states.

a)

?

b)

I DON'T KNOW!

c)

TRUE

d)

FALSE

19.

Which future president kept a journal that allowed us to know details that happened during the secret meetings at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

James Madison

c)

George Washington

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

20.

Which of the following IS NOT one of the things the English Bill of Rights of 1689 established?

a)

freedom from taxation without representation

b)

right to a fair punishment

c)

right to revolt against the government

d)

right to petition a change of laws

21.

What was the name of the first document to establish self-government in the colonies?

a)

the Mayflower Compact

b)

the Enlightenment

c)

the Articles of Confederation

d)

the Constitution

22.

Which compromise led to the formation of a 2 house Congress with a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate with equal representation?

a)

the Electoral College

b)

the Bill of Rights

c)

the 3/5 Compromise

d)

the Great Compromise

23.

Which state became the 9th state to ratify the Constitution officially making it the law of the land?

a)

Georgia

b)

Delaware

c)

Kentucky

d)

New Hampshire

24.

Which state was the final of the original 13 states to ratify the Constitution in the year 1790?

a)

Vermont

b)

Connecticut

c)

Virginia

d)

Rhode Island