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Benchmark 3 Terms

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a form of government with the monarch at the head?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Parliamentary

2.

a judicial philosophy holding that the courts can and should go beyond the applicable law to consider broader societal implications of its decisions

a)

Judicial Activism

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Judicial Restraint

3.

a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature

a)

New Jersey Plan

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Virginia Plan

4.

a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Roe v. Wade

5.

What rights comprise the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution?

a)

Civil rights

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Criminal rights

6.

Once elected, the president then helps others in his or her party campaign through which role

a)

Chief of Party

b)

Commander in Cheif

c)

Chief of State

d)

Chief Executive

7.

Which role runs armed forces (military, navy, etc)

a)

Chief of State

b)

Chief of Party

c)

Commander in Chief

d)

Chief Executive

8.

Have to be trained in the law and they serve for life

a)

House of Representative

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Senate

9.

Which branch makes Laws

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

10.

Which branch carries out laws

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

11.

Which branch interprets laws

a)

Legislative branch

b)

Executive branch

c)

Judicial branch

12.

a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support of the legislature

a)

Parliamentary

b)

Presidential

c)

Unitary Government

13.

Who was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment.

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Rousseau

c)

John Locke

14.

Who were the two candidates in the Election of 1800

a)

Biden and Trump

b)

Obama and Romney

c)

Clinton and Dole

d)

Jefferson and Adams

15.

Who was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism"

a)

John Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Thomas Hobbes

16.

a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Theocracy

17.

favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom

a)

Magna Carta Rights

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Authoritarian

d)

Parliamentary

18.

a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented during the Constitutional Convention of 1787

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

New Jersey Plan

c)

The Great Compromise

d)

3/5 Compromise

19.

an agreement over the counting of slaves in order to determine a state's total population

a)

3/5 Compromise

b)

The Great Compromise

c)

New Jersey Plan

d)

Virginia Plan

20.

Which trial gave people the right to have abortions

a)

Loving v. Virginia

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Marbury v. Madison

21.

Which rights state, "All free men have the right to justice and a fair trial with a jury"

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Civil Rights

c)

Criminal Rights

d)

Magna Carta Rights

22.

Who is the presiding member and chairman of the cabinet?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

President

c)

Secretary of State

d)

Governor

23.

a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to particular offices

a)

Affirmative Action

b)

Election of 1800

c)

Electoral College

d)

Supreme Court