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WorksheetsUS Government L3-5
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 28mins
What would you call a party's ideological positions?
Party Platform
Party Branch
Party Ideas
Party Scripture
In an (a) voters can vote for candidates of either party, in a (b) voters can only vote for candidates in their party, and a (c) is held if no candidate receives enough votes.
Match the following vocabulary words to the correct definition
initiative
allows citizens of a state to place a proposal on the ballot for the voters of the state to decide
Referendum
used by a state legislature if the body needs the approval of the voters before a law can pass
Recall
used to remove an elected official from office by a vote of the public
District
A voting _____ is a geographical area which is represented by a person in a legislative body
Gerrymandering
To change the size and borders of an area before an election, so that one party has an advantage
Sequence the parties in the order that they were created
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans (later Democrats)
Whigs
Republicans
What is not one of the role of political parties?
Recruit candidates to run for office
Certify election results
Act as a watchdog
Inform the public
What does a candidate need to win in order to become President?
National Vote
Popular Vote
Electoral College
Primary Election
Sequence these steps to becoming President in the correct order
Primary Election
National Convention
General Election
Electoral College
What problem (related to a lack of information) do elections solve?
(a)
In an election with (a) the candidate needs to get at least 50% of the vote, or the election will go to a (b) . In an election with (c) , the candidate with the most votes wins.
What percentage of a state's votes does a candidate need to win in order to win all of its Electoral College votes?
>45%
100%
>60%
>50%
Which of these words means: an opinion about whether a person, group, or idea is good or bad that influences how you deal with it.
Bias
Contempt
Attitude
Point of View
Match the vocabulary word to the correct definition:
Dissenter
a person or organization that disagrees with an official decision or accepted opinion.
Gatekeeper
a person or group who controls access to something
Watchdog
an independent organization responsible for making sure people don't do illegal things
Transparent
open and honest, without secrets
Constituent
someone who votes in a particular area
What is one form of media that has been used by politicians to influence the public?
(a)
How does media act as a gatekeeper?
They arrive at the scene of the crime
They control which stories get covered and published
They have millions of subscribers
They are professional journalists
Which of these is not an example of the media setting the national agenda?
Covering the 2020 Presidential Election
Covering the Ukraine-Russia War
Covering the Premier League
Covering Kanye West's controversial statements
What is an example of a social media platform?
(a)
What was the court's decision in Morgan et al v. Bevin, a case where citizens sued the governor of Kentucky for blocking them on social media?
The Governor had to shut down his social media
The Governor could block only certain citizens on social media
The Governor could not block citizens on social media
The Governor could block citizens on social media
What is segregation?
Legal separation of different races, sexes, or religions
Mixing together different groups of people
Putting people on different sports teams
The process of bringing people together in one group
Match the vocabulary word to the correct definition
Civil Disobedience
when peoplerefuse to obey a law in order to protest in a peaceful way
Tactic
A method used to achieve something
Boycott
to refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting
Picketing
when a group of people stand or march in front of a shop, factory, government building to protest
Discrimination
the practice of treating one person or group differently from another in an unfair way
What did they have to add to the Constitution in order to get it signed by all of the states?
Preamble
Bill of Rights
Addendum
Articles of Confederation
What is one of the freedoms listed in the First Amendment?
(a)
Which Amendment protects the right to bear arms?
(a)
(a) guarantees a speedy trial by one's peers, (b) prohibited cruel and unusual punishment, (c) protected against self-incrimination, (d) protected against unwarranted search and seizure, and (e) extended the right to a jury to civil trials
Which Amendment gives people "right to due process and the equal protection of the law"
15th Amendment
13 Amendment
14th Amendment
16th Amendment
Which is not one of the achievements of the Black civil rights movement?
Brown Vs Board of Education
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voters Rights Act of 1965
19th Amendment to the Constitution
What is something the women's rights movement is still trying to achieve?
Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
Universal Suffrage
Stay-at-home Dads
Access to education
Which of these were goals of the Native Rights Movement? (More than one answer possible)
Ending recidivism
NCAI: monitor federal policies, educate the public, preserve rights under treaties and agreements
AIM: renewal of indigenous spirituality and reverse the harmful policies of the US, Canada, and other colonialist governments of Central and South America.
Removing Jim Crow policies
If you were a United States voter, which party's platform would you support the most?
Republican Party
Democratic Party
3rd Party
Do you think that the media is biased? Why? Write at least 2 sentences
Which right do you think is the most important? Why? Write at least 2 sentences.
