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WorksheetsUnit 1- Intro to Government
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 59mins
According to Locke, why do people leave the State of Nature?
To vote
To protect their natural rights
To become more powerful than their neighbors
To promote equality
Social contract is best described as
When a society has a consensus about its basic beliefs
When we elect representatives to govern on our behalf
When the people vote directly on all matters
When people agree to obey the government as long as it protects their rights
Which is an example of a limited government?
Dictatorship
Republic
Monarchy
Theocracy
According to Jefferson, when can people alter or abolish their government?
When the government raises taxes too much
When the government abuses their rights
When they don't like the results of an election
When the politicians put milk in their bowls before the cereal
What did Hobbes describe people as?
kindhearted
mean
generous
selfish
Why did Hobbes believe it was necessary to have all the power in the hands of 1 King?
It would prevent war and chaos
They could make rules faster
They could declare war against enemies of the kingdom
It would be easier to make decisions
The idea that governments only have power with the consent of the governed is called
Social Contract
Republicanism
Natural rights
Popular sovereignty
Social Contract
Natural Rights
Popular Sovereignty/Republicanism
Federalism
Limited government
The Social Contract Theory explains...
human nature
why do we have contracts
why do we enter to society
violence
What type of government best describes life in the State of Nature?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Anarchy
Baltimore City creates a 24 hour curfew due to increased crime. Which purpose of government is this?
Make laws to protect the rights of citizens.
Providing public service
Representing citizens in foreign affairs.
National Security
The Affordable Care Act seeks to provide healthcare to individuals. This is an example of ...
Maintaining social order
Providing public services
Providing national security
Make laws to protect the rights of citizens.
Teachers/Educators are an example of which purpose?
Security: Enforce laws & maintain order
To help the citizens by providing public services.
Protect the country from outside threats.
Make LAWS that protect the rights of citizens.
According to Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, without government and laws, people live in a _____________.
Natural Rights
Common Good
State of Nature
Social Contract
A law against stealing your neighbor's property is an example of which purpose of government?
Public Services
Social Order
National Security
Economic Decisions
The army defending the U.S. from being attacked by another country is an example of which purpose of government?
Social Order
Public Services
National Security
Economic Decisions
How does the government pay for public structures?
requesting money from congress
taking taxes from citizens
taking money from state governments
taking funds from other projects
dictator
an area of land that is controlled by its own government
a country, business, etc., that is controlled by a small group of people
a situation of confusion and wild behavior in which the people in a country, group, organization, etc., are not controlled by rules or laws
a person who rules with total authority, often in a cruel way
Rule by one
Dictatorship and Constitutional Monarchy
Dictatorship & Communism
Dictatorship & Absolute Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy & Republic
The group with power is based on social class, wealth and education.
Theocracy
Dictatorship
Aristocracy
What term describes the belief that a monarch's right to rule came directly from God
Petition of Right
Divine Right
Limited Monarchy
Bill of Rights
What form of government includes a constitution which limits the king's power?
Absolute monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Republic
T/F: In an absolute monarchy, the king shares power with an elected parliament.
TRUE
FALSE
A form of government where the government/leader has total control over the way citizens think and live
Democratic
Authoritarian
Theocratic
Totalitarian
A ____________ of a country is born in that country and has the rights and responsibilities given to them by that country’s government.
emigrate
citizen
immigrant
naturalized citizen
If a person who was born in another country and takes a test and earns the rights of that country, they are a _________________________.
citizen
immigrant
naturalized citizen
emigrate
What is an immigrant?
People who were born and lives in the United States.
People who leave their home country to live in a new country.
A statue in the New York Harbor.
1. Why did many immigrants settle in large cities?
They were better places to live.
There were more jobs
All of the above.
Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.
Promise of a better life
War or religious persecution
Religious Freedom
Better opportunities
Immigration push factors are…
reasons people come to a new place
reasons people leave their homelands
reasons people begin working
reasons people stop working
Immigration pull factors are…
reasons people come to a new place
reasons people leave their homelands
reasons people begin working
reasons people stop working
People that are born outside of the U.S. to parents that are U.S. citizens are granted citizenship through?
Law of the Blood
DACA
Naturalization
Asylum
Which amendment provides for birthright (law of the soil) citizenship?
7th amendment
10th Amendment
14th Amendment
19th Amendment
People who flee to another country to escape persecution or danger are called?
resident aliens
Dreamers
undocumented immigrants
refugees
This grants citizenship people born in the United States regardless of where their parents are from.
Law of the blood
Law of the soil
Law of the child
DACA
Term for people living in the U.S. legally that have citizenship from another country?
undocumented immigrants
tourists
non-resident alien
resident alien
The citizen obligation or duty of 18 year old males registering with the Selective Service System reflects on which of the following obligations?
defending the nation
serving on juries
performing community services duties
paying taxes
Which is a requirement for a person to become a naturalized U.S. citizen or a step in the naturalization process?
being born to American parents
serving in the U.S. military
passing a U.S. history, U.S. Government and English Test
being born on American soil or land
Someone who is a legal member of a country with certain rights, obligations, and responsibilities is a(n)...
immigrant
citizen
representative
alien
Which statement completes the diagram?
Pay federal income tax
Have an annual income of $20,000 or more
Have a close relative (parent, spouse or child) who is a U.S. citizen
Pass a test on United States history and government
This passage is taken from the 14th Amendment.
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State where in they reside.
What is the meaning of "citizens" in this amendment?
people who serve as government officials
people living lawfully in the United States as permanent residents
people with rights, responsibilities and obligations as full members of American society
people who entered the United States unlawfully but who otherwise obey its laws
The salad bowl theory puts forth than immigrant cultures should or do...
assimilate into the broader culture, largely leaving their original culture behind.
retain a distinct cultural identity while living harmoniously with other cultures in the nation
exert cultural dominance over other immigrant cultures but not challenge the dominant culture.
directly challenge the existing dominant culture for governmental and cultural control.
