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12th US Government Test 1

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thomas Jefferson

a)

 Drafted the Declaration of Independence

b)

 Laid the foundations for the right to trial by jury

c)

Wrote Commentaries of Laws of England

2.

Edward I

a)

Became the first black American to achieve the rank of Four Star General

b)

 Convened the model parliament in 1295

c)

The most outstanding constitutional Monarch in world history

3.

Vladimir Lenin

a)

 Drafted the Declaration of Independence

b)

 Convened the model parliament in 1295

c)

 Was the first to put communism into practice on a large scale

4.

Karl Marx

a)

Formulated the basic ideas for Communism

b)

 Was the first to put communism into practice on a large scale

c)

 Signed the Magna Carta

5.

William Blackstone

a)

 Laid the foundations for the right to trial by jury

b)

 Was the first to put communism into practice on a large scale

c)

 Wrote Commentaries of Laws of England

6.

Daniel "Chappie" James

a)

Signed the Magna Carta

b)

Became the first black American to achieve the rank of Four Star General

c)

 The most outstanding constitutional Monarch in world history

7.

What was the greatest influence on the English Nation?

a)

Bible

b)

Parliament

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Common Law

8.

What is the cornerstone  of the American government   

 the character of the American people?

a)

 The character of the American people

b)

Patriotism

c)

Democracy

9.

What is the love for one's country?

(a)  

10.

What is the non-codified form of law based on long accepted customs?

(a)  

11.

 What word describes the characteristics that have been handed down by our ancestors?

(a)  

12.

What event had immeasurable effect on the the unity of the colonies and prepared them for future political & religious freedom?

a)

Great Awakening

b)

English Civil War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Revolution

13.

Who was the member of parliament that supported the American Colonist?

(a)  

14.

Which of the following became the model for the Colonial legislature in America and U.S congress?

a)

Witan

b)

Great Council

c)

Parliament

d)

House of Burgesses

15.

Which Act caused the cutt off of trade between the colonies and Britain as well as removal from "King's protection"

a)

Clay Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Albany Act

d)

Prohibitory Act

16.

What was the first foundational civil ordinance?

(a)  

17.

Francis Scott Key

a)

 Wrote The Star-Spangled Banner

b)

 Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance

c)

 Wrote Commentaries of Laws of England

18.

True or False ... More than 140 MILLION people have been killed by Marxist totaliarism in the soviet union and red China alone.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The power of the English Monarchs were limited by the English Bill of Rights of 1689

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which document was a covenant under God to establish a "civil body politick"

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Constitution

d)

Other

21.

Means to "rule by oneself"

(a)  

22.

God rules directly

(a)  

23.

The Ruler exercises unlimited authority and inherits the position

(a)  

24.

The ruler acquires Power by some means other than inheritance and rules with absolute Authority

(a)  

25.

The people rule directly by popular votes

(a)  

26.

An economic system in which the government controls the nation's resources and its production

27.

 The people and the representatives are limited by a constitution

(a)  

28.

 A dictatorship that controls all aspects of society through coercion

(a)  

29.

 Who laid the foundations for the right to trial by jury?

(a)  

30.

Francis Bellamy

a)

 Wrote The Star-Spangled Banner

b)

 Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance

c)

Wrote Commentaries of Laws of England

31.

 The people rule indirectly through elected representatives

(a)  

32.

The ruler is limited by a constitution

(a)  

33.

What is the idea that work is a gift from God and a means to glorify him?

a)

Puritan Work Ethic

b)

American Work Ethic

c)

Hard work

d)

Stewardship

34.

 what bird symbolizes American strength power and freedom

(a)  

35.

 In what verse are success and prosperity promised to the person who will meditate upon the loss of God and Obey them

a)

Joshua 1:8

b)

Joshua 1:20

c)

Joshua 2:5

d)

Joshua 9:1

36.

 Which Amendment of the Constitution it's the separation of church and state based on

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

6th Amendment

c)

10th Amendment

d)

1st Amendment

37.

 From whom does civil government receive its Authority

(a)  

38.

 What is another name for the Ten Commandments?

(a)  

39.

Mame the totalitarian dictatorship in which all powers vested in one ruler

a)

Racism

b)

Other

c)

Fascism

d)

Nazism

40.

The Upper House of Parliament is called  House of

(a)  

41.

The Lower House of Parliament is called  House of

(a)  

42.

 what document for the first time in English history please the king under the law of the land?

43.

 What was the local unit of government in the southern colonies?

4 lines
44.

 What was the first representative assembly in the colonies?

(a)  

45.

What word means our loyalty and Devotion to duty?

a)

 Patriotism

b)

 Nationalism

c)

 Allegiance

46.

 Who said, “ ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country”? 

 

(a)  

47.

What word literally means the people rule?

(a)  

48.

 According to Charles Shuman, what is the price of socialism?

a)

 Security

b)

 Patriotism

c)

Freedom

49.

What is represented above the head of the chief of Justice of the Supreme court?

a)

Proverbs 14:34

b)

 Constitution

c)

 Ten Commandments