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Civics Foundations / Fundaciones civicas

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Segun John Locke, ¿qué acuerdo firmaron los individuos para formar su propia sociedad?

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According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into to form their own society?

a)

constitution / constitución

b)

contrato social / social contract

c)

Mayflower Compact / pacto de Mayflower

d)

Declaración de derechos en inglés / English Bill of Rights

2.

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural laws?

=

Según John Locke, ¿qué derechos garantizaban las leyes naturales?

a)

trial by jury and no cruel punishments / juicio por jurado y sin castigos crueles

b)

freedom of speech and of the press / libertad de expresión y de prensa

c)

life, liberty, and property / Una vida, libertad y propiedad

d)

freedom to worship and right to petition / libertad de culto y derecho de petición

3.

Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the image?

=

¿Qué idea de la Ilustración está representada por la imagen?

a)

separation of powers / separación de poderes

b)

controles y saldos / checks and balances

c)

social contract / contrato social

d)

una ley natural /

natural law

4.

¿Qué documento contiene este pasaje?

-

Which document contains this passage?

a)

Declaration of Independence / Una declaración de independencia

b)

Articles of Confederation / Artículos de la confederación

c)

Declaración de derechos en inglés / English Bill of Rights

d)

Constitución de los Estados Unidos / U.S. Constitution

5.

Which colonial leader introduced the ideas of John Locke's social contract into the Declaration of Independence?

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¿Qué líder colonial introdujo las ideas del contrato social de John Locke en el Declaración de la independencia?

a)

John Hancock

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

6.

Which statement completes the diagram?

-

¿Qué afirmación completa el diagrama?

a)

government derive their just powers from the consent of governed / el gobierno deriva sus justos poderes del consentimiento de los gobernados

b)

si el gobierno se vuelve destructivo, la gente debe hacerlo pacífico / if government becomes destructive the people must make it peaceful

c)

if government becomes destructive the people can alter or abolish it / si el gobierno se vuelve destructivo, la gente puede alterarlo o abolirlo

d)

las personas deben obedecer cualquier cosa que el gobierno les ordene hacer / people must obey anything the government commands them to do

7.

Based on the Declaration of Independence, which of the following is a natural right?

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Con base en la Declaración de Independencia, ¿cuál de los siguientes es un derecho natural?

a)

the right to vote / Un derecho de voto

b)

el derecho a portar armas / the right to bear arms

c)

the right to pursue happiness / el derecho a buscar la felicidad

d)

el derecho a la igual protección ante las leyes / the right to equal protection under the laws

8.

¿El presidente de la República está por encima de las normas y leyes que dispone la Constitución?

-

Is the President above the norms and laws provided by the Constitution?

a)

true / cierto

b)

false / falso

9.

When was the Constitution signed?

-

¿Cuándo se firmó la Constitución?

a)

1492

b)

1776

c)

1787

d)

1957

10.

Where did they meet to write the Constitution?

-

¿Adónde se reunieron para escribir la Constitución?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

New York

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

Boston

11.

¿Qué evento hizo que los líderes nacionales temieran que los Artículos de la Confederación fueran demasiado débiles?

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What event caused national leaders to fear that the Articles of Confederation were too weak?

a)

La fiesta de té en Boston / The Boston Tea Party

b)

la convención constitucional / the constitutional convention

c)

la rebelión de Shays / Shays rebellion

d)

El tratado de París / The treaty of paris

12.

¿Qué rama tiene el poder de vetar?

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Which branch has the power to veto?

a)

legislativa / legislative

b)

ejecutiva / executive

c)

judicial / judicial

13.

La rama que oficialmente presenta proyectos de ley para convertirse en leyes es la rama ____.

-

The branch that officially submits bills to become laws is the ____ branch.

a)

legislativa / legislative

b)

ejecutiva / executive

c)

judicial / judicial

14.

Los estados del sur querían contar a cada persona esclavizada como parte de la población porque...

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The southern states wanted to count every enslaved person as part of the population because...

a)

aumentarían la cantidad de fondos que podían recaudar en impuestos. / they would increase the amount of funds they could collect in taxes.

b)

they would help states get more land. / ayudarían a los estados a obtener más tierras.

c)

they would increase the representation of the states in the legislature. / aumentarían la representación de los estados en la legislatura.

d)

trabajarían en las plantaciones. / They would work on the plantations.

15.

Los estadounidenses temían que una ______ condujera a la tiranía.

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Americans feared that a ______ would lead to tyranny.

a)

strong state government / gobierno estatal fuerte

b)

gobierno débil / weak government

c)

gobierno central fuerte / strong central government

d)

legislature / legislatura

16.
What is "checks and balances?"
a)
Each branch of power has the ability to limit the power of the other branches. 
b)
The people elect their leaders. 
c)
The people are in charge. 
d)
The people have rights. (Bill of Rights) 
17.

Tratamiento legal

-

Legal treatment

a)

sufragio / suffrage

b)

servitud / servitude

c)

naturalizacion / naturalization

d)

debido proceso legal / due process of law

18.

Practica de pertenecer a un dueno o amo

-

Practice of belonging to an owner or master

a)

sufragio / suffrage

b)

due process of law / debido proceso legal

c)

servitud / servitude

d)

primary election / eleccion primaria

19.

The first ten amendments are called

-

Las primeras diez enmiendas se denominan

a)

El Super 10 / the super 10

b)

Rights and responsibilities / Derechos y responsabilidades

c)

The Bill of Rights / La Declaración de Derechos

d)

People rights / Derechos de las personas

20.

¿Cómo se llama un gobierno gobernado por un rey o una reina?

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What is a government ruled by a king or queen called?

a)

Absoluto / Absolute

b)

Monarquía / Monarchy

c)

Constitutional / constitution

d)

Dictadura / Dictatorship

21.

What type of government is described? Fidel Castro exercised total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.

-

¿Qué tipo de gobierno se describe? Fidel Castro ejerció total autoridad sobre los ciudadanos de Cuba y castigó a los que estaban en su contra.

a)

Theocracy / Teocracia

b)

Dictatorship / Dictadura

c)

Democracy / Democracia

d)

Oligarchy / Oligarquía

22.

The majority vote needed by the legislative branch to override a Veto from the President.

-

El voto mayoritario que necesita el poder legislativo para anular un veto del presidente.

a)

1/4

b)

2/3

c)

6/5

d)

1/2

23.

Bicameral means

-

medios bicamarales

a)

1 house / 1 casa

b)

2 houses / 2 casas

c)

camello de 2 jorobas / camel with 2 humps

d)

two cameras / dos cámaras

24.

Las tres ramas del gobierno son:

-

The three branches of government are:

a)

Executive, Judicial, and Commissioners / Ejecutivo, Judicial y Comisionados

b)

Executive, Judicial, and Senate / Ejecutivo, Judicial y Senado

c)

Legislativo, Judicial y Comisión / Legislative, Judicial, and Commission

d)

Ejecutivo, Judicial y Legislativo / Executive, Judicial, and Legislative

25.

Una forma de gobierno donde el poder politico proviene de los ciudadanos (gobierno del pueblo) que eligen a otros ciudadanos para que gobiernen por ellos.

-

A form of government where political power comes from citizens (rule by the people) who elect other citizens to run the government for them.

a)

Teocracia / Theocracy

b)

Direct democracy / Democracia directa

c)

representative democracy / democracia representativa

d)

Oligarchy / Oligarquia

26.

The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that...

a)

detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.

b)

listed a man's natural rights.

c)

introduced the Declaration.

d)

concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.

27.

Before the Constitution was created, what was our governmental system called?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Parliment

c)

Unitary Government

d)

Articles of Confederation

28.

John Locke believed that all humans are entitled to or born with...

a)

natural rights

b)

a social contract

29.

The Executive Branch (a)   laws.

30.

Enlightenment thinker John Locke believed that governments should

a)

become republics.

b)

cease to exist.

c)

serve the people.

d)

strengthen the monarchy.

31.

What are natural rights?

a)

agreements among people relating to their government

b)

freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property

c)

ideas about freedom that were first discussed in the American colonies

d)

rights reserved only for monarchs

32.

How are the Enlightenment ideas that influenced the Founding Fathers reflected in modern institutions?

a)

Colonies have been re-established to preserve popular sovereignty.

b)

Oligarchies have increased to safeguard natural rights.

c)

The United Nations promotes universal human rights

d)

The European Union encourages economic stability.

33.

Civics is the study of the ____________ and _____________ of citizenship (multiple answer).

a)

Responsibilities

b)

Process

c)

Duties

d)

Rights

34.
The Articles of Confederation failed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that?
a)
The central government did not have enough power.
b)
It encouraged people to think of the states as seperate from the nation.
c)
It did not allow the central government to collect taxes.
d)
Its system of national courts became too powerful.
35.
A bicameral lawmaking body has two?
a)
Political parties
b)
Amendments
c)
Senators from each state
d)
Houses