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American Government Midterm

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Territory

a)

-define borders

-size varies

-regions recognized by other nations

b)

large or small

c)

sovereignty

d)

making allies

2.

population

a)

large or small

b)

typically shares a common structure

c)

all of the above

d)

can be diverse but needs cohesion to develop consensus on issues making it easier to govern

3.

sovereignty

a)

organize police forces

b)

govern without interference from other nations

c)

all of the above

d)

providing education for young kids

4.

The government keeps us safe and working together by creating

a)

Order

b)

Court System

c)

Laws

d)

Money

5.

Which type of government would most likely abolish all opposing political parties, the direct election of leaders, and free speech?

a)

republic

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

representative democracy

6.
What is a basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the government?
a)
voting
b)
working
c)
obeying laws
d)
consuming goods
7.

Which of the following is the responsibility of all citizens?

a)

Join a Political Party

b)

Pay Taxes

c)

Be informed

d)

Respect diversity

8.

Which of the following is the definition of a citizen?

a)

Anyone in a country

b)

A legally recognized subject, who willingly gives up certain rights for certain protections

c)

People on Earth

d)

People that run the government

9.

Form of government where the citizens hold the power is commonly called?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Autocracy

10.

Form of government where the citizens choose a person to vote for them instead of direct voting?

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Presidential

d)

Parliamentary

11.

Who is the head of the Executive branch?

a)

Governor

b)

Mayor

c)

President

d)

Speaker of the House

12.
Which of the following is part of Congress?
a)
Senate
b)
Supreme Court
c)
President
d)
Cabinet
13.
Whose members are based on state population?
a)
Senate
b)
Cabinet
c)
Supreme Court
d)
House of Representatives
14.
Which is NOT a job responsibility of the President?
a)
Sign or veto a law
b)
Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces
c)
Appoint Supreme Court justices
d)
Make laws
15.
What is the main purpose of government?
a)
To protect the rights of the people
b)
To protect the life of people's things
c)
To give people things
16.

Which of the options below qualify as citizen responsibilities?

(you have a choice to do them)

a)

Voting

b)

serving on juries

c)

freedom of religion

d)

participating in military service

e)

paying taxes

17.

What are the four characteristics of a state? (select ALL)

a)

Population

b)

Territory

c)

Sovereignty

d)

Government

e)

Laws

18.

Europeans colonized most of Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries against the will (wishes) of the tribes. Which theory would this be an example of?

a)

Force Theory

b)

Evolutionary Theory

c)

Divine Right of Kings Theory

d)

Social Contract Theory

19.

After World War II, part of the US peace terms with Japan was that the Japanese emperor had to announce that he was not selected by God. Which theory would this be an example of?

a)

Force Theory

b)

Evolutionary Theory

c)

Divine Right of Kings Theory

d)

Social Contract Theory

20.

Early civilizations selected leaders from their community elders who which formed earliest governments. Which theory would this be an example of?

a)

Force Theory

b)

Evolutionary Theory

c)

Divine Right of Kings Theory

d)

Social Contract Theory

21.

During the French Revolution the common people were angry with their absolute monarchy. They began a revolution, overthrew the king and wrote a constitution that was for the people and the government. Which theory would this be an example of?

a)

Force Theory

b)

Evolutionary Theory

c)

Divine Right of Kings Theory

d)

Social Contract Theory

22.
 In an _________, a small group of people has all the power.
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
autocracy
d)
plutocracy 
23.

The national government of the United States is divided into three branches. These branches are

a)

federal, state, and local

b)

international, federal, and local

c)

interstate, state, and intrastate

d)

executive, legislative, and judicial

24.

Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing the laws?

a)

judicial

b)

executive

c)

legislative

d)

international

25.
If a leader inherits their position, you know right away it is a  __________________.
a)
monarchy
b)
democracy
c)
dictatorship
26.
Which government's source of power rests in a religious text or ruler?
a)
Theocracy 
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Anarchy
27.
Which enlightenment thinker believed that a government is needed to keep order?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Hobbes
c)
Rousseau
d)
Beccaria
28.
Who believed in a social contract between the people and the government in which people gave up some freedom in order to have their rights protected?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Hobbes
29.
Who believed the government should protect a person's three natural rights: life, liberty, and property?
a)
Rousseau
b)
Beccaria
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Locke
30.
Who believed in a separation of powers as a way to provide checks and balances?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Rousseau
c)
Hobbes
d)
Voltaire
31.
Thomas Hobbes believed that all humans are _______________.
a)
pure and innocent
b)
selfish and wicked
32.
Who believed there should be a separation of church and state?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Rousseau
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Hobbes
33.
A social contract is 
a)
is for the king to form a community to protect themselves.
b)
is for the people in a community to protect themselves.
c)
is an agreement between the people and the king in order to share power
d)
is an agreement between the people and the king in order to share power
34.
If the king breaks his promise to respect the rights of his individual subjects 
a)
they have the right to rename the country 
b)
they have the right to become king 
c)
they have the right to leave the country
d)
they have the right to rebel against his authority
35.
 Montesquieu believed in 
a)
Life, Liberty and Property
b)
Checks and Balances 
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
36.
 Montesquieu believed that by dividing the powers of government no one branch would become too strong and threaten people’s rights.
a)
True 
b)
False 
37.

This man wrote the book titled Leviathan

a)

Voltaire

b)

John Locke

c)

Jean Jaque Rousseau

d)

Thomas Hobbs

38.

Enlightenment thinkers/philosophers would meet at this place to talk and discuss ways of fixing the problems of the monarchy?

a)

Courthouse

b)

A salon

c)

A Saloon

d)

School

39.

Thomas Hobbs is considered an outlier because he believes a Social Contract must have this type of person in charge?

a)

A Fair Leader

b)

A Weak King

c)

An Absolute Monarch

d)

The President

40.

John Locke talked about the "Tabula Rasa" which mean everybody is born with this?

a)

Blank Slate

b)

Problems

c)

King Red

d)

Full Slate

41.

John Locke believed these people had these type of right?

a)

No Rights

b)

Freedom Rights

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Unnatural Rights

42.

John Locke inspired the writing of this important document by Thomas Jefferson

a)

US Constitution

b)

The Magna Carta

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

English Bill of Rights

43.

Baron de Montesquieu developed this idea for government

a)

One House Congress

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

No House Congress

d)

The President

44.

Voltaire also fought for this idea between government and religion?

a)

Separation of Food and Water

b)

Separation of Church and State

c)

Separation of Women and Men

45.

Those opposed to ratifying the U.S. Constitution were called...

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-Federalist

46.

Who would have said, "The states will surrender too much power to the federal government"

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-Federalist

47.

Wanted to add a Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution.

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-Federalist

48.

Wanted to strengthen the authority of the Federal government.

a)

Federalist

b)

Ant-Federalist

49.

"Father of the U.S. Constititution"

a)

George Washington

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

James Madison

50.
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
a)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b)
Washington, DC
c)
Richmond, Virginia
d)
Paris, France
51.

What was the name of the Rebellion where, Farmers/soldiers rebelled after not being paid for fighting in the American Revolution and then lost their farms?

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

Slave Rebellion

c)

American Revolution

d)

Szechuan Chicken

52.

Why did the South want to count slaves as people?

a)

They wanted them counted as property

b)

It gave them more representation in government

c)

The South cared about the slaves

d)

Batman said so

53.

What did the Constitution replace?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

The Emergency Exit Plan

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Articles of Confederation

54.

How was the debate on how to count slaves settled?

a)

Mission Specialist

b)

The Great Compromise

c)

Federalist and Anti-Federalist

d)

Three Fifths Compromise

55.
One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.
a)
tax
b)
ask
c)
demand
d)
force
56.
In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?
a)
The States
b)
The National Government
c)
The Continental Congress
d)
The Legislative Branch
57.

Shays' Rebellion represented...

a)

a success of the Articles of Confederation

b)

a failure of the Articles of Confederation

58.

Which type of power is stated directly in the Constitution?

a)

Implied

b)

Expressed

c)

Direct

d)

Inherent

59.
The division of power between a central government and state governments is called
a)
The United States
b)
the Supremacy Clause
c)
the Necessary and Proper Clause
d)
federalism
60.

Who establishes public schools?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Shared

61.

Who has the power to declare war?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Shared

62.

Who can create an army and navy?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Shared

63.
Print Money
a)
Federal
b)
State
c)
Shared
64.

What level of Government has the power to collect taxes?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Concurrent (Shared by Both)

65.

Who has the power to make & enforce laws?

a)

the Federal Government

b)

the State Governments

c)

both the Federal & State Government

66.

" This Constitution and the laws of the United States.... shall be the supreme law of the land...." What is the name of this clause?

a)

The supreme dream

b)

The Meat supreme

c)

The supremacy clause

67.

Which of these is a power that is typically reserved to the states?

a)

Establishing post offices

b)

Issuing licenses, permits, and certificates

c)

Building roads and transportation systems

d)

Regulating commerce between the U.S. and foreign nations

68.

Federalism is:

a)

the same as unitary government. 

b)

sole government authority in the states. 

c)

a system of shared power by the state and national governments.

d)

a three branch government with a system of checks and balances.  

69.

If a state law conflicts with a national law which one should you follow?

a)

State

b)

Federal

c)

Neither

d)

Local

70.

According to the 10th amendment which powers belong to the states or individual governments?

a)

All powers to conduct US foreign policy

b)

All powers needed by Congress to carry out enumerated powers

c)

All powers not delegated to the federal government by Const.

d)

All powers needed to prevent corruption by the federal govt.

71.

Delegated powers 

a)

Delegated powers are government powers specifically not outlined in the U.S. Constitution.

b)

Delegated powers are government powers left out of the U.S. Constitution.

c)

Delegated powers are government responsibilities not allowed by the U.S. Constitution.

d)

Delegated powers are government powers specifically outlined in the U.S. Constitution.

72.

Expressed Power 

a)

Powers that belong strictly to the states.

b)

Powers directly stated in the Constitution.

c)

powers the government requires to carry out its expressed constitutional powers.

d)

A system of government in which two or more governments exercise power over the same people and the same territory.

73.

Implied powers 

a)

powers directly stated in the constitution.

b)

powers that are shared between each level of government.

c)

Powers the government requires to carry out its expressed constitutional powers, but they are not directly stated in the constitution.

d)

powers that belong strictly to the states.

74.

Concurrent powers 

a)

powers that both the states and national government possess and can use independently from one another.

b)

powers that belong strictly to the states.

c)

A system of government in which two or more governments share power.

d)

powers directly stated in the Constitution.

75.

Supremacy clause 

a)

Powers that belong strictly to the states.

b)

statement in Article VI of the constitution establishing that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the U.S. "shall be the supreme law of the Land."

c)

powers the government requires to carry out its expressed constitutional powers.

d)

A system of government in which two or more governments exercise power over the same people and the same territory.

76.

Denied Powers 

a)

Powers that belong strictly to the states.

b)

statement in Article VI of the constitution establishing that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the U.S. "shall be the supreme law of the Land."

c)

powers the government requires to carry out its expressed constitutional powers.

d)

Powers that the constitution specifically prohibits the government from using.