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WorksheetsCivics A exam review
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What did Thomas Jefferson write?
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Constitution
Who is John Locke?
Father of the USA
Poem writter
Father of liberalism
Writter
Who is Thomas Paine?
Mad Man
Author of Common Sense
President of the USA
Wrote the Bill of Rights
Who is James Maddision?
US 4th prsident
First Lady
Author of Common Sense
Father of the Constition
Who is George Washington?
Provided ideas for the Declaration of Independence
Provided ideas for the Magna Carta
Served two terms as president
Lead continental Army
The Mayflower Compact is what?
Rules for settlers coming from England to New World.
The ship
A form of self government
A form of dictatorship.
What is a boycott?
Refusal
Agreement
Compromise
Burger
What is parliament?
Senate
English highest form of legislature
English from of writting
English form of communication
What is precedent?
A US senate made decision
A court decision
A people made decision
A state made decision
What is a Monarch?
English from of authority
Form of literature
Form of authority that is inherited
Form of authority that people vote for
What is the Magna Carta?
English liberties granted by King John
Another word for the constitution
Written by Thomas Paine
English law that limited the people of England
What is the English Bill of Rights?
Rights made for the people of the US
Laws made for England
Rights that limited the freedom of speech in England
Rights made for the people of England
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Signed December 31
Separation of the US from England
Separation of England from the US
Has 26 amendments
What was the Virginia plan?
Weak national government with 3 branches of government
strong national government with 3 branches of government
strong state government with 2 branches of government
weak national government with no branches of government
What is the New Jersey plan?
Weak state government with one legislature
Strong state government with one legislature
Strong national government with 3 legislatures
Weak national with one legislature
What is common law?
Laws based of the Bill of Rights
Law based on percentage of republicans and democrats
Law based on population
Law based on precedent and customs
What is Independence?
Self reliance
Freedom controlled by the government
Freedom from outside control
Laws to limit rights
What is rule of law?
Rules for ensuring orderly and just society
Rules for taking away the society
Laws made by King John
Rules for the Senate to follow
What is bicameral?
A legislative body with 50 branches
A legislative body with 2 branches
A legislative body with 3 branches
A legislative body with 1 branch
What is popular sovereignty?
Government controlled by the government with no people involved
Government controlled by George Washington
Government controlled and powered by people
Government controlled by the US senate
What is federalism?
A government with no levels
Government with 3 levels(senate, state, and country)
Government with two levels (general and regional)
Government with two levels(free and just)
Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. Is what amendment?
1
5
8
3
The right of the people to keep and bear Arms is what amendment?
3
2
7
1
Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent is what amendment?
3
5
1
10
Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government is what amendment?
23
9
6
4
An individual cannot be compelled by the government to provide incriminating information about herself is what amendment?
7
5
11
21
the right to a speedy and public trial, the right to be tried by an impartial jury, the right to be informed of the charges, the right to confront and call witnesses, and the right to an attorney. is all apart of what amendment?
18
5
6
17
ensures that citizens' civil cases can be heard and decided upon by a jury of their peers. is what amendment?
7
8
9
23
Cruel and Unusual Punishment is what amendment?
27
14
8
13
all the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government is what amendment?
0
16
20
9
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people is what amendment?
10
15
24
2
abolished slavery is what amendment?
7
13
11
22
nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. is what amendment?
9
23
4
14
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude is what amendment?
15
7
8
25
granted women the right to vote. is what amendment?
17
19
20
10
prohibiting any poll tax in elections for federal officials. is what amendment?
24
27
28
21
Reduction of Voting Age. is what amendment?
22
19
26
11
Planks are what?
the 17th amendment
parties candidate
party's platform
an electoral collage
What is a dictatorship?
A place ruled by the government
A place ruled by one person or many people with few to none limitations
A place ruled by a president with many limitations
A place ruled by 3 people
What requirements make you a citizen of the United States?
Born in Italy
Born in US
Born in England
Born in Mexico
What are the duties of a citizen?
Obey laws
defend nation
Participate on a jury
Pay taxes
Attend school
What are the responsibilities of a citizen?(besides voting)
Work toward the common good
Influence government
Serving community
Holding government office
Participate in election campaigns
Where was direct democracy first practiced?
Athens
US
England
Japan
What issue did the colonists and the English government disagree over?
1-10 amendments
Who can vote
Rights of citizens
Taxation without representation
What document outlines the reasons the colonists separated from England?
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?
Establish national government
Establish state government
Establish laws
Establish Bill of Rights
What are natural rights?
Life
Voting
Liberty
Property
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
Decide on citizens rights
Decide on who is to be president
Decide on the amedments
Decide on how the US was to be governed
According to the Framers, what was the role of the Supreme Court?
Establish voting laws
Establish equality and justice under the law
Establish separation of pwers
Establish citizens rights
What was missing from the Constitution that troubled Anti-Federalists?
Amendments
Voting rights
Citizens rights
Bill of rights
What was The Federalist (The Federalist Papers)?
Papers encouraging senate members to vote
Papers encouraging citizens to ratify the constitution
Laws forcing people to vote
Paper written by Thomas Paine
How is the Constitution organized?
Articles
Amendments, preamble, and articles
Articles, amendments, and preamble
Preamble, articles, and amendments
What person has executive power?
Senate
Principle
President
Vice president
What do the first 3 articles of the Constitution describe?
3 branches of government
Right to life, liberty, and property
Voting rights
Rights as citizens
What is the name given to powers that the Constitution gives to Congress but does not deny to the states?
Senate powers
State powers
People powers
Reserved powers
Where does the formal amendment process begin?
2/3 national legislatures
1/3 national legislatures
2/3 state legislatures
3/3 state legislatures
What did the most recent voting rights amendment do?
Reduces voting age to 18 (26th)
Reduces voting age to 18 (23rd)
Raises voting age to 16 (26th)
Raises voting age to (23rd)
What was the first political party established in the U.S.?
Environmentalist
Republican
Federalist
Democrat
What happens at a national convention?
Vice president nominee is selected
Vice president is selected
President is selected
President nominee is selected
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to have in order to win the presidency?
100
300
270
107
What are polling places?
Where citizens go to run for president
Where citizens go to place votes
Where 2 yrs olds go for daycare
Where citizens go to take votes out of the vote
How is the number of electors determined for each state?
Senators (2)+ state representatives
Representatives (2)+ senators
Senators
Representatives
How many total electoral votes are there in the U.S.?
270
200
500
538
What clause in the Constitution determines which law wins in a conflict between state and federal governments?
Article 1
Article 6
Article 10
Article 8
Which branch of government has the power to veto bills?
Senate
Executive
Legislature
Judicial
Which branch of government makes the laws?
Legislature
Judicial
Executive
Senate
What clause in the Constitution allows Congress to exercise powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution?
Senate
Powers
Reserved
Elastic
How many times has the Constitution been amended?
27
32
46
2
What are the four amendments that have to do with voting rights? list and descride
Explain the New Jersey Plan, the Virginia Plan, and the Connecticut Compromise (describe the details of each).
Explain how the electoral college works. What was unusual about the 2016 (Trump/Clinton) and 2000 (Bush/Gore) campaigns?
List the 5 basic freedoms in the First Amendment - provide examples of how you exercise these freedoms in your own life.
