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WorksheetsCivic Literacy Final
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 42mins
Which ancient country invented the idea of democracy?
Greece
United States
Medieval Europe
China
What type of government makes decisions through citizens voting directly for each issue?
Direct Democracy
Indirect Democracy
Oligarchy
Monarchy
What type of government has one single ruler that makes decisions for the country?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
Indirect Democracy
What type of government is ruled by an elite group in society?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
Indirect Democracy
What type of government lets citizens elect representatives to vote and make decisions on their behalf?
Indirect Democracy
Direct Democracy
Oligrachy
Monarchy
What is a requirement to vote in the United States?
Be at least 18 years old
have taken a civics class
have a driver's license
never have gotten a ticket
What philosopher came up with the idea of Natural Rights?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Rousseau
Voltaire
Which philospher supported capitalism?
Adam Smith
Thomas Hobbes
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Which act passed by Great Britain put a tax on sugar?
Sugar Act
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
What was the name of the event where colonists threw tea from British ships into the Boston Harbor?
Boston Massacre
Continental Congress
Boston Tea Party
Constitutional Convention
What was the name of the literary work written by Thomas Paine to convince colonists to declare independence from Great Britain?
Common Sense
Federalist Papers
Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
Which is not a natural right in the Constitution?
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Property
Who does the Declaration of Independence say the government should get their power from?
Consent of the Governed
the king
the military
law making group
Alexander Hamilton said he could create a national bank using what power from the constitution?
elastic clause
reserved powers
expressed powers
preamble
What were the first two political parties in the United States?
Democrats and Republics
Republicans and Federalists
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Democrats and Anti-Federalists
What did the first political parties in the United States disagree on?
Power between state and federal government
who should be president
control of commerce
texas
What did the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 create?
State Court System
The Judicial Branch
Federal Court System
Military Courts
Alexander Hamilton said the Constitution should be interpreted _________________.
Loosely
Strictly
Which political party advocated for adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
Federalists
Democrats
Republicans
Which political party supported stronger state rights?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Which political party supported a stronger national government?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
A political party's "party platform" will tell you what?
Who is running for president
Their stance on different election issues
Their campaign goals
Their budget goals
What type of election shrinks the amount of people running for office to a select few?
Primary Election
Midterm Election
General Election
Exit Election
How many votes does a candidate need to win a primary election in most states?
Majority
Plurality
Ballot Recommendations
Petition
In which election do citizens vote for one selected candidate from a political party for president?
Primary
Midterm
General
Exit
What type of voting lets the winner take all by getting at least 51% of votes?
Majority
Initative
Plurality
Apathy
What type of voting is when a candidate wins the MOST votes but NOT a majority?
Plurality
Initiative
Majority
Apathy
What is a sampling a cross section of the public in an effort to predict election results or to estimate public attitudes on issues?
Public Opinion Poll
Talking with classmates
Voting
Midterm Poll
What is the name for the lack of civic participation in voting and other political activities?
Citizen apathy
Civic Activism
Being lazy
Election fraud
What is the purpose of a Political Action Committee (PAC)
To see money is equally distributed
To run an entire campaign
To raise money for candidates who support the group’s position
to spread lies about other candidates
Which is NOT a civic duty?
Voting
Serving on jury
paying taxes
obeying the law
Which is NOT a civic responsibility?
Voting
Volunteering
Holding public office
Registering for Selective Service
Which house of congress has 100 members where each state has equal representation?
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
President
Which house of congress has 435 members where state representation is based on population?
Senate
House of Representatives
Presidentq
Supreme Court
How many is a majority in the Senate?
100
49
51
218
How many is a majority in the House of Representatives?
435
270
218
51
How many electoral college votes must a presidential candidate get to win the presidency?
270
218
100
51
Special Interest Groups support candidates by forming what?
Political Action Committees (PACs)
Budgets
Ads
Bank Roll Committees
In order to ensure no one branch of government becomes too powerful, the framers of the Constitution created the concept of one branch restraining the power of the others. What is this concept called?
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Electoral College
Expressed Powers
Which branch of government was created under the Articles of Confederation?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
None
What was an issue with the Articles of Confederation?
The government could not enforce laws or collect taxes
The government was lacking a law making body
The federal government was too powerful
Only states could make laws
Which branch of government creates laws?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
Which branch of government enforces laws?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
Which branch of government interprets laws?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
Which compromise was a way to count slaves as part of the population towards representation?
Virginia Plan
3/5 compromise
Great Compromise
New Jersey Plan
What is the name of the political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people?
Popular Sovereignty
Democracy
Power to the People
Who are Expressed powers given to?
States
Federal Government
Citizens of the US
Citizens over the age of 18
Who are Reserved powers given to?
States
Federal Government
Citizens of the US
Citizens over the age of 18
Which is NOT right given in the first amendment?
Religion
Speech
Press
Quartering Soldiers
What is the correct order for the structure of the Constitution?
Articles, Preamble, Amendments
Preamble, Amendments, Articles
Amendments, Articles,Preamble
Preamble, Articles, Amendments
Which is NOT a goal of the Preamble of the Constitution?
Establish Justice
Insure Domestic Tranquility
General Welfare
To Protect and Serve
What is the name of doctrine that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land?
Supremacy Clause
VI Clause
Declaration of Independence
Order Clause
Appropriation and Revenue bills must begin in which house of congress?
Senate
House of Representatives
A census is conducted every _____ years.
5
10
15
20
How are supreme court justices selected?
Elected by the People
Appointed by the President
Supreme Court Justices Vote
Random picking
Which court has original jurisdiction?
District Courts
Appellate Courts
Supreme Court
What type of jurisdiction do appellate courts have?
Original
Appellate
Second
Final
How long are the terms for federal judges?
2 years
4 years
6 years
life
Who is the governor of North Carolina?
Roy Cooper
Kamala Harris
Joe Biden
Mark Robinson
What is the term for a person who is represented politically by a designated government official or officeholder?
Constituent
Indirect Democracy
Citizen
Representative
How are members from the president's cabinet selected?
President appoints, Senate approves
Senate appoints, President approves
Citizens elect them
President picks
What is the word for "talking a bill to death" during floor debate about a bill in the Senate?
Filibuster
Constituent
Debate
Cloture
How many terms can a president or governor serve?
1
2
3
4
Misdemeanors against North Carolina laws are held in which court?
District
Supreme Court
Appellate
What is NOT possible punishment for a misdemeanor?
Community Service
Fine
House Arrest
Long Prison Sentence
Which court case created the doctrine "separate but equal"?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Tinker v. DeMoines
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Which court case ended segregation in public schools?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Mapp v. Ohio
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Which court case created judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
Mapp v. Ohio
Roe v. Wade
Tinker v. DeMoines
Which court case ruled illegally obtained evidence cannot be used against a person in a court of law?
Mapp v. Ohio
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which court case ruled you must be offered a lawyer to represent you in court?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Mapp v. Ohio
Roe v. Wade
Tinker v. Des Moines
What was the compromise that created a bicameral legislature where one house has equal representation and the other is based on population?
3/5s Compromise
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
Which amendment gives you the right to an attorney/ lawyer?
6th
7th
8th
9th
Which amendment protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures?
4th
6th
7th
8th
Which amendment limits the president to 2 terms?
18th
19th
20th
22nd
Which amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment?
8th
10th
12th
14th
Which amendment gives you the right to vote at 18?
18th
20th
24th
26th
What propaganda technique uses symbols to represent ideas or concepts?
Symbolism
Bandwagon
Glittering Generalities
Just Plain Folk
Which propaganda technique encourages someone to do something because everyone else is doing it?
Just Plain Folk
Bandwagon
Glittering Generalities
Symbolism
Which propaganda technique shows someone as a "common man" or to make leaders look like you and me?
Just Plain Folk
Glittering Generalities
Symbolism
Bandwagon
Which propaganda technique uses loaded words or phrases that create a strong emotional response?
Just Plain Folk
Symbolism
Glittering Generalites
Bandwagon
Which role of the president shows them as a symbol of the nation?
Chief of State
Chief Diplomat
Chief Executive
Commander in Chief
Which role of the president makes him in charge of the armed forces?
Chief of State
Chief Diplomat
Head of State
Commander in Chief
Which role of the president makes him appoint ambassadors around the world?
Chief Diplomat
Chief of State
Commander in Chief
Chief Executive
Which role of the president makes him a boss for millions of people and enforce the laws of the country?
Commander in Chief
Chief Executive
Chief Diplomat
Chief of State
