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Government....So far!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the power held in a Unitary type Government?

a)

The People

b)

The Independent States

c)

One centralized Agency

d)

The Federal Government

2.

"I believe people are born free and equal and are born with natural rights"

Who am I?

a)

John Locke

b)

Chris Rock

c)

John Glock

d)

Thomas Hobbes

3.

Today's United States Government is a ________ type of government.

a)

Conederation

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Unitary

d)

Federal

4.

An alliance of Independent states where power is not shared with the National Government is a --------.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Confederation

c)

Federal

d)

Republic

5.

A small elite group of people that hold all the power is considered a(n)-------

a)

Autocracy

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Democratic Republic

d)

Oligarchy

6.

What is a Social Contract?

a)

A form of government where the people vote for their Reps

b)

The people give up their rights and liberties for Law and Order

c)

Document that force citizens to socialize with one another

d)

A paper you sign before you begin your job

7.

Which Enlightenment Philosopher believed in Separation of Powers?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Voltaire

d)

Montesquieu

8.

Who gets to participate in a Democracy?

a)

The Common People

b)

The Royal Family only

c)

The Dictator only

d)

An AI Generated Computer

9.

Analyzing this image, which diagram represents a Federal Government?

a)

C

b)

A

c)

B

d)

None of the above

10.

What do the Common People have the privilege to do in Direct Democracy?

a)

Create their own laws

b)

Have to obey whatever the leader decides

c)

Vote on what food they get to receive ever day

d)

Elect Representatives to represent them

11.

Analyzing the image, which diagram represents a Unitary Government?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

A

d)

D

12.

The name of our first Constitution was---

a)

The Confederate States of America

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Articles of the Republic

d)

The Articles of Confederation

13.

During the creation of the AOC, our "government" consisted of a _________ but no ___________ and ___________

a)

Executive Branch, Legislative, Judicial Branches

b)

Legislative Branch, Executive, Judicial Branches

c)

Judicial Branch, Executive, Legislative Branches

d)

President, House of Reps, Senate

14.

To create a new Constitution, the delegates from each state went to Philadelphia to meet at----

a)

The White House

b)

Virginia

c)

The Constitutional Convention

d)

The Legislative Branch

15.

The Constitutional Convention was held in---

a)

1787

b)

1776

c)

1865

d)

2020