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WorksheetsPols 2.1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
True of False: the framers wanted a pure aristocracy?
true
false
What gives us democracy?
The Constitution
Informed citizens who vote
Election laws that fairly represent the public
Honest Politicans
True or False: Framers didn't think democracy could endure
true
false
What are some complaints for someone thinking their vote doesn't count
I am just one in a million people voting
No party represents my views
The candidate I support has no chance of winning
I don't really choose a party, I'm above that
A demagogue is not
Charismatic
Manipulative
A good orator
Honest
What is the problem with electing outsiders?
They tend to be more focused on becoming celebrities and entertainers than legislators
They tend to create alliances with other outsiders
They don't understand the intricacies of government.
The Declaration of Independence was written in ____ and the Constitution was written in ____?
(Use a common between the dates but no spaces)
(a)
Formal powers and actual powers are what?
Formal powers are what the government allows the people to do. Actual powers are what the people allow the government to do.
Formal powers are what the government has the authority or permission to do. Actual powers are what the government is actually capable of doing.
Formal powers are what the government is actually capable of doing. Actual powers are what the government has the authority or permission to do.
Formal powers are what the people allow the government to do. Actual powers are what the government allows the people to do.
True or False: tyrannies can't be created from democracies?
True
False
Which is the correct defintion of majority tyranny?
A policy decision made or supported by a minority in a democracy that is reckless and destructve for a nation as a whole.
A policy decision made or supported by a majority in a democracy that is reckless and destructve for a nation as a whole.
A policy decision made or supported by a majority in a democracy that hurts some people but benefits the majority.
True or False: all dictatorships have been bad for the public
true
false
Socialism includes
Government ownership of the means of production of goods and services
Redistribution of wealth
no ownership of private property
production for basic needs
True or False: the states were all one nation under the Articles of Confederation?
true
false
True or False: mixed economies with some socialism and some free market are everywhere?
true
false
What did the framers fear more? Fear of the natural aristocracy getting to prideful and powerful or fear of tyranny of the masses?
Fear of the natural aristocracy getting to prideful and powerful
Fear of tyranny of the masses
Which of the following are formal powers the national government has?
to declare war
regulate all commerce in the USA
collect taxes
raise and support an army
Promote for the general welfare of the people
