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Social Studies Unit Assessment

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the THREE systems of government

a)

Democracy

b)

Federal Government

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

2.

Federal Government

a)

Leads counties, cities, and towns

b)

Leads ONE state

c)

Leads the WHOLE country

3.

State Government

a)

Leads counties, cities, and towns

b)

Leads ONE state

c)

Leads the WHOLE country

4.

Local Government

a)

Leads counties, cities, and towns

b)

Leads ONE state

c)

Leads the WHOLE country

5.

How are leaders put into office?

Democracy

a)

Elected by the people to represent them

b)

Born into a position of power through a family line

c)

Can take charge without permission or can be elected

6.

How are leaders put into office?

Monarchy

a)

Elected by the people to represent them

b)

Born into a position of power through a family line

c)

Can take charge without permission or can be elected

7.

How are leaders put into office?

Dictatorship

a)

Elected by the people to represent them

b)

Born into a position of power through a family line

c)

Can take charge without permission or can be elected

8.

What are the Role of Citizens in making decisions and solving problems

Dictatorship

a)

-Be informed about the issues

  • -Participate in making communities and government better

b)

-Support the leader and the leader's decisions

c)

-Obey the leader

-Have no role or say

9.

What are the Role of Citizens in making decisions and solving problems

Monarchy

a)

-Be informed about the issues

  • -Participate in making communities and government better

b)

-Support the leader and the leader's decisions

c)

-Obey the leader

-Have no role or say

10.

What are the Role of Citizens in making decisions and solving problems

Democracy

a)

-Be informed about the issues

  • -Participate in making communities and government better

b)

-Support the leader and the leader's decisions

c)

-Obey the leader

-Have no role or say

11.

Government Services

Democracy

a)

-Based on the needs of the citizens

  • -Often include safety, healthcare, recreation, and education

b)

-Provide based on decisions of the leader

-Often include safety, security, and welfare

c)

-Not guaranteed

12.

Government Services

Monarchy

a)

-Based on the needs of the citizens

  • -Often include safety, healthcare, recreation, and education

b)

-Provide based on decisions of the leader

-Often include safety, security, and welfare

c)

-Not guaranteed

13.

Government Services

Dictatorship

a)

-Based on the needs of the citizens

  • -Often include safety, healthcare, recreation, and education

b)

-Provide based on decisions of the leader

-Often include safety, security, and welfare

c)

-Not guaranteed

14.

Who wrote The Declaration of Independence and what year?

a)

James Madison

1732

b)

James Adams

1823

c)

Thomas Jefferson

1776

d)

George Washington

1758

15.

what are some of the Grievances about The King?

(select all that apply)

a)

He declared no protection, including the lives, liberties, and property of the colonist.

b)

Was taxed without them giving their consent

16.

How many Grievances are about The King?

a)

27

b)

32

c)

17

d)

48

17.

What is the Continental Congress made up of?

a)

A group of men who become the government during the revolution

b)

A group of women who become the government during the revolution

18.

What did the declaration of Independence do?

a)

The united states is an independent away from Great Britian

b)

The united state is not a independent to canada

c)

The united states is an independent away from England

d)

The united state is independent to Africa

19.

What happened at the end of the war

a)

The 13 colonies began to become a new nation

b)

The 13 colonies went back to Great Britian

20.

When was the treaty of Paris signed?

a)

1758

b)

1789

c)

1783

d)

1782

21.

What did the Declaration of Independence tell?

a)

It told King George lll that the colonist are free and independent from his rule

b)

It told King George lll that the colonist are not free and independent from his rule

c)

It told King George lll that the colonist are coming back to his rule

d)

It told King Adams that the colonist are free and independent from his rule

22.

When did the colonies approve the final draft of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

July 17, 1775

c)

May 5, 1782

d)

June 4, 1776

23.

What does ratify means?

a)

To make something official, usually by voting

b)

To make something unofficial, usually by voting

c)

To make something official, usually by listening

d)

To make something unofficial, usually by reading

24.

What is part 1, 2, and 3 of the declaration of Independence?

a)
  1. 1. all men are created equal

  2. 2. The purpose of government

  3. 3.the 27 grievances

b)

1. Not all men are created equal

2. The purpose of British government

3.the 23 grievances

c)
  1. 1. no men are created equal

  2. 2. The purpose of the treaty of Paris

  3. 3.the 57 grievances

d)

1. all women are created equal

2. The purpose of 2 governments

3.the 32 grievances

25.

Who did the Sons of Liberty sent to raise the alarm

a)

William Dawes

b)

George Washington

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Thomas Jefferson

26.

When did the ship with tea get to the harbor and when did the Sons of Liberty dumped it into the Boston Harbor

a)

November 1773

December 16,1773

b)

August 1773

November 16,1773

c)

November 1783

December 19,1783

27.

When did the ship with tea get to the harbor and when did the Sons of Liberty dumped it into the Boston Harbor

a)

November 1773

December 16,1773

b)

August 1773

November 16,1773

c)

November 1783

December 19,1783

28.

When did the French and Indian War started in North America and what land were they fighting for?

a)

1754

The land of Ohio River Valley

b)

1776

The land of Louisiana River Valley

c)

1794

The land of Kentucky River Valley

d)

1767

The land of idaho River Valley