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Unit #1 - Government Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ethan, Oliver, and Anika are playing a game of 'Government Types'. They are trying to figure out which system of government places all power in the hands of the National Government. Can you help them out?

a)

Unitary

b)

Federal

c)

Cofederate

d)

Authoritarian

2.

Arjun, Charlotte, and Evelyn are playing a game of 'Government Roles'. They picked a card that reads 'Balancing the national budget'. Which purpose of government are they role-playing?

a)

Maintaining Social Order

b)

Providing Public Services

c)

Providing National Security

d)

Making Economic Decisions

3.

Imagine Arjun, Avery, and Priya are playing a game of 'Government Roles'. They picked a card that reads 'Public Transportation, Mail system, Libraries'. Which purpose of government are they representing?

a)

Maintaing Social Order

b)

Providing Public Services

c)

Providing National Security

d)

Making Economic Decisions

4.

Imagine Ava, Emma, and Oliver are playing a game of 'Government Roles'. They are discussing the purpose of the Court System, Jails, and National Guard. Can you guess which role they are discussing?

a)

Maintaining Social Order

b)

Providing Public Services

c)

Providing National Security

d)

Making Economic Decisions

5.

Aiden, Abigail, and Samuel are playing a game of 'Create Your Own Country'. If they decide their country has no government at all, what vocabulary term would best describe their country?

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Autocracy

d)

Anarchy

6.

Imagine Lily, Mason, and Avery are playing a game of 'Government Types'. They are trying to figure out which system of government divides power between the National and State governments. Can you help them out?

a)

Unitary

b)

Federal

c)

Confederate

d)

Oligarchy

7.

Mason, Daniel, and Avery are playing a game of 'Guess the Government'. They come across a type of government that has fixed elections and/or no choice. Can you help them identify it?

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Democratic

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Parliamentary Democracy

8.

Imagine you're in a world where all citizens have to vote on each piece of legislation. Kai, Grace, and Luna are discussing this in their civics class. Can you tell them which type of government they're talking about?

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Parliamentary Democracy

9.

Imagine Abigail, Jackson, and Elijah are playing a game of 'Government Types'. They are trying to figure out which type of government does not pass leadership down through generations or social class. Can you help them out?

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Autocracy

10.

Imagine you're in a history class with Scarlett, Abigail, and Aiden. Your teacher asks, 'Which of the following is not an example of an Authoritarian Government Leader?'

a)

Stalin

b)

Kim Jong Un

c)

Rishi Sunak

d)

Xi Jin Ping

11.

Jordan went to protest with his activist group in Washington, D.C.

a)

Individual Rights and Freedoms

b)

Federalism

c)

Rule of Law

d)

Popular Sovereignty

12.

Avery, Priya, and Benjamin are having a debate. According to them, who holds the most power in the United States?

a)

The President

b)

The People

c)

The Congress

d)

The Government

13.

In what part of the Constitution can we find our individual rights and freedoms?

a)

The Preamble

b)

The Articles

c)

The Amendments

d)

The Resolution

14.

Imagine Luna, Isla, and Mason are playing a game of 'Democracy Trivia'. Luna draws a card that reads: 'The Supreme Court can declare a law from Congress unconstitutional... this is an example of which principle of Democracy?'

a)

Federalism

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Limited Government

d)

Rule of Law

15.

Which of the following is a characteristic necessary for democracy that includes volunteer groups, religious groups, social groups?

a)

A strong civil society

b)

A favorable economy

c)

A social consensus

d)

Active citizen participation