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WorksheetsUnit I Summative Assessment
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 9hrs 45mins
Match the following.
A sizable group of people united by common race, language, custom, tradition or religion.
Nation
When the territory of a nation and a state coincide.
Nation-State
System in which the national or central government holds all key powers.
Unitary System
System which the powers of government are divided between the national and state governments.
Federal System
Rule by a single individual.
Autocracy
Match the following
A single leader's ideas are glorified and control all aspects of the state.
Totalitarian Dictatorship
Complete and unlimited control over the people, by an inherited ruler.
Absolute Monarchy
Inherited ruler, who shares power with an elected legislature.
Constitutional Monarchy
A small group hold control over the government.
Oligarchy
Ideological or religious group holds control over the government.
Theocracy
Match the following
The authority of a state is created and sustained by consent of the people.
Popular Sovereignty
Government power is restricted by law, usually in a written constitution.
Limited Government
Government is divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers.
Separation of Powers
Match the following
Principle of government under which separate branches of government are empowered to prevent actions by other branches.
Checks and Balances
Power and responsibility are divided between a federal government and local or state governments.
Federalism
Process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.
Judicial Review
Match the following
Statement of Purpose and Goals
Preamble
Legislative Branch
Article I
Executive Branch
Article II
Judicial Branch
Article III
Contains the Bill of Rights
Amendments
Match the following
Ceremonial head of the Government.
Chief of State
Determines and implements domestic and foreign policy.
Chief Executive
Sets the direction of the executive branch.
Chief Administrator
Directs American foreign policy.
Chief Diplomat
Match the following
Commands all U.S. Armed Forces.
Commander in Chief
Main architect of Public Policy.
Chief Legislator
Leader of the Party he is a member of.
Chief of his Party
"the representative of all the people"
Chief Citizen
Place the following in the order of Presidential Succession.
Vice President
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
President pro tempore of the Senate.
Secretary of State
Ratification of the U.S. Constitution required 10 states to approve of the new government.
True
False
In order to have a favorable condition for a democracy, it is important to have a favorable economy.
True
False
The legislative branch consists of the Senate with 2 senators from each state, and the House of Representatives which is based on population.
True
False
In order to have a favorable condition for a democracy, it is important that there are no extremes of poverty and wealth.
True
False
Several different plans were brought to the constitutional convention, which one suggested a bicameral legislature based on population?
Floor Plan
New Jersey Plan
Franklin Plan
Virginia Plan
The U.S. Constitution was officially adopted after ratification by New Hampshire.
True
False
The theory of a "Social Contract" is based on the idea that states originated with?
Rulers being considered to be the descendants of gods or chosen by god.
Governments emerged when all people of an area were brought under the authority of a person or group.
People surrendering the power needed to maintain order.
Large families that grew into organized governments.
The U.S. Senate has the exclusive power to confirm Presidential appointments, and ratify treaties.
True
False
In order to have a favorable condition for a democracy, it is important to have active citizen participation.
True
False
The Three-fifths Clause was created to make the federal government's power 3/5th of state power.
True
False
This political philosopher believed government must be just, protect property, and protect individual rights.
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
Jaymes Guenther Lukes
Thomas Hobbes
The President of the United States serves terms of how many years?
8 years
2 years
6 years
4 years
Several different plans were brought to the Constitutional Convention, which one suggested a Unicameral Legislature based on equal representation?
New Jersey Plan
New York Plan
Virginia Plan
The Standard Response Protocol
Each of the following are members of the Supreme Court except?
Samuel L. Jackson
John Roberts
Neil Gorsuch
Amy Coney Barrett
The President of the United States is elected by the Electoral College, not by the popular vote.
True
False
The U.S. Supreme Courts, consists of how many judges?
5
8
9
7
Changes in society and the world that result in dramatic increases in international trade and cultural exchange.
Globalization
Socialism
Communism
Industrialism
What was one of the problems with the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles gave Congress the power to tax.
The Articles had a strong central government.
Congress did not have the power to regulate commerce between states.
The Articles had a clear separation of powers with a bicameral legislature.
This political philosopher believed men were evil, brutal and weak.
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Jefferson
Jaymes Guenther Lukes
John Locke
The Anti-Federalists supported a weaker Federal Government, who of the following was an Anti-Federalist?
Alexander Hamilton
Samuel Adams
John Jay
James Madison
Non-Governmental Organizations are not states, but they still play an important part in international politics.
True
False
In order to have a favorable condition for a democracy, it is not important to have social consensus.
True
False
Which one of the following people is the U.S. House of Representative member from District 6 in Colorado (this is our district)?
Jason Crow
John Hickenlooper
Michael Bennett
Kevin Lee Burdick
The President of the United States has the exclusive power to all of the following except?
Appoint officials to help execute the government.
Be the Commander-in-Chief of the military.
Create laws to help run the Government.
Be the chief diplomat to foreign nations.
One of the following people is Senator from the Great State of Colorado?
Joe Neguse
Harrison Prescott Buckner
Ken Salazar
John Hickenlooper
The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to write a new constitution.
True
False
All revenue raising bills can originate in either the House or the Senate.
True
False
