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Worksheets1-4 Review Civics GCCAS
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 36mins
having many different groups of people & cultures in one place
immigrant
diversity
refugee
The study of citizenship and government
Geography
Sociology
Civics
A government of the people who elect leaders to represent them
democracy
dictatorship
communism
the ruling authority of a nation
political party
government
rule of law
A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
bicameral
unihouse
tripartisan
Two Houses of Congress
Senate & House of Representatives
House of Commons & House of Lords
Appeals Courts & Supreme Court
principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
rule of law
due process
Civil Rights
Document signed July 4, 1776 , issued by the Second Continental Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain.
Constitution
Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
A written plan for the U.S. Government created in 1787
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Magna Carta
the movement of people from one country to another
immigration
naturalization
libel
A member of a country with certain rights and responsibilities
alien
citizen
immigrant
the lawmaking branch of government: includes the Senate & House of Representatives
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Enforces & carries out the laws; includes the President, Vice-President & cabinet.
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Interprets & applies the laws; includes the Supreme Court and lower federal courts
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
A group of individuals with broad common political interests who want to influence government decisions
political party
constituents
aliens
English philosopher who said people were born with Natural Rights; such as life, liberty & property
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Boston Tea Party- a group of colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor in
protest.
true
false
The Preamble is the introduction to the US Constitution and states the principles and goals of the government.
true
false
________ is famous for writing his pamphlet- Common Sense, which helped spread patriotism among the colonists
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
The Legislative Branch interprets the laws through a court system that ranges from the Supreme Court to the state and local courts.
true
false
The Legislative Branch interprets the laws through a court system that ranges from the Supreme Court to the state and local courts.
true
false
A Representative Democracy is where a group of citizens choose individuals to represent them in governmental matters.
true
false
_______ is an English writer who influenced Thomas Jefferson, a primary writer of
the Declaration of Independence.
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
The Articles of Confederation is a document that was the colonists first attempt at a
constitution.
true
false
A ________ is someone who moves permanently to a new country.
citizen
alien
immigrant
refugee
________of the US Constitution establishes the Judicial Branch.
Article I
Article I
Article III
none of the choices
Freedom of _________ means that you have the right to gather peacefully in groups for any reason.
Assembly
Press
Religion
Petition
Civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizens.
true
false
All states have 3 branches of government and a state constitution.
true
false
________ is famous for writing his pamphlet- Common Sense, which helped spread patriotism among the colonists
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
Congress shall make
We the People
We the Colonists
We the British
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written.
The Declaration of Independence was written.
The Emancipation Proclamation was written.
The Constitution was written.
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
the Senate and the courts
the Senate and House of Representatives
the House of Representatives and the courts
the House of Lords and the House of Commons
The ancient Greek city-state of Athens created the world's first republic.
True
False
A legislature is
a lawmaking body.
an agreement among the people in a society
English leaders believed the main purpose of the colonies was to
rebelled against King John of England, who had treated them harshly.
prosper enough to benefit England
What pamphlet denounced British rule and fanned the flames of revolution?
Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws between
different branches of government?
Use the quotation to answer the question.
“THE HORRID MASSACRE IN BOSTON, Perpetrated in the evening of the fifth day of March, 1770, by soldiers of the Twenty-ninth Regiment, which with the Fourteenth Regiment were then quartered there; with some observations on the state of things prior to that catastrophe.” —anonymous account, A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston, 1770
Who most likely wrote this passage and for what reason?
Consider this situation: On January 25, 2011, widespread pro-democracy demonstrations began in Egypt. For 18 days, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets, demanding free elections, free speech, and an end to government corruption, police brutality, and President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Finally, on February 11, Mubarak resigned. Which of the following ideas expressed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence best supports the actions of the Egyptian people?
What is the most likely reason it was difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation?
The Preamble of the Constitution lists six goals, including which of the following?
Use the table to answer the question.
Which of the following best completes the title of this table?
Use the information in the box to answer the question.
Who are the speakers and what are they afraid of?
Use the quotation to answer the question.
Which group did Patrick Henry most likely side with during the ratification debate?
What is meant by “the rule of law”?
What do the Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgesses collectively represent?
expansion of the Anglican Church into the New World
the tradition of self government in the colonies
the guarantee of total religious freedom in the 13 colonies
England's reluctance to allow any colonial independence
What was the main difference between the plans proposed by Virginia and New Jersey at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
The New Jeresy Plan included the principle of separation of powers; the Virginia plan did not.
The New Jersey Plan counted slaves in a state's population; the Virginia Plan did not.
The New Jersey Plan called for no executive branch; the Virginia Plan wanted a group executive.
The New Jersey Plan was based on equal representation; the Virginia Plan called for representation based on population.
What was one way the U.S. Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitution gave more power to the state governments.
The Constitution forbid the government from taxing the people.
The Constitution set up three branches of government.
The Constitution was more difficult to amend.
Why did the Founding Fathers abandon attempts to revise the Articles of Confederation and decide to write a whole new Constitution?
They realized that the national government needed to be stronger.
They felt the individual state governments should be strengthened.
They did not believe that the national government should be limited.
They wanted to create a government that was more like a monarchy.
The colonists cry of "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" expressed what belief?
Foreign nations should not be able to tax colonial imports.
Governments should operate with the consent of the governed.
Voting rights should be extended to all white men.
Only Parliament should have the power to make laws for the colonies.
Because their economy was based on Mercantilism, why where the American colonies so important to Britain "England"?
The colonists provided raw materials and markets for finished goods.
The colonists provided necessary tax revenue.
The colonists sent soldiers to serve in the British army.
The colonists protected the land from being taken over by France.
What is the role of the legislative branch?
to make laws
to enforce laws
to enforce state laws
to interpret laws
What is the main role of the Executive branch?
To make laws
To enforce laws
To approve state laws
To interpret laws
What is the main role of the Judicial branch?
To make laws
To enforce laws
To approve state laws
To interpret laws
How does the system of Checks and Balances tie together the branches that make up the federal government?
It purposefully weakens the legislative branch.
It allows for changes to be made to the Constitution.
It prevents use of the veto to stop proposed laws.
It places restraints on the powers of each branch.
As the Chief Executive, what is the President's main job?
to appoint state governors
to determine the constitutionality of laws
to carry out and enforce laws
to approve laws made at the state level
What role is the President fulfilling when he / she acts as leader of the mililtary?
Chief Legislator
Economic Leader
Chief Executive
Commander-in-Chief
Interpret the chart and answer the question
"What principle of the U.S. Constitution is most evident in this chart?"
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
What type of government did the Roman Republic have?
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Monarchy
Which of the following aspects of America's governmental system were NOT influenced by ancient Rome?
Republicanism
Representative Democracy
Personal Responsibility
Rule of Law
The United States of America is a
autocracy
oligarchy
representative democracy
direct democracy
Which ancient culture had a legislative body, known as the senate, made up of members of the wealthy class?
Which system of government involves citizens voting for leaders who decide laws and govern for them?
Which system of government involves citizens voting on laws and taking turns serving as leaders in the government?
Which of these democratic concepts did NOT exist in ancient Greece?
voting rights
federalism
legislative bodies
written laws
What is one way Judeo-Christian values influenced the US government?
Founding Fathers ended freedom of religion
Founding Fathers ended separation of church and state
Founding Fathers were influenced by religion in their writings, but did not permit an official religion
Founding Fathers created an official religion for the US
Which of the following is NOT a Judeo-Christian ideal?
Justice
Rule by the People
Individual Worth
Personal Accountability
The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in their decision making
ethics
morals
individual worth
polis
Right to be valued and respected as a human being, regardless of personal circumstances or qualities
Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly.
A city-state in ancient Greece.
polis
morals
democracy
civic
