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WorksheetsGov Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of these are unlimited governments?
Dictatorship
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
What makes a state sovereign?
The ability to form policy without oversight from a higher entity
Having to ask their mom for permission
Not having control over what happens within their borders
Existing as a colonial dependent
The inability to choose the state's form of government
Which classical states influenced the American form of government?
Roman Empire
Roman Republic
Greek Democracy
Delhi Sultanate
Spartan Oligarchy
Which political concept holds all citizens--including those in the government--accountable under the law?
Limited Government
Rule of Law
Enlightenment Philosophers
Individual Rights
Republicanism
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both wrote about which political concept (to very different ends)?
Popular Sovereignty
Natural Rights
The Social Contract
The Social Network
Republicanism
Which failure of the Articles of Confederation most crippled the original government of the US?
Inability to enforce laws
Inability to raise an army
Inability to enforce treaties
Inability to collect taxes
Inability to decide where to have lunch
Which political concepts are associated with John Locke?
Natural Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Separation of Powers
Individual Rights
Leviathan
Why was the central government of the Articles of Confederation so weak?
It didn't even lift, bro
It was designed to be weak to avoid despotism
It was made up of too many people
It granted too much power to Congress
The office of president was held by two people
Which publication was written to support ratifying the Constitution?
The Northwest Ordinance
The Declaration of Independence
Common Sense
The Anti-Federalist Pamphlets
The Federalist Papers
Which of the following was not an influence to the framers of the Constitution?
Government of Ancient Greece
Government of the Roman Republic
The American State Governments
The writings of Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire
The writings of Lao Tzu
Two of the major compromises made in crafting the Constitution (3/5ths Clause & Connecticut Compromise) involved which issue?
Voting for President
The Bill of Rights
The William of Rights
State borders
Representation in Congress
How many states needed to ratify the Constitution before it became the Supreme Law of the Land
5
9
7
1
8 but it's actually Crunchwrap Supreme Law of the Land
Which group was made up of wealthier, more educated, "coastal elites" who preferred the central government created under the Constitution?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democrats
Republicans
Vans with Hands for Wheels
Which group was made up of poorer, less educated, farmers who preferred the stronger state governments of the Articles of Confederation?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democrats
Republicans
Vans with Hands for Wheels
Why did the framers of the Constitution establish a federal system that grants supremacy to state or national governments depending on the circumstance?
To crush the power of state governments
They didn't
To maintain some state powers
To make this all as confusing as possible
To make package delivery easier
A member of which group would see a government capable of maintaining armies during peacetime as tyrannical?
Democrats
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
The Avengers
The Avengers (but the Emma Peel and John Steed one)
The Federalists claimed which of the following influential individuals?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
John Jay
James Madison
Patrick Henry
In deciding the Tinker v Des Moines case, the Supreme Court ruled that student speech...?
was unquestionably protected by the First Amendment
was not protected by the First Amendment
was protected as long as it didn't disrupt the learning environment
didn't include advocating illegal acts
guaranteed citizens a trial by jury
What was added as a concession to Anti-Federalists who raised concerns about a strong central government?
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
The Magna Carta
The Bill of Rights
The Vinz Clortho Provision
What is one provision of the Fourth Amendment?
Right against self-incrimination
No cruel or unusual punishment
No quartering troops
Right to a trial by jury of your peers
No unreasonable search and seizure
Which Amendment protects US Citizens from being arrested for criticizing the government?
The 5th
The 8th
The 9th
The 1st
The 3rd
Which Amendment guarantees legal counsel for the accused in criminal proceedings?
The 1st
The 6th
The 5th
The 4th
The 3th
Along with Separation of Powers, which Constitutional Principle prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Enumerated Rights
Checks & Balances
Limited Government
Republicanism
Insight Checks
Evidence that the Constitution is a "living document" is found in which of the following?
It's lifeblood
We still use it today
The 11th through 27th Amendments
That we still use the Northwest Ordinance to add states
The fact it was written on human flesh
Which of the following issues caused compromise during the Constitutional Convention?
Representation
Counting population
Electing the President
Punishment for crimes
How to split the $15,400 bar tab racked up by the Convention members
