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Government Topic 1 and 2 Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the branch of government to the power that they hold.

a)

The power to make and frame public policies, laws.

1.

Legislative Branch

b)

The power to execute, enforce, and administer laws.

2.

Executive Branch

c)

The power to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within society.

3.

Judicial Branch

2.

Select all of the ways someone can stay engaged in government and politics.

a)

Stay informed on the news.

b)

Staying quiet on what you believe in.

c)

Volunteer for various organizations, attend city meetings, run for office.

d)

Vote!

3.

The process by which a society decides how power and resources will be distributed within that society is known as...

a)

Politics

b)

Government

c)

Public Policies

d)

Laws

4.

True or False: There have been no governments that are or were ever exactly alike.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Select the three characteristics that help classify governments.

a)

Who can participate in the governing process.

b)

The geographic distribution of governmental power within the state.

c)

The relationship between the legislative and executive branches of government.

d)

The relationship between the legislative and judicial branches of government.

e)

The social class distribution of governmental power within the state.

6.

Match the following types of governments to its definition.

a)

A type of democracy where every individual gets to participate directly in the democratic process.

1.

Direct Democracy

b)

A legal system of a state is based on religious law.

2.

Theocracy

c)

Sovereign power is held by those eligible to vote, but political power is exercised by representatives chosen by and held responsible to those citizens.

3.

Republic

d)

A form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small group, usually self-appointed elite, of people.

4.

Oligarchy

e)

A form of government in which a single person holds unlimited power.

5.

Autocracy

7.

Match the following types of governments to its definition.

a)

A type of democracy where people vote for representatives to participate in the democratic process for them.

1.

Indirect Democracy

b)

A form of government in which the executive branch is made up of a prime minister/premier and their cabinet, but they are also part of the legislature.

2.

Parliamentary Government

c)

Those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people.

3.

Dictatorship

d)

A system of shared powers in which the executive and legislative branch have separate powers.

4.

Presidential Government

8.

True or False: Rome was the first city-state to have the first democracy.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

When the Romans overthrew their monarchy, they replaced their government with a(n)...

a)

Republic

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Emperor

10.

Match the following terms to their respective definitions.

a)

Rich upper class, landowning aristocrats of the Roman Republic.

1.

Patricians

b)

The common folk in the Roman Republic.

2.

Plebeians

c)

 The chief executives of government in the Roman Republic, commanders of the army in wartime, conducted foreign affairs, and presided over the Senate and enforced its decrees.

3.

Consuls

d)

This group proposed laws in the Roman republic, could veto power over any acts of assemblies or consuls, and advised consuls and assemblies.

4.

Senators (Roman)

11.

True or False: Lords pledged and served vassals during feudalism.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The control of one nation over foreign lands refers to...

a)

Colonialism

b)

Mercantilism

c)

The Commercial Revolution

d)

Politics

13.

John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Adam Smith, Voltaire, Baron de Montesquieu, and William Blackstone are all examples of...

a)

Enlightenment thinkers

b)

Founding Fathers

c)

Lawyers

d)

Government Officials

14.

Match the following terms to their respective definition.

a)

The ability to get people to behave in certain ways; get others to do what you want them to do.

1.

Power

b)

The right to rule, have power.

2.

Authority

c)

A society’s belief that their ruler/government has the right to rule, usually granted by law or constitution.

3.

Legitimacy

15.

Select all that are considered foundations of democracy.

a)
  1. Recognition of the fundamental worth and dignity of every person

b)
  1. Respect for the equality of all persons

c)
  1. Faith in majority rule and insistence upon minority rights

d)
  1. Acceptance of the necessity of compromise

e)

Insistence upon the widest possible degree of individual freedom

16.

What is the relationship between majority rule and minority rights in a democratic system?

a)

Majority rule can override minority rights completely, as the majority is always correct.

b)

Majority rule ensures that decisions reflect the preferences of the majority, but it must be balanced with protections for minority rights to prevent the destruction of democracy.

c)

Minority rights are irrelevant in a democracy as decisions are solely based on the majority’s preferences

d)

Majority rule and minority rights are opposite concepts and cannot coexist in a democratic system.

17.

Why is compromise important in government, politics, and democracy?

a)

Compromise ensures that only the views of the majority are considered, simplifying decision-making.

b)

Compromise allows for the incorporation of various perspectives, helps create policies that benefit a broader range of people, and prevents decision-making gridlock.

c)

Compromise leads to indecisiveness and slows down the decision-making process.

d)

Compromise favors one side over another, which can lead to unfair policies.

18.

Select all the fundamental factors in the free enterprise system.

a)

Private Ownership

b)

Individual Initiative

c)

Profit

d)

Competition

e)

Government Intervention

19.

This is a basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that cannot be taken away.

a)

Limited Government

b)

Natural Rights

c)

Ordered Government

d)

Checks and Balances

20.

Choose all of the documents that limited the British monarchs' powers, while also giving British citizens more guaranteed rights and freedoms.

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

Petition of Right

c)

English Bill of Right

d)

The Constitution and Bill of Rights

e)

The Declaration of Independence

21.

This plan was a plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 for cooperation among the thirteen colonies. The delegates who met were supposed to have the power to raise military and naval forces, make war and peace with the Native Americans, and regulate trade with them, tax, and collect customs duties.

a)

The Albany Plan

b)

The New Jersey Plan

c)

The Virginia Plan

d)

The Great Compromise

e)

The Declaration of Independence

22.

Which is not one common feature that many of the first State Constitutions shared?

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Limited Government

c)

Civil Rights and Liberties

d)

Separation of Powers

e)

Bicameral Legislature

23.

A bicameral legislature consists of...

a)

One house in the legislature

b)

Two house in the legislature

c)

Three house in the legislature

d)

Four house in the legislature

24.

This set of documents was a plan of government adopted by the Continental Congress after the American Revolution; it established “a firm league of friendship” among the states but allowed few important powers to the Federal Government.

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Bill of Rights

25.

Shays' Rebellion helped...

a)

Reveal the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

b)

Reveal the strengths of the Articles of Confederation.

c)

Many farmers regain control of their lost lands and posessions.

d)

Many farmers eventually become rich because they defeated State troops.

26.

True or False: Federalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The Great Compromise was a compromise between which two plans?

a)

The Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

b)

The Virginia Plan and Albany Plan

c)

The Albany Plan and New Jersey Plan

d)

The Virginia Plan and the Three-Fifths Compromise

e)

The New Jersey Plan and the Three-Fifths Compromise

28.

This is an agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention to protect slaveholders; it denied Congress the power to tax the export fo goods from any State and, for twenty years (until 1808), denied Congress the power ot act on the slave trade.

a)

Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

b)

Three-Fifths Compromise

c)

The Great Compromise

d)

The Connecticut Compromise

29.

This clause requires that each State accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State.

a)

Full Faith and Credit Clause

b)

Necessary and Proper Clause

c)

Due Process Clause

d)

Supremacy Clause

e)

Santa Claus

30.

How many colonies were part of the original colonies that eventually became the United States?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14