WorksheetsEarly Government Quiz (2024)
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1) Which number represents New Jersey?
a)
8
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
4
2.
2) Which number represents Maine?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
3.
3) Which number represents New York?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
5
4.
4) Which number represents Vermont?
a)
3
b)
1
c)
2
d)
4
e)
5
5.
5) Which number represents Massachusetts?
a)
5
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
4
6.
6) Which number represents Rhode Island?
a)
6
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
4
7.
7) Which number represents New Hampshire?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
8.
8) Which number represents Connecticut?
a)
7
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
4
9.
9) Which number represents Pennsylvania?
a)
9
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
4
10.
10) Which number represents South Carolina?
a)
6
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
4
11.
11) Which number represents Maryland?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
12.
12) Which number represents North Carolina?
a)
5
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
4
13.
13) Which number represents Georgia?
a)
7
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
4
14.
14) Which number represents Virginia?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
5
15.
15) Which number represents West Virginia?
a)
3
b)
1
c)
2
d)
4
e)
5
16.
16) Which number represents Delaware?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
17.
17) Which number represents Florida?
a)
8
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
4
18.
12) Which term best describes Thomas Hobbes and John Locke?
a)
Construction Worker
b)
Philosopher
c)
Mathematician
d)
Curator
e)
Astronaut
19.
13) Which term best describes a "place without government"?
a)
Social Contract
b)
State of Nature
c)
Government
d)
Tabula Rasa
e)
Calvin and Hobbes
20.
14) Which term best describes an imaginary agreement between the people and the government?
a)
Social Contract
b)
State of Nature
c)
Government
d)
Tabula Rasa
e)
Calvin and Hobbes
21.
15) What was both Hobbes and Locke's answer to a state of nature?
a)
You need to be selfish and protect yourself
b)
You need a monarchy to be powerful
c)
You need a government
d)
You need weapons to protect yourself
e)
You should give up all of your rights
22.
16) Which philosopher did the Founding Fathers like more AND why?
a)
Hobbes - because his ideas worked better with a democracy
b)
Hobbes - because his ideas worked better with a monarchy
c)
Locke - because his ideas worked better with a monarchy
d)
Locke - because his ideas worked better with a democracy
e)
Both - because both of their ideas worked better with a democracy
23.
17) Which number best represents the definition to Natural Rights
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
e)
6
24.
18) Which number best represents the definition to Social Contract?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
5
25.
19) Look at the picture below. If this picture were of a social contract, which statement would be true?
a)
A person would normally sign the contract with a black pen
b)
The contract is normally a few pages long
c)
The pen that was used in the 1700s would probably have been a black feather pen
d)
The contract is not real, so there would be no paper or pen
e)
The language of the contract would be written in Latin
26.
20) Which number best describes the fact that your Natural Rights are inalienable?
a)
7
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
4
27.
21) What is it called when you allow the government to exist?
a)
Inalienable
b)
Carpe Diem
c)
Consent of the Governed
d)
Civic Duty
e)
Civilian
28.
22) Look at the picture of state of nature that is drawn below. Which of the following would be something believed by BOTH Hobbes and Locke?
a)
Most likely these people will not go to war
b)
Most likely these people will remain friends
c)
This civilization will never make advancements unless a government is formed
d)
A working government has already been established in this picture
e)
A working democracy has already formed in the picture
29.
23) Below is a picture of Athens, Greece. What type of government did ancient Athens use?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Republic
d)
The people elected representatives
e)
The people chose the Senate
30.
24) Below is a picture of Rome, Italy. What type of government did ancient Rome use?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
The people voted on every issue
d)
There were no elected represenatives
e)
There was a king only
31.
25) What is a Direct Democracy?
a)
Everyone can vote on everything
b)
The people must elect representatives
c)
It can only be used with a king
d)
It is found in dictatorships
e)
It is also called a Republic
32.
26) What is a Representative Democracy?
a)
Everyone can vote on everything
b)
The people must elect representatives
c)
It can only be used with a king
d)
It is found in dictatorships
e)
It is also called an oligarch
33.
27) Why was it important for the Founding Fathers to look at Ancient Athens (Greece) and ancient Rome (Italy)?
a)
Because they were example of democracy in the past that could help them write the US Constitution
b)
The people must elect representatives
c)
It can only be used with a king
d)
It is found in dictatorships
e)
It is also called an oligarch
34.
28) Who were the Founding Fathers?
a)
These were the people that helped create England
b)
They were the people that helped to end World War I
c)
They were people that helped to make the US a monarchy
d)
They were the people that wrote the Magna Carta
e)
They were the people that wrote the US Constititon
35.
29) Who were the Founding Fathers?
a)
These were the people that helped create England
b)
They were the people that helped to end World War I
c)
They were people that helped to make the US a monarchy
d)
They were the people that wrote the Magna Carta
e)
They were the people that wrote the US Constititon
36.
30) Who were the Founding Fathers?
a)
These were the people that helped create England
b)
They were the people that helped to end World War I
c)
They were people that helped to make the US a monarchy
d)
They were the people that wrote the Magna Carta
e)
They were the people that wrote the US Constititon
37.
31) Which of the following is true about the Magna Carta?
a)
It was from England
b)
It was from Germany
c)
It was from France
d)
It was from the United States
e)
It was from Bulgaria
38.
32) Which of the following is true about the Magna Carta?
a)
It was designed to give more power to the King
b)
It was designed to give more power to the people
c)
It was designed to give equal power to both the king and the people
d)
It was designed to only give enslaved people more power
e)
It was designed to overthrow the king
39.
33) Which of the following is true about the Magna Carta?
a)
It allowed for trials and juries
b)
It allowed for freedom to vote at the age of 18 and older
c)
It allowed for no cruel and unusual punishments
d)
It allowed for Senators to be voted on directly
e)
It allowed for the right to bear arms
40.
34) Which of the following is true about the Magna Carta?
a)
It allowed for Rule of Law - the king now has more power than other individuals
b)
It allowed for Rule of Law - the king was not allowed to remain in power at all
c)
It allowed for Rule of Law - everyone including the king had to obey the laws
d)
It did not allow for Rule of Law - the king could do whatever he wanted
e)
It did not allow for Rule of Law - the king and people decided to live in a state of nature
41.
35) Which of the following is true about the English Bill of Rights?
a)
It came from England
b)
It came from Germany
c)
It came from France
d)
It came from the United States
e)
It came from Bulgaria
42.
36) Which of the following is true about the English Bill of Rights?
a)
It gave us today's 8th Amendment - Freedom of Speech
b)
It gave us today's 8th Amendment - no cruel or unusual punishment
c)
It gave us today's 3rd Amendment - right to house soldiers in your home
d)
It gave us today's 4th Amendment - right to Freedom of Speech
e)
It gave us today's 4th Amendment - right to have a lawful search
43.
37) Which of the following is true about the English Bill of Rights?
a)
It gave us today's 8th Amendment - Freedom of Speech
b)
It gave us today's 8th Amendment - no cruel or unusual punishment
c)
It gave us today's 3rd Amendment - right to house soldiers in your home
d)
It gave us today's 4th Amendment - right to Freedom of Speech
e)
It gave us today's 2nd Amendment - right to bear arms
44.
38) Which of the following is true about the English Bill of Rights?
a)
It gave us the idea that the President should be able to tax the people
b)
It gave us the idea that only the Supreme Court can tax the people
c)
It gave us the idea that the President cannot tax the people
d)
It gave us the idea that Congress must listen to everything the President says
e)
It gave us the idea that we should never tax people today
45.
39) Which of the following is true about the English Bill of Rights?
a)
It gave us the idea that we should have two branches of government
b)
It gave us the idea that only the President can say whatever they want
c)
It gave us the idea that only the Supreme Court could tax the people
d)
It gave us the idea that Congress must listen to everything the President says
e)
It gave us the idea that Congress is allowed to say what they want when they are working
46.
40) Which of the following is true about the Declaration of Independence?
a)
It came from England
b)
It came from Germany
c)
It came from France
d)
It came from the 13 Colonies/United States
e)
It came from Bulgaria
47.
41) Which of the following is true about the Declaration of Independence?
a)
It was written in 1770
b)
It was written in 1775
c)
It was written in 1776
d)
It was written in 1780
e)
It was written in 1800
48.
42) Which of the following was NOT something discussed directly or indirectly in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
State of Nature
b)
Social Contract
c)
Consent of the Governed
d)
Natural Rights
e)
Socialism
49.
43) Which of the following people is considered to be the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
James Madison
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Ross Cruz
e)
John Adams
50.
44) Where are the Articles of Confederation from?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
13 Colonies/United States
e)
Bulgaria
51.
45) When was the Articles of Confederation written?
a)
1770
b)
1775
c)
1776
d)
1777
e)
1780
52.
46) Which of the following is NOT a flaw or problem with the Articles of Confederation?
a)
No national money
b)
It could add land to the US
c)
Cannot enforce laws
d)
No court system
e)
No ability to tax the people
53.
47) Which of the following is true about Shays' Rebellion?
a)
He was not part of the attack
b)
He attacked shopping centers
c)
He attacked government buildings
d)
He destroyed the United States
54.
48) Which of the following is true about Shays' Rebellion?
a)
The US could not stop him because there was no real paid military
b)
The US defeated Shays' Rebellion easily
c)
Shays' Rebellion was only a myth
55.
49) Why is Shays' Rebellion considered to be important?
a)
It showed that the US Constitution does not work well and must be replaced
b)
It showed that the Articles of Confederation did not work well and must be replaced
c)
It showed that the Magna Carta worked very well
d)
It showed that the English Bill of Rights worked well
e)
It showed that the Articles of Confederation worked well
56.
50) What is America's first constitution called?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
e)
US Constitution
57.
51) What is America's second constitution called?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
e)
US Constitution
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