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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
People's voice in Government
Individual Rights
Which type of philosophy does the characteristics above describe?
Common Good Philosophy
Mercantilism Philosophy
State of Nature Philosophy
Natural Rights Philosophy
What is the idea that political power is derived from the people called?
Popular Sovereignty
Judicial Review
Unitary Government
Executive Supremacy
Look at the characteristics below.
Believed in a strong central government
Did not believe the Bill of Rights was necessary
Created the U.S Constitution against tyranny
Which political party group is being described above?
Democrats
Federalists
Republicans
Anti-Federalists
Thomas Hobbes wrote the Leviathan
Which of the following statements BEST describes what Hobbes feels causes State of Nature in the book cover?
Hobbes says that politics and religion are the main causes of State of Nature
Hobbes says that common good is the main cause of a State of Nature
Hobbes says that having natural rights is the main cause of State of Nature
Hobbes says that classical republicanism is the main cause of State of Nature
You must be 18 years old
Lawfully admitted into the U.S (Green Card)
Can read, write and speak English language
Which of the following BEST describes the characteristics from above
Naturalization
Jus Soli
Denaturalization
Indian Civil Rights Acts of 1869
What is the main difference between a Citizen of the United States and a Permanent Resident Alien?
Citizens can vote and a resident alien cannot.
Citizens and a resident alien can vote.
Citizen can own property and a resident alien cannot
Resident aliens can attend public school and a citizen cannot.
What types of colonies were created in the Americas?
Charter
Royal
Proprietary
Constitutions
What is called when a state has a written document that grants rights to the people?
Declaration of Independence
Magistrate
Charter
Parliament
Check all that apply.
Which of the following people were left out of charters?
Women
Slaves
White Landowners
Native Americans
Which of the following would be the BEST example of the social contract theory?
Mayflower Compact
Indentured Servant
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Check all that apply.
Which of the following allowed King George to use his Divine Right towards the American Colonists?
Declaration of Independence
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Quartering Act
Which of the following showed resistance from the colonists under the Townshend Acts?
Boston Massacre
Declaration of Independence
American Revolution
Treaty of Paris
What were the main ideas/arguments that were used in the Declaration of Independence?
Natural Rights and Tyranny
Natural Rights and Constitution
Tyranny and Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Religion and Self-Government
What did the Anti-Federalists believe would be the best way to protect natural rights?
Have a Bill of Rights in the U.S Constitution
Rely on separation of powers and checks and balances
Provide for the highly education people
Allow all adult males the right to vote
Which of the following statements BEST describes a constitution?
A list of obligation of citizens
A priority for achieving policies
A plan that sets for the structure and powers of a government
A compilation of statutes that have been in effect for at least fifty years
What does the principle of rule of law establish?
People have a right to revolution
Citizens must abide by all the laws in place
Rights should be restricted to maintain order
All political power lies within the government
Which of the following governments allows one person to have all the power?
Democracy
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Anarchy
Which type of government allows the citizens to hold political power?
Monarchy
Autocracy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Which type of government has a small group of people that has all the power?
Democracy
Autocracy
Direct Democracy
Oligarchy
- Unicameral Congress
- Executive Branch would be made up of a council
- Supreme court would make decisions on treaties and collecting taxes.
Which plan is described above?
Connecticut Compromise
Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
What was the significance of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
It established an Indian policy of the U.S
It established the method for new territories to become states
it allowed slavery
It prohibited settlement along the Great Lakes
Which of these issues did the Three-Fifths Compromise settle?
Representation in Congress and commerce(trade)
Commerce (trade) and slavery
Representation in Congress and taxation
Taxation from the states and slavery
What did the larger states favor in the debate over representation in Congress based in the Virginia Plan?
Equal Representation
Proportional Representation
Bipartisan Representation
Limited Representation
- The house of representatives would be based off population
-Responsible for tax and government spending
-The Senate would have 2 representatives
- Responsible for accepting and rejecting Bills
Which plan is described above?
The Great Compromise
The New Jersey Plan
The Virginia Plan
Articles of Confederation
What is the purpose of a writ of habeas corpus?
Protect the individual against the accusation of treason
Protect the individual against unlawful jail time
Protect the individual against cruel and unusual punishment
Protect the individual against self-incrimination.
Which Amendment was created because the British during colonial Times created the
Writs of Assistance to help control the colonies?
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
Which of the following was a GREAT CHARTER that the English Barons forced King John to sign, due to him increasing the taxes in England?
Magna Carta
U.S Constitution
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
What was the first written form of government in the United States during and after the American Revolution?
U.S Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Great Compromise
New Jersey Plan
To whom did the Articles of Confederation leave most of the power to in the U.S government?
United States
Congress
States Governments
Supreme Court
Which event forced the Continental Congress to meet and revise the Articles of Confederation?
Declaration of Independence
Shay's Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
American Revolution
What did the Framers intend for the Constitution to be?
A fundamental framework of lawmaking
A set of laws to govern personal behavior
A reflection of voter demands for public policy
A series of regulations to control political campaigns
What was the main reason the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention met?
Draft treaties governing international trade
Write a new constitution for the nation
Amend the Articles of Confederation
Develop a plan for admitting new stated to the union
-3 branches of government
- Bicameral House of legislature
- House of Representatives and the Senate would be based off population
Which of the following plans do the characteristics above describe?
Three-fifth's Compromise
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Great Compromise
Which amendment focuses on equality of all citizens?
13th
8th
14th
15th
What is the BEST explained purpose of Gerrymandering in state?
to draw lines for a political party to gain power in U.S Congress
to draw lines for a state to have more power in U.S Congress
to draw lines for an individual to gain power in U.S Congress
to draw lines for a governor to have more power in U.S Congress
Which of the following would make up the bicameral houses in the U.S Congress (legislative branch)?
House of Representatives and Senate
House of Representatives and House of Lords
House of Commons and House of Lords
Senate and House of Commons
Which of the following helps the president enforce the laws that are passed in the legislative?
Governors of the States
Cabinet/departments
House of Representatives and the Senate
Mayors of Towns
When a law is approved the House of Representatives and the Senate, who approves or vetoes the law?
Senate
Supreme court
Presidents Departments
President
Which of the following 7 basic principles is depicted in the diagram above?
Rule of Law
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Which of the 7 basic principles is being depicted in the diagram above?
Rule of Law
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Which of the of the 7 basic principles is being depicted in the diagram above?
Rule of Law
Separation of Powers
Consent of the Governed
Federalism
Which branch of government makes sure the both the Legislature and Executive are following the U.S Constitution?
President
Senate
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Check all that apply.
Which are the 3 branches of government?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Cabinet
Ogden vs. Gibbons Supreme Court case ruling allowed the Federal Government to have control of which of the following?
Intrastate Trade
Foreign Trade
Interstate Trade
Diplomatic Trade
What were the Framers of the Constitution trying to stop when they wrote the U.S constitution?
Tyranny
Representative Democracy
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
If you are convicted of a crime, which is the next level of court to prove your innocence or
wrongdoing of your trial?
Trial Court
Appellate Court
Supreme Court
Military court
Check all the Rights that the First Amendment gives citizens of the United States?
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Assembly
Which Amendments states that you have the right to Bear Arms?
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
Which allows you to take the 5th and not self-incriminate yourself?
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
Which Amendment gives the right due process of a trial?
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
6th Amendment
