WorksheetsCivics and Government Assessment Part 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the primary purpose of government according to the text?
a)
To provide entertainment for citizens
b)
To distribute resources and provide order in society
c)
To control all aspects of citizens' lives
d)
To collect taxes from citizens
2.
Who said "The US government is of the people, for the people, and by the people"?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Locke
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Baron de Montesquieu
3.
How many years must a person typically live in the US before applying for naturalization?
a)
Three years
b)
Ten years
c)
Two years
d)
Five years
4.
What does "E Pluribus Unum" mean?
a)
In God We Trust
b)
Freedom and Justice
c)
Out of many, one
d)
United we stand
5.
Which amendment to the Constitution establishes citizenship rights?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Fourteenth Amendment
c)
Tenth Amendment
d)
Fifth Amendment
6.
What is the term for a non-citizen who has permanently moved to a new country?
a)
Resident
b)
Tourist
c)
Alien
d)
Immigrant
7.
What was a significant outcome of the Glorious Revolution?
a)
The creation of democracy
b)
The end of monarchy
c)
Parliament became stronger than the monarch
d)
The creation of common law
8.
Which philosopher influenced the US government with the idea of separation of powers?
a)
John Locke
b)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
King John I
9.
What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Too much presidential power
b)
Too strong of a military
c)
Inability to collect taxes
d)
Too many Supreme Court justices
10.
What event led many to believe the Articles of Confederation needed revision?
a)
The Revolutionary War
b)
Shays' Rebellion
c)
The French and Indian War
d)
The Civil War
11.
What was the "Great Compromise" about?
a)
Presidential elections
b)
Slave trade regulations
c)
Legislative representation
d)
Supreme Court structure
12.
Which type of government is the United States?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
d)
Theocracy
13.
What is the term for court decisions used as a basis for similar cases?
a)
Common law
b)
Precedent
c)
Statute
d)
Mandate
14.
How many states needed to ratify the Constitution for it to take effect?
a)
All thirteen
b)
Seven
c)
Nine
d)
Eleven
15.
What was the Three-fifths Compromise about?
a)
Tax distribution
b)
Counting slaves for representation
c)
Military service
d)
Voting rights
16.
Which group supported the ratification of the Constitution?
a)
Anti-Federalists
b)
Royalists
c)
Federalists
d)
Confederates
17.
What document guaranteed certain rights to English citizens in 1215?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Constitution
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Declaration of Independence
18.
What type of legislature was established by the Great Compromise?
a)
Unicameral
b)
Parliamentary
c)
Bicameral
d)
Presidential
19.
What are John Locke's "natural rights"?
a)
Education, health, happiness
b)
Life, liberty, property
c)
Freedom, justice, equality
d)
Speech, religion, assembly
20.
Which state was the ninth to ratify the Constitution?
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
New Hampshire
d)
North Carolina
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