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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
U.S. Supreme Court case that established judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
Gideon v. Wainwright
United States v. Nixon
Bush v. Gore
the rights included in the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments: protection from unreasonable search and seizure, double jeopardy, and self-incrimination, the right to due process, right to a speedy and public trial, trial by jury, the right to be informed of criminal charges, right to be confronted by adverse witnesses, right to an attorney, protection from self-incrimination
rights of the accused
arbiter
unanimous
Plessy v. Ferguson
the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities
separation of powers
Equal Protection Clause
legal precedent
segregation
U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a student’s First Amendment right to engage in symbolic speech in school
Tinker v. Des Moines
Brown v. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
Bush v. Gore
How does a representative democracy differ from a direct democracy?
In a representative democracy, citizens vote on laws directly.
In a representative democracy, citizens elect officials to make decisions on their behalf.
In a representative democracy, there is no need for elections.
In a representative democracy, all citizens are required to serve in government.
What is a direct democracy?
A system where laws are made by a single leader.
A system where citizens vote on laws directly.
A system where representatives are elected to make decisions.
A system where a small group of people make all the decisions.
In a representative democracy, who makes the laws?
The monarch.
The citizens directly.
Elected officials.
A small group of elites.
Which of the following best describes socialism?
A system where the government owns and controls all businesses.
A system where private property does not exist.
A system focused on community and collective ownership of the means of production.
A system where a single party controls the government and economy.
What is the main difference between socialism and communism?
Socialism allows for some form of private ownership, while communism does not.
Communism is a form of government, while socialism is an economic system.
Socialism is a political ideology, while communism is a form of direct democracy.
There is no difference; they are the same.
Which form of government is ruled by a king or queen?
Democracy.
Oligarchy.
Monarchy.
Republic.
Which of the following best describes a republic?
A government where the head of state is also the head of government.
A government where the head of state is a monarch, but the head of government is not.
A government where officials are elected by the people.
A government where power is inherited.
What is autocracy?
A system of government where power is concentrated in the hands of a single individual.
A system of government where power is divided among many groups.
A system of government based on the rule of law.
A system of government where all citizens have equal power.
In which form of government is the state's ideology most likely to be enforced through propaganda?
Democracy.
Monarchy.
Communism.
Theocracy.
What is the primary purpose of the United Nations?
To maintain international peace and security
To promote global trade
To establish a single world government
To control global media
Which of the following is a characteristic of a totalitarian state?
Free press and open elections
Government control over all aspects of life
Decentralized power structure
Multiple political parties
