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AP Government Foundation Documents

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which amendement defines citizenship in the US?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

2.

What democratic ideals are reflected in this quote?

a)

individualism

b)

free enterprise

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

equality of opportunity

3.

“... to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens, whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of their country… under such a regulation, it may well happen, that the public voice, pronounced by the representatives of the People, will be more consonant to the public good, than if pronounced by the People themselves…”


Name the document:

a)

Federalist # 10

b)

Brutus 1

c)

Federalist # 51

d)

Federalist # 78

4.

Argues that the U.S. territory is too vast to be governed by a strong central government and remain a representative democracy

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Brutus 1

c)

Federalist # 10

d)

Federalist # 51

5.

In a pure democracy the people are the sovereign, and their will is declared by themselves; for this purpose they must all come together to deliberate, and decide. This kind of government cannot be exercised, therefore, over a country of any considerable extent; it must be confined...to such bounds as that the people can conveniently assemble, be able to debate, understand the subject submitted to them, and declare their opinion concerning it. Name the foundational document:

a)

Federalist # 10

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Brutus 1

d)

Federalist # 70

6.

In a pure democracy the people are the sovereign, and their will is declared by themselves; for this purpose they must all come together to deliberate, and decide. This kind of government cannot be exercised, therefore, over a country of any considerable extent; it must be confined...to such bounds as that the people can conveniently assemble, be able to debate, understand the subject submitted to them, and declare their opinion concerning it. The author of this document believes this model of democracy is best:

a)

Pluralist

b)

Participatory

c)

Elite

d)

Delegate

7.

In a pure democracy the people are the sovereign, and their will is declared by themselves; for this purpose they must all come together to deliberate, and decide. This kind of government cannot be exercised, therefore, over a country of any considerable extent; it must be confined...to such bounds as that the people can conveniently assemble, be able to debate, understand the subject submitted to them, and declare their opinion concerning it.


Which document argues AGAINST this model of democracy?

a)

Federalist # 51

b)

Federalist# 10

c)

Brutus 1

d)

U.S. Constitution

8.

"In a pure democracy the people are the sovereign, and their will is declared by themselves; for this purpose they must all come together to deliberate, and decide. This kind of government cannot be exercised, therefore, over a country of any considerable extent; it must be confined...to such bounds as that the people can conveniently assemble, be able to debate, understand the subject submitted to them, and declare their opinion concerning it." According to one of the foundational documents, what is this model of democracy ineffective at controlling?

a)

A tyrannical central government

b)

factions

c)

an unelected bureaucracy

d)

the judicial branch

9.

John Locke's concept of natural rights and the social contract emphasizes which pair of concepts and definitions?

a)

Republicanism/Representatives chosen by the citizens

b)

Civil Society/ Broad citizen involvement

c)

Limited government/confiscation of private property

d)

Popular sovereignty/Political equality among citizents

10.

We should remember that the Declaration of Independence is not merely a historical document. It is an explicit recognition that our rights derive not from the King of England, not from the judiciary, not from the government at all, but from God...(Mark Levin)

This quotation best represents which concept?

a)

natural rights

b)

constitutional democracy

c)

republicanism

d)

participatory democracy

11.

Which of the following best describes a constitutional democracy

a)

The power of government is clearly specified in the Constitution

b)

The powers of government are both described and limited by the Constitution

c)

Representatives are elected to carry out the will of the people

d)

Citizens have the opportunity to vote directly on policies

12.

Our ancestors, who first settled these colonies, were at the time of their emigration from the mother country, entitled to all the rights, liberties, and immunities of free and natural born subjects, within the realm of England By such emigration they by no means forfeited, surrendered, or lost those rights, but that they were, and their descendants now are, entitled to exercise and enjoyment of all such of them, as their local and other circumstances enable to exercise and enjoy...The foundation of English liberty, and all free government, is the right in the people to participate in their legislative council: and as the English colonist are not represesented, and from their local and other circumstances, cannot properly be represented in the British parliament, they are entitled to free an exclusive power of legislation in their several provincial legislature, where their right of representation can alone be preserved in all cases of taxation and internal polity...,

a)

England was the mother country of American colonist

b)

The British parliament must continue to have the exclusive power to make laws

c)

The colonist were entitled to the rights of English subjects

d)

The right to emigrate must remain the foundation of English liberty

13.

Which foundational document argues for the separation of powers within the government to prevent tyranny?

a)

A) Federalist #51

b)

B) Brutus 1

c)

C) Declaration of Independence

d)

D) Articles of Confederation

14.

What is the primary purpose of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution?

a)

A) To establish a federal bank

b)

B) To limit the powers of the federal government

c)

C) To outline the structure of the government

d)

D) To provide guidelines for state governments

15.

Which document is known for advocating a strong central government to maintain order and stability?

a)

A) Federalist #10

b)

B) Brutus 1

c)

C) Articles of Confederation

d)

D) Anti-Federalist Papers