WorksheetsU.S. Gov't & Civics - Unit 1
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
What was the Enlightenment?
Which of these is a core ideal of the Enlightenment?
Who is known for the idea of the social contract?
Which if the following is NOT one of the Enlightenment principles?
Which Enlightenment thinker is known for advocating for the separation of powers?
Which of the following is NOT an Enlightened document that influenced our government's formation?
When was the Declaration of Independence published?
The Declaration of Independence included _________________________________, which made the argument against the monarchical government in England, what the colonists were frustrated over, and declared the King/Parliament the enemy.
What was the groundbreaking idea during the Enlightenment that really kickstarted Revolutions across the globe?
What is the MAIN goal of the Preamble of the Constitution?
Which of the following IS a sub-goal of the Preamble, that is evident within the Constitution?
What was the first Constitution of the United States? (Between 1777 and 1789)
What was the main issue with the Articles of Confederation?
What were the "Anti-Federalists" most concerned about?
The Anti-Federalists concerns helped give us, the Bill of Rights - which includes individual liberties such as: (Select all that apply)
Personal LIBERTIES/PROTECTIONS without interference from others or the government, is which Constitution Principle?
"Separation of Powers" is defined as:
"Rule of Law" means...
What is a democracy?
What is a republic?
What is anarchy?
What is an autocracy?
What is a Confederation?
Power rests with a small group of people.
A centralized gov't that makes all the decisions, and local entities carry out the laws. Weak central gov't.
Belief/practice that goods and services should be owned and regulated by the government as a whole.
A family rules the nation, and the leader is predetermined through hereditary lines.
What is a Monarchy?
Power rests with a small group of people.
A centralized gov't that makes all the decisions, and local entities carry out the laws. Weak central gov't.
Belief/practice that goods and services should be owned and regulated by the government as a whole.
A family rules the nation, and the leader is predetermined through hereditary lines.
What is an Oligarchy?
Power rests with a small group of people.
A centralized gov't that makes all the decisions, and local entities carry out the laws. Weak central gov't.
Belief/practice that goods and services should be owned and regulated by the government as a whole.
A family rules the nation, and the leader is predetermined through hereditary lines.
What is Socialism?
Power rests with a small group of people.
A centralized gov't that makes all the decisions, and local entities carry out the laws. Weak central gov't.
Belief/practice that goods and services should be owned and regulated by the government as a whole.
A family rules the nation, and the leader is predetermined through hereditary lines.
What is a Theocracy?
A centralized government that makes all the decisions, and local entities carry out the laws.
A centralized gov't that makes all the decisions, and local entities carry out the laws. Weak central gov't.
Type of oligarchy in which a religious figure
is also the leader of the government.
A family rules the nation, and the leader is predetermined through hereditary lines.
What is a Unitary Government?
A centralized government that makes all the decisions, and local entities carry out the laws.
A centralized gov't that makes all the decisions, and local entities carry out the laws. Weak central gov't.
Type of oligarchy in which a religious figure
is also the leader of the government.
A family rules the nation, and the leader is predetermined through hereditary lines.
