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Government Final

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name

Class

Date

Which of the following is a duty of a U.S. Citizen?

Volunteering

Voting in elections

Understanding the workings of our government

Paying Taxes

What does the executive branch do?

interpret laws

carry out laws

revise laws

What does representative democracy mean?

A king and his family rule the country.

Nobody can choose their leaders.

The people vote for their leaders.

Existing leaders pass on their job to their family.

Compared with the executive and legislative branches, the main purpose of the judicial branch is

to make laws.

to execute laws.

to interpret laws.

A republic is a form of government where

military leaders represent the people.

a chief executive makes all the decisions.

elected officials represent the people.

A theocracy is ruled by religious leaders who

believe that a communist government leads best.

claim to act with divine authority.

want to have influence over a non-religious government.

How many states had to vote for the Constitution to approve it?

eleven of thirteen

three-fourths

nine of thirteen

In what part of the Great Compromise are the ideas of the Virginia Plan represented?

the Senate

the House of Representatives

the Office of the President

Which statement best defines a communist government?

A communist government is an autocracy.

A communist government is led by one political party.

A communist government allows for limited voting.

10.

How many votes are in the Electoral college AND how many are needed to win?

538 total, 270 to win

435 total, 220 to win

100 total, 50 to win

50 total, 26 to win

11.

How were Samuel Adams and Thomas Jefferson alike in their position on ratifying the Constitution?

They both opposed a strong federal government.

They both disagreed with Patrick Henry.

They both favored ratifying the Constitution.

12.

A responsibility of the vice president is to

Option 1join the House of Representatives if necessary.

join the Supreme Court if necessary.

become president if necessary.

13.

In a direct democracy, who votes on government policy?

senators

all citizens

representatives

14.

What was the name of the group that was for ratifying the Constitution?

Anti-Constitutionalists

Federalist

Anti-Federalists

Constitutionalists

15.

What was the 'three-fifths' compromise?

Counted every 3 slaves as 5 towards the state’s population

Counted every 5 slaves as 3/5 a person towards the state’s population

Counted every 5 slaves as 3 towards the state’s population

Counted every slave over 10 as a person but every slave under 10 as 3/5.

16.

The Constitution’s creation of a national government with separation of powers

prevents the national government from being controlled by one branch.

eliminates overlapping or repetitive government powers among the branches.

reduces government powers among all branches and gives them to the states.

17.

Why was Homer Plessy arrested?

He was clearly of mixed heritage.

He refused to give his seat to a white person.

He sat down in a train’s whites-only car.

18.

What is the age requirement for a President?

No Requirement

19.

Which of the following is NOT one of the eight roles the President plays?

Commander in Chief

Chief Citizen

Secretary of Defense

Chief Administrator

20.

The purpose of the preamble of the Constitution is to

establish and maintain the sovereignty of individual states.

describe and enforce the powers of the confederation government.

introduce and explain the core ideas of the government’s important principles.

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Government Final

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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