WorksheetsGov/Pol Final- Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
2. What type of government does the United States have?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Direct Democracy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Representative Democracy
2.
5. Who was NOT considered a citizen when the constitution was made?
a)
African Americans
b)
Native Americans
c)
Women
d)
All of the above
3.
9. What is the idea of “checks and balances”?
a)
Dividing responsibilities between the 3 branches
b)
Dividing power between states and federal government
c)
Each branch has the ability to stop or restrain by amending or vetoing the acts of the other two branches.
d)
Government is ruled by the people.
4.
6. An addition to a document such as the Constitution; adding additional parts at the end
a)
Veto
b)
Judicial Review
c)
Amendment
d)
Impeachment
5.
3. Who would agree with this statement: People are bad, so they need a strong government to keep order.
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
John Locke
6.
8. To follow the idea of Separation of Powers, the federal government is divided into ____ branches.
a)
3
b)
6
c)
9
d)
10
7.
1. What is a government?
a)
Believing in god or gods
b)
Group of people that have power to rule in a territory
c)
Art, traditions, values, and culture
d)
Distributing goods and services
8.
10. The job of the executive branch is to
a)
Make laws
b)
Enforce laws
c)
Interpret laws
d)
None of the above
9.
4. "People legally recognized by the government, with rights and responsibilities" are called
a)
Permanent Residents
b)
Citizens
c)
Illegal Aliens
d)
Presidents
10.
12. The federal courts were created to
a)
assist Congress in making the laws.
b)
make the laws.
c)
declare laws constitutional or unconstitutional.
d)
protect the powers of the states.
11.
16. A bill starts in the House of Representatives. The House introduces, debates, votes on the bill and passes it. What happens next?
a)
The bill goes to the President to sign.
b)
The bill goes to the Senate to be passed.
c)
The bill goes to the Supreme Court to review.
d)
The bill goes to the states to vote on.
12.
18. Who is the head of the executive branch?
a)
Congress
b)
President
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Mayor
13.
7. The Articles of Confederation were considered to be too
a)
Weak
b)
Strong
14.
17. If the President veto's a law, what happens next?
a)
The Bill becomes a law
b)
The Bill does not become a law
c)
The bill becomes a law, unless Congress overrides
d)
The bill does not become a law, unless Congress overrides
15.
13. Why did we create different branches, instead of letting 1 branch have all the power?
a)
To make it hard to get things done
b)
3 heads are better than 1
c)
To avoid 1 branch from being too powerful
d)
To make things more efficient
16.
14. Which house in Congress has 100 total members, with state getting 2 members?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
17.
15. How is it decided how many people in the House of Representatives each state gets?
a)
When the state joined the US
b)
It is the same for each state
c)
By population
d)
By draft
18.
23. Which main party generally believes that the government is responsible for helping Americans?
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
19.
11. The job of the legislative branch is to
a)
Make laws
b)
Enforce laws
c)
Interpret laws
d)
None of the above
20.
19. How does the Supreme Court pick what cases to hear?
a)
They hear every case that is suggested.
b)
They hear only the interesting cases.
c)
They hear cases that will affect a large number of people.
d)
They hear cases that the President sends to them.
21.
20. The goal of a political party is to
a)
Become president
b)
Get as many members as possible
c)
Influence public policy and win elections
d)
Convince the other side they are right
22.
22. Which main party generally wants less government regulation?
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
23.
26. What is Public Policy?
a)
The public making all the decisions that affects everyone
b)
Government making all the decisions that affects nobody
c)
Government action to solve a problem affecting everyone
d)
Only private sectors can make policy
24.
21. On the political spectrum, who is considered more 'left' and who is considered more 'right'?
a)
Tea party, conservatives, and Republicans are left; Democrats, liberals, and Socialists are right.
b)
Sociaists, liberals, and Democrats are left; Republicans, convservatives, and Tea Party are right.
25.
30. What do Journalists do?
a)
Write novels
b)
Make movies
c)
Teach writing classes
d)
Gather, assess and present news and information
26.
24. When politicians advertise, visit places, and give speeches to try to convince people to vote for them it is called:
a)
Polling
b)
Lobbying
c)
Campaigning
d)
Political Spectrum
27.
25. How can you choose who to vote for?
a)
Identify
b)
Issues
c)
Opposition
d)
All of the above
28.
28. Counties are in charge of running the _________, which means keeping track of the money and how to spend it.
a)
Budget
b)
Emergency Services
c)
A Request
d)
President
29.
27. Public Opinion..........
a)
Put your thoughts on social media
b)
They way people feel about something as a whole
c)
Looking for private sector information
d)
Does not have a say
30.
29. What does Media refer to?
a)
Local restaurants
b)
Middle government
c)
Method of communication that can reach a large audience
d)
Elected officials
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