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Government Final

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights were both significant in that they

a)

Gave more power to the king

b)

Ended the two English Civil Wars

c)

Limited the power of the king and ensured the rights of the people by strengthening Parliament

d)

Established democracies in the American colonies

2.

This is the idea that people surrender some of their power to the state in exchange for some form of protection by the state.

a)

Consensus

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Social Contract

d)

Limited Government

3.

This is the concept that governments receive their permission to govern from the people themselves.

a)

Consent of the governed

b)

Limited Government

c)

Consensus

d)

Sovereignty

4.

This French Enlightenment thinker believed that governmental power should be separated into separate branches and that those branches should check and balance the power of each other.

a)

John Locke

b)

Niccolo Machiavelli

c)

Jean Jaques Rousseau

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

5.

This term refers to political authority being granted by law or by state or national constitution.

a)

Power

b)

Authority

c)

Legitimacy

d)

Sovereignty

6.

The Declaration of Independence was based largely on the ideas of

a)

Aristotle

b)

King George III

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

John Locke

7.

Both Thomas Hobbes and John Locke believed that:

a)

An absolute monarchy is the best form of government

b)

Government is created through a social contract

c)

Government should protect natural rights

d)

People forfeit their natural rights when entering into a social contract

8.

According to the authors of the Declaration of Independence, the power of the government is derived from what?

a)

Those entrusted by the people as their representatives

b)

The monarch

c)

A supreme deity

d)

The permission of those governed

9.

John Locke believed that the ultimate role of government is the protection of:

a)

Privileges

b)

The monarchy

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Safety

10.

This is the idea that kings receive their power from God and are accountable only to God.

a)

Divine Right

b)

Tabula Rasa

c)

Consent of the Governed

d)

Social Contract

11.

Which of the following documents did NOT influence the ideas of the founders of the United States?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Twelve Tables of Roman Law

12.

A republic is a representative government that has a chief of state who is not a:

a)

Monarch

b)

Premier

c)

Prime minister

d)

None of the above

13.

When either the House or the Senate passes a bill, where does it go next?

a)

The Supreme Court

b)

The Federal Reserve

c)

The other chamber

d)

The president

14.

When a bill passes in both the House and the Senate in the same form, where does it go next?

a)

The president

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

The other chamber

d)

The states

15.

This compromise was made in order to satisfy southern states that wanted to include their slave population for representation purposes in Congress.

a)

Three-Fifths Compromise

b)

Two-Thirds Compromise

c)

Connecticut Compromise

d)

Albany Compromise

16.

The Preamble of the Constitution states that the American government begins with whom?

a)

The people

b)

The king

c)

The president

d)

God

17.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the Preamble as a purpose for which the Constitution was written?

a)

Promote the general welfare

b)

To defend the king

c)

To establish justice

d)

To ensure domestic tranquility

18.

This is officially the way that the President of the United States is chosen.

a)

Popular vote

b)

Vote by state legislatures

c)

Electoral College

d)

Supreme Court decision

19.

Federal judges are appointed by

a)

The Senate

b)

The House

c)

The voters

d)

The president

20.

This article of the Constitution establishes the legislative branch.

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 4

21.

What power does the legislative branch have in order to remove the president and judges from office?

a)

Veto

b)

Petition

c)

Impeachment

d)

Review of powers

22.

Which article of the Constitution addresses the executive branch?

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 4

23.

This is the principle by which powers and duties are divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.

a)

Federal bureaucracy

b)

Checks and balances

c)

Separation of powers

d)

Judicial review

24.

A state’s number of representatives in the House is determined by this count of the population every ten years.

a)

Census

b)

Gerrymander

c)

Constituency

d)

Apportionment

25.

Which of the following allows for the powers of Congress to stretch so that it can perform its expressed constitutional powers?

a)

Establishment clause

b)

Supremacy clause

c)

Elastic clause

d)

Commerce clause

26.

This section of the Constitution contains the changes or additions to the Constitution.

a)

Amendments

b)

Supremacy clause

c)

Articles

d)

Preamble

27.

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

No power to tax

b)

Required unanimous agreement from states to amend

c)

Only one branch of government

d)

No military

28.

What name was given to those who supported the adoption of the Constitution?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Democratic-Republicans

d)

Whigs

29.

What was the only branch of government on the national level under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Local

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

d)

Executive

30.

Which plan for representation in Congress called for a bicameral legislature with representation based on population?

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

Connecticut Plan

c)

Georgia Plan

d)

New Jersey Plan

31.

This is a government where power is divided between the national and state levels.

a)

Unitary System

b)

Democratic System

c)

Anarchy

d)

Federal System

32.

From where must revenue bills originate?

a)

The Supreme Court

b)

The Senate

c)

The House

d)

The president

33.

What is the minimum age for a person to be elected president?

a)

30

b)

35

c)

40

d)

45

34.

The head of the executive departments are collectively known as the

a)

Federal Office of the Executive

b)

Cabinet

c)

Office of Management and Budget

d)

Postal Service

35.

Congress passed this law in 1973 in order to limit the president’s ability to deploy troops without congressional approval.

a)

Oath of Office Act

b)

War Powers Act

c)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

d)

UN Resolution Act

36.

The attack on September 11, 2001, prompted the creation of what new executive department?

a)

Department of Defense

b)

Department of Homeland Security

c)

Department of the Interior

d)

Central Intelligence Agency

37.

Each of the following were done by executive orders EXCEPT:

a)

Internment of Japanese Americans during WWII

b)

Desegregation of the American military

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Giving women the right to vote

38.

Which of the following presidents were impeached by not removed from office?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Donald Trump

d)

All of the above

39.

The 22nd Amendment was passed after the death of this president in order to limit the number of years that a president could serve.

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Ronald Reagan

40.

How is a president chosen when none of the candidates receives a majority of the electoral college vote?

a)

The election is ruled null and void and Congress appoints a new president.

b)

The House chooses a new president by a majority vote of its state delegations.

c)

There is a national runoff election between the two candidates with the greatest number of electoral votes.

d)

The United States Supreme Court directly elects the president.

41.

How are the cabinet secretaries and the attorney general selected?

a)

The president usually retains his predecessor’s cabinet secretaries and attorney general

b)

The president appoints cabinet secretaries and the attorney general for fixed fourteen-year terms

c)

The president appoints cabinet secretaries and the attorney general, subject to Senate confirmation, and they serve at his will

d)

The president appoints cabinet secretaries and they must resign at the end of the presidential term

42.

Who exercises control over the bureaucracy?

a)

The executive branch controls the bureaucracy by appointing all federal employees

b)

The judicial branch controls the bureaucracy by reviewing regulations to make sure they are constitutional before they go into effect

c)

Both Congress and the executive branch have controls over the bureaucracy

d)

Congress controls the bureaucracy because it has the power to fire agency heads after oversight hearings and for cause

43.

What is the primary function of the executive departments?

a)

To follow Congress’s orders

b)

To follow electoral mandates

c)

To follow the president’s orders

d)

To implement policies made by the president, Congress, and the courts

44.

Who is next in line of succession after the vice president?

a)

The secretary of State

b)

The president pro tem

c)

The speaker of the House

d)

The Senate majority leader

45.

The president’s annual message to Congress is also called the

a)

Executive Summary

b)

Budget message

c)

Inauguration address

d)

State of the Union

46.

A president issuing pardons just before he leaves office

a)

Is legal

b)

Violates the Constitution

c)

Must have pardons ratified by Congress

d)

Has been declared unconstitutional

47.

The __________ System is America’s central bank.

a)

Postal Service

b)

Federal Reserve

c)

Cabinet

d)

Interstate

48.

The Pendleton Civil Service Act is significant because

a)

It instituted an affirmative action policy for hiring and promoting federal bureaucrats

b)

It gave the president more control over federal agencies

c)

It reduced the number of federal civil servants working outside of Washington, D.C.

d)

It created the federal civil service and prescribed that the hiring of civil servants be based on merit

49.

The executive department that oversees our relations with other countries is the __________ Department.

a)

State

b)

Defense

c)

Homeland Security

d)

Interior

50.

Bureaucracies are often criticized as being undemocratic because

a)

They are not directly accountable to the people

b)

They utilize a merit system for hiring

c)

Citizens tend to have low opinions of them

d)

They are overly influenced by campaign contributions

51.

This is the highest court in the United States and was the only court officially created in Article III of the Constitution.

a)

Senate

b)

Appeals courts

c)

State courts

d)

Supreme Court

52.

Asking a higher court to review the decision of a lower court is called a(n)

a)

Civil trial

b)

Litigation

c)

Judicial review

d)

Appeal

53.

The ability of the Supreme Court to decide if a law is unconstitutional is called

a)

Judicial review

b)

Panel trial

c)

Appellate decision

d)

Remand

54.

This court case established that a suspect must be informed of their rights at the time of arrest.

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Marbury v. Madison

55.

This landmark court case officially ended the “separate but equal” doctrine of segregation that was established by Plessy v. Ferguson.

a)

Roe v. Wade

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

Dredd Scott v. Sanford

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

56.

This term refers to the authority of a certain court to interpret and administer the law in a given case.

a)

Jurisdiction

b)

Precedent

c)

Majority Opinion

d)

Executive privilege

57.

This is an earlier court decision that guides judges’ decisions in later cases.

a)

Jurisdiction

b)

Precedent

c)

Precinct

d)

Preamble

58.

The decision in this case gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review.

a)

Slaughterhouse Case

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Roe v. Wade

59.

How many justices serve on the Supreme Court?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

12

60.

These courts get their power from state constitutions and laws.

a)

Constitutional courts

b)

Concurrent courts

c)

State courts

d)

Federal courts

61.

Which freedom is NOT protected under the First Amendment?

a)

Freedom of Speech

b)

Freedom of Religion

c)

Freedom of Assembly

d)

Freedom of Education

62.

The clause of the First Amendment that protects you from the government telling you what you can/cannot believe in

a)

Establishment

b)

Free Exercise

c)

Free Speech

d)

Freedom to assemble

63.

Amendment 2

a)

Freedom from self-incrimination

b)

Right to a jury in a civil court cases

c)

Power unlisted in the constitution are reserved for the states/people

d)

Right to bear arms

64.

Amendment 4

a)

Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure

b)

Freedom from self-incrimination

c)

Right to a speedy trial and impartial jury

d)

Rights unlisted in the constitution are still protected

65.

Amendment 10

a)

Freedom from self-incrimination

b)

Right to a jury in a civil court cases

c)

Power unlisted in the constitution are reserved for the states/people

d)

Right to bear arms