WorksheetsFoundations of Government Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which document limited the English king’s power in 1215 and established the principle of rule of law?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Mayflower Compact
2.
What is a government ruled by a single person with unlimited power?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Autocracy
d)
Theocracy
3.
Which document created the framework of the U.S. government in 1787?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Federalist Papers
c)
U.S. Constitution
d)
Common Sense
4.
Which theory states rulers derived their power from God?
a)
Social Contract
b)
Divine Right
c)
Limited Government
d)
Sovereignty
5.
Which form of government is ruled by a king or queen?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Dictatorship
6.
What is government based on consent of the governed, popular during the Enlightenment?
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Social Contract
c)
Limited Government
d)
Common Sense
7.
Which document established self-government for the Pilgrims in 1620?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
English Bill of Rights
8.
Rule by a small group of elites is called:
a)
Monarchy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Oligarchy
9.
Which pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraged American independence from Britain?
a)
The Federalist Papers
b)
Common Sense
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Bill of Rights
10.
Which document was passed in 1689 and established Parliament’s supremacy and rights of English citizens?
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
Magna Carta
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
Mayflower Compact
11.
What are rights humans are born with, such as life, liberty, and property?
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Inalienable Rights
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Sovereignty
12.
What are rights that cannot be taken away, such as life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness?
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Inalienable Rights
c)
Federalist Papers
d)
Common Sense
13.
Which period emphasized reason, natural rights, and liberty in Europe?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Reformation
d)
Middle Ages
14.
What is the belief that government power should be restricted and not absolute?
a)
Limited Government
b)
Social Contract
c)
Sovereignty
d)
Theocracy
15.
Ultimate authority within a territory; the power to govern itself is called:
a)
Autocracy
b)
Sovereignty
c)
Theocracy
d)
Federalism
16.
Which type of government is led by priests or religious leaders in the name of God?
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Monarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Autocracy
17.
Which form of government is where one person seizes and maintains power, often by force?
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Monarchy
c)
Constitutional Republic
d)
Oligarchy
18.
Which government system rests with the people who elect representatives and are guided by a plan for government?
a)
Democracy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Constitutional Republic
d)
Dictatorship
19.
Which document was a formal statement declaring American freedom from Britain in 1776?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Mayflower Compact
20.
Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
George Washington
d)
John Locke
21.
Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
22.
Which collection of essays was written to persuade Americans to ratify the Constitution?
a)
Federalist Papers
b)
Common Sense
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Bill of Rights
23.
Which document includes the first 10 amendments guaranteeing individual freedoms?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Independence
24.
What type of government is ruled by one person but limited by a constitution?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Constitutional Republic
d)
Theocracy
25.
Which principle ensures that government power is restricted by law and not absolute?
a)
Sovereignty
b)
Limited Government
c)
Divine Right
d)
Monarchy
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