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Government 1st QTR TCI

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Having a long lame-duck period for government officials is problematic because it can hinder effective government response to events. Which of the following is an event that was difficult for the government to respond to because it occurred during a lame-duck period?

a)

The secession of Southern states before the Civil War

b)

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

c)

The Watergate scandal

d)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

2.

The legislation and agenda of political parties profoundly impacts ______ policy.

a)

public

b)

private

c)

personal

d)

corporate

3.

Which of the following statements are TRUE about third parties in the United States? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

Most voters are reluctant to vote for third parties.

b)

Third parties receive far fewer votes than Republican or Democratic candidates.

c)

Third parties make major impacts on national politics.

d)

Third parties often win positions in national government.

4.

After the House of Representatives is ____________, states must engage in redistricting—the process of redrawing the boundaries of legislative districts.

a)

reapportioned

b)

sworn in

c)

called into session

d)

counted

5.

The Twenty-Fourth Amendment abolished which of the following?

a)

poll taxes

b)

segregation

c)

alcohol

d)

slavery

e)

the electoral college

6.

Lateral reading is a reading skill in which you verify the _______ of a source as you read through it.

a)

credibility

b)

source

c)

improbability

d)

implausibility

7.

The _______ system operates just like a regular election with voters going to the polls and casting their vote for their preferred candidate.

a)

primary

b)

caucus

c)

electoral college

d)

proportional

8.

The term ________________ comes from the nineteenth-century politician Elbridge Gerry from Massachusetts.

a)

gerrymandering

b)

redistricting

c)

reapportionment

d)

elbridging

9.

A(n) __________ is the party's official confirmation of a candidate for office.

a)

nomination

b)

election

c)

campaign

d)

platform

10.

____________ means being devoted to, loving, and supporting your country.

a)

Patriotism

b)

Selfishness

c)

Neutrality

d)

Indifference

11.

Passed in 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment gave ______ the right to vote.

a)

women

b)

children

c)

immigrants

d)

men

12.

In God We Trust is America's official ______.

a)

motto

b)

anthem

c)

holiday

d)

currency

13.

The ____________ were a series of essays in support of the US Constitution.

a)

Federalist Papers

b)

Constitutional Essays

c)

American Journal

d)

Madisonian Essays

14.

The Twenty-Third Amendment gave who the right to vote in presidential elections?

a)

citizens of Washington, DC

b)

citizens of Puerto Rico

c)

citizens of all US territories

d)

Native Americans

15.

Madison writes that the branches of government will be kept in their place by what means?

a)

voting citizens

b)

an outside body that will check power

c)

the president

d)

the other branches of government

16.

Madison wrote in Federalist No. 51, "If a majority be united by a common interest, the rights of the ________ will be insecure."

a)

minority

b)

majority

c)

president

d)

states

17.

According to the Nineteenth Amendment, the United States and state governments could no longer deny the right to vote based on what?

a)

sex

b)

race

c)

color

d)

previous condition of servitude

e)

previous condition of employment

18.

If both houses override the president's veto with a __________ majority, the bill will automatically become law.

a)

two-thirds

b)

one-half

c)

unanimous

d)

one-third

19.

The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee due process of law for all citizens. This includes two different types of due process: ________ due process that states the government must use fair proceedings, and ________ due process that says laws created by the government must be constitutional.

a)

procedural, substantive

b)

substantive, procedural

c)

criminal, civil

d)

civil, criminal

20.

The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits states from denying the right to vote based on what?

a)

race

b)

color

c)

sex

d)

previous condition of employment

e)

previous condition of servitude

21.

What was the purpose of the preamble to the Constitution?

a)

to outline the purpose of the Constitution

b)

to explain why the colonies wanted their independence

c)

to describe the processes of the Electoral College

d)

to argue for the abolishment of state governments

22.

Which of the following clauses are found in Article IV of the Constitution?

a)

Extradition Clause

b)

Fugitive Slave Clause

c)

Establishment Clause

d)

Full Faith and Credit Clause

e)

Necessary and Proper Clause

23.

What were some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

It had no power to levy taxes on the states.

b)

It lacked an executive branch to carry out laws.

c)

It could not levy import taxes.

d)

It could not admit new states.

24.

What are the most common forms of representative democracy?

a)

parliamentary systems

b)

presidential systems

c)

monarchical systems

d)

senatorial systems

25.

How long is each United States senator's term?

a)

six years

b)

two years

c)

four years

d)

eight years

26.

What happens if the president ignores a bill for ten days after it's been sent to him or her?

a)

The bill automatically becomes law.

b)

The bill is sent back to the House of Representatives.

c)

The bill dies.

d)

The bill is sent to the Supreme Court.

27.

Baron de Montesquieu wrote _____________.

a)

The Spirit of Laws

b)

The Social Contract

c)

The Great Awakening

d)

Federalist No. 47

28.

Which of the following changes does the Twenty-Seventh Amendment apply to Congress?

a)

Salary increases passed by Congress do not take effect until after the next election.

b)

Salary increases passed by Congress take effect in the next session of Congress.

c)

Representatives are limited to four terms and senators are limited to two.

d)

Members of Congress no longer need to reside in the state they represent.

e)

Salary increases for members of Congress are now passed by a majority vote of state legislatures.

29.

Federalism means _________________ .

a)

dual government

b)

single government

c)

constitutional government

d)

self-governance

30.

Ancient Greek philosophers ________ and ________ argued that while government is good, it can be corrupted.

a)

Aristotle, Plato

b)

Socrates, Pythagoras

c)

Epicurus, Zeno

d)

Heraclitus, Democritus