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Study Guide: Important Concepts and Federalism

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for the rule by a single sovereign, usually hereditary?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Republic

2.

What is the belief that monarchs derive authority directly from God called?

a)

Divine Right of Kings

b)

Social Contract Theory

c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

3.

What is the authority of government coming from the people known as?

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Federalism

d)

Checks and Balances

4.

What is the system of government where citizens elect representatives called?

a)

Republicanism

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Theocracy

5.

Which political philosophy stresses individual rights, liberty, and limited government?

a)

Liberalism

b)

Authoritarianism

c)

Communism

d)

Totalitarianism

6.

What is the agreement in which people give up some freedom for protection by government called?

a)

Social Contract

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Checks and Balances

7.

What is the principle that legitimate government requires people's approval?

a)

Consent of the Governed

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Judicial Review

8.

What is colonization focused on replacing indigenous populations with settlers called?

a)

Settler Colonialism

b)

Resource Colonialism

c)

Indirect Rule

d)

Protectorate System

9.

What is the concentration of authority in a central government called?

a)

Centralization

b)

Federalism

c)

Decentralization

d)

Confederation

10.

What is it called when citizens elect leaders to make decisions on their behalf?

a)

Representation

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Monarchy

d)

Anarchy

11.

What is the term for majority rules in decision-making?

a)

Majoritarianism

b)

Pluralism

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Consensus

12.

What is it called when competing groups with interests can destabilize government?

a)

Factionalism

b)

Federalism

c)

Pluralism

d)

Bureaucracy

13.

What is the regular turnover of political offices to prevent corruption called?

a)

Rotation

b)

Impeachment

c)

Gerrymandering

d)

Filibuster

14.

What is the process allowing voters to remove elected officials before term ends called?

a)

Recall

b)

Referendum

c)

Impeachment

d)

Filibuster

15.

What are legal or moral entitlements individuals possess called?

a)

Rights

b)

Duties

c)

Privileges

d)

Laws

16.

What are powers explicitly granted to federal government in Constitution called?

a)

Expressed Powers

b)

Implied Powers

c)

Reserved Powers

d)

Concurrent Powers

17.

What are powers not listed but necessary to carry out expressed powers called?

a)

Implied Powers

b)

Reserved Powers

c)

Concurrent Powers

d)

Enumerated Powers

18.

What are powers kept by the states (10th Amendment) called?

a)

Reserved Powers

b)

Delegated Powers

c)

Concurrent Powers

d)

Implied Powers

19.

What are powers shared by both state and federal governments called?

a)

Concurrent Powers

b)

Reserved Powers

c)

Enumerated Powers

d)

Implied Powers

20.

What is state authority over health, safety, and morals called?

a)

Police Powers

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Eminent Domain

d)

Legislative Supremacy

21.

What is the clause that states must respect the rights of citizens from other states called?

a)

Comity Clause

b)

Supremacy Clause

c)

Establishment Clause

d)

Necessary and Proper Clause

22.

Fill in the blank: The Supremacy Clause states that ______ law overrides conflicting state law.

a)

federal

b)

municipal

c)

international

d)

county

23.

Fill in the blank: The Necessary and Proper Clause expands ______ power to carry out duties.

a)

federal

b)

state

c)

judicial

d)

individual

24.

Fill in the blank: The Origination Clause states that all revenue bills must originate in the ______.

a)

House

b)

Senate

c)

Supreme Court

d)

White House

25.

Fill in the blank: The Commerce Clause gives Congress the power to regulate ______ commerce.

a)

interstate

b)

international

c)

intrastate

d)

foreign

26.

Fill in the blank: The Full Faith and Credit Clause requires states to recognize laws, records, and rulings of ______ states.

a)

other

b)

federal

c)

foreign

d)

local

27.

Fill in the blank: Dual Federalism is the clear division of authority between ______ and ______ governments.

a)

state; federal

b)

local; tribal

c)

county; municipal

d)

executive; legislative

28.

Fill in the blank: Cooperative Federalism involves shared ______ roles (New Deal era).

a)

policy

b)

judicial

c)

military

d)

economic

29.

Fill in the blank: Fractious Federalism refers to conflicts and disputes between levels of ______.

a)

government

b)

society

c)

business

d)

education

30.

Fill in the blank: New Federalism is about returning power to ______ (Nixon, Reagan).

a)

states

b)

the federal government

c)

foreign countries

d)

corporations

31.

Fill in the blank: Regulated Federalism involves federal mandates with ______ restrictions.

a)

funding

b)

judicial

c)

military

d)

educational

32.

Fill in the blank: Block Grants are federal funds for ______ state use.

a)

general

b)

specific

c)

restricted

d)

emergency

33.

Fill in the blank: Unfunded Mandates are federal requirements without ______.

a)

funding

b)

approval

c)

representation

d)

regulation

34.

Fill in the blank: General Revenue Sharing is federal funds distributed with few ______.

a)

restrictions

b)

benefits

c)

taxes

d)

requirements

35.

Fill in the blank: Preemption means federal law invalidates conflicting ______ laws.

a)

state

b)

federal

c)

municipal

d)

international

36.

Fill in the blank: National Standards are federal requirements across ______.

a)

states

b)

countries

c)

cities

d)

continents

37.

Fill in the blank: Amendments 1–10 are known as the ______ of Rights.

a)

Bill

b)

Declaration

c)

Charter

d)

Code

38.

Fill in the blank: Selective Incorporation applies the Bill of Rights to states via the ______ Amendment.

a)

14th

b)

10th

c)

1st

d)

5th

39.

Fill in the blank: The Lemon Test determines if laws violate the ______ Clause.

a)

Establishment

b)

Commerce

c)

Due Process

d)

Equal Protection

40.

Fill in the blank: The Clear and Present Danger Test limits ______ speech in wartime.

a)

free

b)

hate

c)

commercial

d)

symbolic

41.

Fill in the blank: The Establishment Clause means the government may not establish a ______.

a)

religion

b)

school

c)

tax

d)

holiday

42.

Fill in the blank: The Free Exercise Clause protects ______ practice.

a)

religious

b)

political

c)

economic

d)

scientific

43.

Fill in the blank: The Exclusionary Rule states that illegally obtained ______ cannot be used in court.

a)

evidence

b)

testimony

c)

warrants

d)

judges

44.

Fill in the blank: Due Process guarantees fair ______ procedures to all.

a)

legal

b)

medical

c)

financial

d)

educational

45.

The Separate Sovereignty Exception means that ________ can both try a defendant for the same act.

a)

state and federal governments

b)

two different counties

c)

two different cities

d)

two different police departments

46.

Fill in the blank: Miranda Warnings are ________ read to suspects in custody.

a)

rights

b)

books

c)

foods

d)

songs

47.

Fill in the blank: Prior Restraint refers to ________ censorship before publication.

a)

government

b)

private

c)

editorial

d)

corporate

48.

Fill in the blank: Defamation, including libel and slander, involves ________ written or spoken statements harming reputation.

a)

false

b)

truthful

c)

confidential

d)

private

49.

Fill in the blank: Counties & Precincts are basic units of ________ government in Texas.

a)

local

b)

federal

c)

state

d)

international

50.

Fill in the blank: Special Purpose Districts are local government entities for specific functions such as ________.

a)

schools, utilities

b)

parks, zoos

c)

restaurants, hotels

d)

malls, cinemas

51.

Fill in the blank: Councils of Government are ________ planning organizations.

a)

regional

b)

national

c)

municipal

d)

private

52.

Capital Appreciation Bonds are a high-interest financing tool used by ________ districts.

a)

school

b)

hospital

c)

fire

d)

police

53.

Fill in the blank: Intermediary Bodies are local institutions between ________ and the state.

a)

citizens

b)

businesses

c)

politicians

d)

foreign governments

54.

Fill in the blank: Participation refers to citizen involvement in ________/local politics.

a)

state

b)

international

c)

corporate

d)

religious

55.

Fill in the blank: Robert Filmer defended the ________ right of kings.

a)

divine

b)

natural

c)

legal

d)

popular

56.

Fill in the blank: John Locke is known for the social contract and ________ rights.

a)

natural

b)

civil

c)

divine

d)

legal

57.

Fill in the blank: Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense and urged ________.

a)

independence

b)

loyalty to the king

c)

taxation without representation

d)

peace with Britain

58.

Fill in the blank: Alexander Hamilton was a Federalist who supported a strong ________ government.

a)

central

b)

state

c)

local

d)

parliamentary

59.

Fill in the blank: John Jay was the first ________ Justice.

a)

Chief

b)

Associate

c)

Supreme

d)

Federal

60.

Fill in the blank: James Madison is known as the Father of the ________ and for the Federalist Papers.

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

61.

Fill in the blank: Elbridge Gerry is the namesake of ________.

a)

gerrymander

b)

filibuster

c)

impeachment

d)

bicameralism

62.

Fill in the blank: Alexis de Tocqueville wrote Democracy in America and discussed the strengths and weaknesses of ________ democracy.

a)

U.S.

b)

French

c)

British

d)

Roman

63.

Which event is described as the English overthrow of monarchy that influenced colonial views of liberty?

a)

Glorious Revolution (1688)

b)

English Civil War (1642-1651)

c)

Restoration (1660)

d)

Magna Carta Signing (1215)

64.

Which war sparked British taxation of colonies between 1754 and 1763?

a)

French and Indian War (1754–1763)

b)

American Civil War (1861–1865)

c)

War of 1812 (1812–1815)

d)

Spanish-American War (1898)

65.

Which act in 1764 taxed sugar imports and angered colonists?

a)

Sugar Act (1764)

b)

Stamp Act (1765)

c)

Townshend Acts (1767)

d)

Tea Act (1773)

66.

Which act in 1765 was a direct tax on printed goods and led to the phrase 'taxation without representation'?

a)

Stamp Act (1765)

b)

Tea Act (1773)

c)

Townshend Acts (1767)

d)

Sugar Act (1764)

67.

Which act in 1773 gave monopoly to the British East India Company?

a)

Tea Act (1773)

b)

Regulating Act (1773)

c)

Pitt's India Act (1784)

d)

Charter Act (1813)

68.

Which event in 1773 was a colonial protest against the Tea Act?

a)

Boston Tea Party (1773)

b)

Battle of Lexington and Concord (1775)

c)

Stamp Act Congress (1765)

d)

First Continental Congress (1774)

69.

Which revolution from 1775 to 1783 involved colonies fighting for independence?

a)

American Revolution (1775–1783)

b)

French Revolution (1789–1799)

c)

Russian Revolution (1917)

d)

Haitian Revolution (1791–1804)

70.

Which 1786 rebellion was a farmers' revolt that exposed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Shays’ Rebellion (1786)

b)

Whiskey Rebellion (1794)

c)

Bacon’s Rebellion (1676)

d)

Nat Turner’s Rebellion (1831)

71.

Which 1787 event drafted the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Constitutional Convention (1787)

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

72.

Which event in the 1930s expanded the federal government role?

a)

New Deal (1930s)

b)

Civil Rights Act (1964)

c)

Reaganomics (1980s)

d)

Watergate Scandal (1970s)

73.

Which compromise added the Bill of Rights to secure ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Massachusetts Compromise

b)

Connecticut Compromise

c)

Three-Fifths Compromise

d)

Missouri Compromise

74.

Which 1931 court case established no prior restraint on the press?

a)

Near v. Minnesota (1931)

b)

Schenck v. United States (1919)

c)

New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)

d)

Gitlow v. New York (1925)

75.

Which 1964 court case set a higher standard for libel against public figures?

a)

New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)

b)

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

c)

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

76.

Which 1971 court case involved the Pentagon Papers and ruled that the government can't censor the press?

a)

New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)

b)

Roe v. Wade (1973)

c)

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

d)

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

77.

Which 2010 court case allowed unlimited independent political spending by corporations and unions?

a)

Citizens United v. FEC (2010)

b)

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

c)

Roe v. Wade (1973)

d)

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

78.

Which 2022 court case protected a school coach's right to pray at games under Free Exercise?

a)

Kennedy v. Bremerton (2022)

b)

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

d)

Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000)