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WorksheetsGovernment Review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 40mins
There are three branches of government, each with different powers. This idea is called:
Division of State
Divided Authority
Separate but Equal
Separation of Powers
Consent of the Governed means that the government only has the authority to lead if it has the support of...
Allies
God
The People
Mr. Focer
The idea that there are certain things that the government is NOT ALLOWED to do:
Limited Government
Checks and Balances
Democracy
Federalism
The Federal Government shares power with the states, and allows them to make their own laws. This is called:
Communism
Democracy
Federalism
Rule of Law
Most people don't have a direct say in what the government does. Instead, we have leaders who work on the behalf of the people who elected them. This is called:
Limited Government
Rule of Law
Representative Government
Inalienable Rights
Under our system of Checks and Balances, what is being balanced?
The money in the Central Bank
The powers of the three branches
Freedom and Control
The Force
Federalism means that the Federal government shares power with:
The People
Congress
State Governments
Local Governments
Separation of Powers applies to the three branches of government:
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Authoritative
Moderative
Libertarian
Democrats
Republicans
Independents
Federal
State
Local
Each branch of government has powers that can be used to keep the other two from becoming too powerful. This is called:
Democracy
Checks and Balances
Representative Government
Inalienable Rights
What principle of government states that people have certain rights that the government cannot take away?
Limited Government
Individual Rights
Representative Government
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty or Consent of the Governed means the government gets its power from the ________.
elected leaders
people
state governments
judicial branch
What does Representative Government mean?
People elect leaders to make decisions for them.
The government has unlimited power.
All branches of government have equal power.
The government does not need consent from the governed.
How do Checks and Balances work within the branches of government?
Each branch has unlimited power.
One branch has all the power.
The branches have ways to limit each other's power.
The branches do not interact with each other.
What principle of government is demonstrated when a new president is elected with strong popular support?
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty / Consent of the Governed
Equal Protection
Individual Rights
The Bill of Rights, Personal freedoms, and protection under the law.
Federalism
Individual Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
The president vetoed a law passed by congress would be an example of which 7 principle?
Checks and Balances
Republicanism
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
The idea that the people hold the power in the government.
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Checks and Balances
Individual Rights
The function (power) of the Legislative branch is:
To make the laws
To see that the laws are carried out
To decide if laws are fair; try civil and criminal cases
Supreme Court is....
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
The function (power) of the Executive branch is:
To make the laws
To see that the laws are carried out
To decide if laws are fair; try civil and criminal cases
The function (power) of the Judicial branch is:
To make the laws
To see that the laws are carried out
To decide if laws are fair; try civil and criminal cases
What is the principle that the state and federal government have shared and separate powers?
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Power of Government
Federalism
The federal government taxes the income of all citizens. State governments also have the power to tax the citizens of their states. Which principle is this and example of?
Limited Government
Separation of Powers
Checks & Balances
Federalism
Which branch is the President a part of?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Which legislative institution served as a model for new English colonies and the future US government?
The Mayflower Compact
House of Burgesses
Magna Carta
The Albany Plan
The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.
divine oversight of government
popular sovereignty
democratic self-government
constitutional monarchy
Which one established self-government in the American colonies?
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Social Contract
Mayflower Compact
Which one included free speech and the right to bear arms?
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
The Enlightenment
Mayflower Compact
Which one established the idea of limited government?
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Social Contract
If the Magna Carta was a symbol for something, it would be _____. (Choose All That Apply)
The King is not above the law
The English people do have rights
The King has absolute power
All of These
9. Which American document was most influenced by the Magna Carta?
a. The Declaration of Independence
b. The U.S. Constitution
c. The Emancipation Proclamation
d. The Sharon Statement
What legal principle is expressed in this quote from the Magna Carta?
freedom from self-incrimination
freedom from self-incrimination
the right to a jury trial
freedom from harsh and unusual punishment
What was the purpose of the English Bill of Rights?
To increase the monarch's power
To limit the monarch’s power and list specific rights of the citizens
To abolish the Parliament
To establish a new monarchy
Which of the following rights was guaranteed by the English Bill of Rights?
Freedom of religion
Right to a fair trial
Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
Right to vote
How did the English Bill of Rights limit the power of the monarch?
Only nobles selected to be part of the monarch's advisory board
The monarch could not levy taxes without a specific grant from Parliament.
A cabinet represented the majority party
The monarch no longer ruled, Parliament did
-Magna Carta, 1215
Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?
5th Amendment
No self-incrimination
No double jeopardy
Due process
The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20
No cruel and unusual punishment
No excessive bail
The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.
The right to a lawyer.
6th Amendment
No self-incrimination
No double jeopardy
Due process
The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20
No cruel and unusual punishment
No excessive bail
The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.
The right to a lawyer.
7th Amendment
No self-incrimination
No double jeopardy
Due process
The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20
No cruel and unusual punishment
No excessive bail
The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.
The right to a lawyer.
8th Amendment
No self-incrimination
No double jeopardy
Due process
The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20
No cruel and unusual punishment
No excessive bail
The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.
The right to a lawyer.
This group of people needed the Bill of Rights to be included in the US Constitution?
Democrats
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Republicans
This group of people thought the US Constitution protected the people and wanted to ratify the US Constitution immediately?
Federalists
Democrats
Republicans
Anti-Federalists
Why did the founding fathers allow for amendments to take place?
Amendments are not allowed to take place in the US Constitution.
They wanted to ratify the US Constitution.
They did not believe that US Constitution would ever have to be changed.
They knew the world was always a changing place.
The third amendment....
Prohibits clowns from living on/ in your home or private property.
ALLOWS soldiers to take over your home.
Answer not available.
Prohibits soldiers from temporarily residing (quartering) in private homes without owner's permission.
Power not given to the federal government is given to the people or states. (Important for states)
1st Amendment
6th Amendment
9th Amendment
10th Amendment
The 4th Amendment...
Protects your right to bear arms
Guarantees a lawyer.
Protects people's right to privacy, prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
Allows police to take your property.
5 Freedoms, Right to freedom of speech, religion, petition, press, and assembly.
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
5th Amendment
This amendment describes the rights of the accused in criminal cases, guaranteed a lawyer, fair, and speedy trial.
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
6th Amendment
No person can be tried/ arrested without knowing the crimes against them. You cannot be tried TWICE for the same crime. No self-incrimination. The government must offer compensation before taking private land for eminent domain.
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
6th Amendment
The 8th amendment prevents..
Powers not given to the Constitution belong to the people.
Excessive, or cruel punishment for crimes, unreasonable bail charges.
Freedom of religion
Right to quarter soldiers in private homes.
A newspaper publishing on article about not liking a new law is allowed because of which freedom?
Freedom to Petition
Freedom to Assemble
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Religion
You have the right to speak out against the government if you disagree with them, this is which right in the 1st Amendment?
Freedom of the press
Freedom to petition
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
You can get together with a group of citizens to march or just gather somewhere as a show of protest exhibiting your...
Freedom of the press
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of religion
Freedom to petition
What freedom gives you the right to practice or not practice any faith, religion or worship of your choice?
religion
press
speech
assembly
The First Amendment's prohibition from making any law “respecting an establishment of religion”
forbids the government from establishing an official religion.
prohibits government actions that unduly favor one religion over another.
forbids the government from establishing an official religion, but also prohibits government actions that unduly favor one religion over another.
forbids the government from taxing religious institutions in the United States of America.
What does the free exercise clause in the First Amendment mean?
The US can prohibit any religious practice
The US can create an official state church
The US cannot endorse any religion
The US cannot prohibit being part of a certain religion
Which of these is a mandatory responsibility?
playing sports at school
staying informed
voting
obeying the law
A RESPONSIBILITY is something citizens
are obligated to do
should do
entitled to
Which one is an example of a RESPONSIBILITY?
Voting
obeying the law
A DUTY is something citizens
are obligated to do
should do
entitled to
Which one is an example of a DUTY?
running for political office
Paying Taxes
Citizens accused of a crime have the right to
hold meetings
trial by jury
petition
