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Government FInal - Multiple Choice - 2025

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Governmental system in which states keep full control over their territories and people

a)

Unitary system

b)

Social contract

c)

Confederal

d)

Sovereignty

2.

Process by which a government makes and carries out decisions

a)

Policy

b)

Legitimacy

c)

Politics

d)

Free enterprise

3.

Ability of people to think and act as they choose

a)

Liberty

b)

Natural rights

c)

Liberal democracy

d)

Legitimacy

4.

Form of democracy that protects the rights of the minority

a)

Monarchy

b)

Liberal democracy

c)

Parliamentary system

d)

Free enterprise

5.

Economic system with minimal government interference

a)

Free enterprise

b)

Natural rights

c)

Unitary system

d)

Monarchy

6.

Rights all people possess by virtue of being human

a)

Divine right

b)

Natural rights

c)

Liberty

d)

Social contract

7.

Theory in which a ruler answers only to God

a)

Divine right

b)

Legitimacy

c)

Sovereignty

d)

Monarchy

8.

System headed by one person, such as a king or queen

a)

Parliamentary

b)

Politics

c)

Monarchy

d)

Confederal

9.

System in which sovereignty rests in a single national government

a)

Parliamentary

b)

Unitary system

c)

Politics

d)

Liberal democracy

10.

System led by a prime minister

a)

Parliamentary

b)

Monarchy

c)

Confederal

d)

Social contract

11.

One of the earliest English efforts toward limited government

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Federalist Papers

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Charter colony

12.

Opposed ratification of the Constitution

a)

Publius

b)

Antifederalists

c)

Federalists

d)

Great Compromise

13.

Combined elements of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans

a)

Three-Fifths Compromise

b)

Great Compromise

c)

Northwest Ordinance

d)

Bill of Rights

14.

Essays written in support of ratification of the Constitution

a)

Federalist Papers

b)

Magna Carta

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Antifederalists

15.

Colony with greatest independence from the Crown

a)

Proprietary colony

b)

Charter colony

c)

Royal colony

d)

Northwest Ordinance

16.

Passed by Parliament in the Glorious Revolution

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

Three-Fifths Compromise

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Antifederalists

17.

Created a system for admitting new states

a)

Northwest Ordinance

b)

Great Compromise

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Magna Carta

18.

Nation’s first constitution

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Great Compromise

d)

Magna Carta

19.

Settled disagreement over enslaved population counts

a)

Three-Fifths Compromise

b)

Great Compromise

c)

Publius

d)

Charter colony

20.

First 10 amendments to the Constitution

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Federalist Papers

d)

Proprietary colony

21.

Division of power between national and state governments

a)

Federalism

b)

Separation of powers

c)

Checks and balances

d)

Judicial review

22.

More than half; e.g., two-thirds

a)

Supermajority

b)

Strict constructionist

c)

Loose constructionist

d)

Popular sovereignty

23.

Court power to decide constitutionality

a)

Judicial review

b)

Rule of law

c)

Electoral college

d)

Checks and balances

24.

Abolishes slavery

a)

Thirteenth Amendment

b)

First Amendment

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Popular sovereignty

25.

Ultimate political power remains with the people

a)

Popular sovereignty

b)

Federalism

c)

Rule of law

d)

Checks and balances

26.

Allows each branch to limit the other two

a)

Checks and balances

b)

Separation of powers

c)

Judicial review

d)

Rule of law

27.

Body that elects the president

a)

Electoral college

b)

Political party

c)

Supermajority

d)

Bill of Rights

28.

Group presenting candidates and programs

a)

Political party

b)

Supermajority

c)

Popular sovereignty

d)

Judicial review

29.

First 10 amendments

a)

A. Bill of Rights

b)

B. First Amendment

c)

C. Thirteenth Amendment

d)

D. Rule of law

30.

Protects freedom of the press

a)

First Amendment

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Rule of law

d)

Checks and balances

31.

Provision that states must not violate the Constitution

a)

Supremacy clause

b)

Dual federalism

c)

Inherent power

d)

New federalism

32.

Power to acquire new territory

a)

Inherent power

b)

Reserved power

c)

Concurrent power

d)

Grant-in-aid

33.

State power to set up a public school system

a)

Reserved power

b)

Concurrent power

c)

Inherent power

d)

Expressed power

34.

Power of federal government to regulate interstate crime

a)

Implied power

b)

Expressed power

c)

Concurrent power

d)

Dual federalism

35.

Power to set up federal courts

a)

Expressed power

b)

Inherent power

c)

Implied power

d)

New federalism

36.

Period when federal and state governments stayed in their spheres

a)

Dual federalism

b)

Cooperative federalism

c)

New federalism

d)

Grant-in-aid

37.

Transfer of money from national to state/local

a)

Grant-in-aid

b)

Implied power

c)

Reserved power

d)

Supremacy clause

38.

States must respect official acts of other states

a)

Full faith and credit clause

b)

Supremacy clause

c)

Cooperative federalism

d)

Expressed power

39.

Federal law outlawing monopolies

a)

Sherman Antitrust Act

b)

Inherent power

c)

Implied power

d)

New federalism

40.

Period when states gained more power over federal grants

a)

New federalism

b)

Cooperative federalism

c)

Dual federalism

d)

Reserved power

41.

Senate majority party’s spokesperson and strategist

a)

Majority leader

b)

Whip

c)

Floor leader

d)

Expressed powers

42.

Power to bring officials to trial

a)

Impeachment

b)

Oversight

c)

Subpoena

d)

Rider

43.

Encourages party members to vote with leadership

a)

Whip

b)

Floor leader

c)

Majority leader

d)

Oversight

44.

Provision unrelated to a bill’s main topic

a)

Rider

b)

Pocket veto

c)

Implied power

d)

Writ of habeas corpus

45.

Allows Congress to carry out expressed powers

a)

Necessary and proper clause

b)

Oversight

c)

Subpoena

d)

Pocket veto

46.

Court order requiring police to present a person in court

a)

Writ of habeas corpus

b)

Subpoena

c)

Pocket veto

d)

Rider

47.

Vote where each member publicly states their vote

a)

Roll-call vote

b)

Impeachment

c)

Oversight

d)

Subpoena

48.

Powers granted to Congress by the Constitution

a)

Expressed powers

b)

Implied powers

c)

Oversight

d)

Rider

49.

Helps manage party actions in the House

a)

Floor leader

b)

Whip

c)

Majority leader

d)

Oversight

50.

Strongest check on congressional power

a)

Pocket veto

b)

Oversight

c)

Roll-call vote

d)

Rider

51.

President’s role as symbolic figurehead

a)

Chief of state

b)

Chief of staff

c)

Diplomacy

d)

Executive order

52.

Presidential rule with force of law

a)

Executive order

b)

Executive agreement

c)

Diplomatic recognition

d)

Reprieve

53.

Law describing presidential succession

a)

Presidential Succession Act

b)

Executive privilege

c)

War Powers Resolution

d)

Amnesty

54.

Umbrella body containing major presidential offices

a)

Executive Office of the President

b)

Administration

c)

Office of Management and Budget

d)

Chief of staff

55.

Office setting purchasing policy

a)

A. Office of Management and Budget

b)

B. Executive order

c)

C. Diplomatic recognition

d)

D. Administration

56.

Law restricting presidential military power

a)

War Powers Resolution

b)

Executive privilege

c)

Executive agreement

d)

Reprieve

57.

Power to recognize foreign governments

a)

Diplomatic recognition

b)

Amnesty

c)

Executive order

d)

War Powers Resolution

58.

Manages the White House Office

a)

Chief of staff

b)

Executive privilege

c)

Administration

d)

Diplomatic recognition

59.

Those working in the executive branch for a specific president

a)

Administration

b)

Executive Office of the President

c)

Chief of staff

d)

Reprieve

60.

General pardon to a group

a)

Amnesty

b)

Reprieve

c)

Executive order

d)

Executive agreement

61.

Raising taxes to fight inflation

a)

Fiscal policy

b)

Monetary policy

c)

Progressive tax

d)

Regressive tax

62.

Financing Social Security

a)

Mandatory spending

b)

Discretionary spending

c)

Government corporation

d)

Federal debt

63.

Giving jobs to political supporters

a)

Spoils system

b)

Bureaucracy

c)

Government corporation

d)

Fiscal policy

64.

Total money the government has borrowed and not repaid

a)

Federal debt

b)

Deficit

c)

Mandatory spending

d)

Regressive tax

65.

Executive department with largest budget

a)

Department of Defense

b)

Government corporation

c)

Independent regulatory commission

d)

Monetary policy

66.

Gap when expenses exceed revenue

a)

Deficit

b)

Federal debt

c)

Fiscal policy

d)

Bureaucracy

67.

Organization with division of labor and formal rules

a)

Bureaucracy

b)

Government corporation

c)

Fiscal policy

d)

Independent executive agency

68.

Financing a new dam

a)

Discretionary spending

b)

Mandatory spending

c)

Federal debt

d)

Treasury receipts

69.

Tennessee Valley Authority

a)

Government corporation

b)

Independent executive agency

c)

Fiscal policy

d)

Monetary policy

70.

Federal income tax

a)

Progressive tax

b)

Regressive tax

c)

Fiscal policy

d)

Monetary policy

71.

Person who files an appeal

a)

Appellant

b)

Plaintiff

c)

Public defender

d)

Brief

72.

Sole right to hear a case

a)

Exclusive jurisdiction

b)

Precedent

c)

Dissenting opinion

d)

Majority opinion

73.

Opinion signed by at least five justices

a)

Majority opinion

b)

Dissenting opinion

c)

Brief

d)

Precedent

74.

Lowest tier of federal courts

a)

District court

b)

Court of appeals

c)

Supreme Court

d)

State supreme court

75.

Tradition allowing a senator to block a nomination

a)

Senatorial courtesy

b)

Judiciary Committee

c)

Precedent

d)

Appellant

76.

Opinion written by justices who disagree with the majority

a)

Dissenting opinion

b)

Majority opinion

c)

Precedent

d)

Brief

77.

Group that holds confirmation hearings

a)

Senate Judiciary Committee

b)

House Judiciary Committee

c)

Supreme Court

d)

District court

78.

Person making a legal complaint

a)

Plaintiff

b)

Appellant

c)

Public defender

d)

Brief

79.

Minor criminal case

a)

Misdemeanor

b)

Felony

c)

Civil offense

d)

Tort

80.

Lawyer for those who cannot afford representation

a)

Public defender

b)

Prosecutor

c)

Appellant

d)

Senatorial counsel

81.

Contacting officials to win their help

a)

Lobbying

b)

Endorse

c)

Public policy

d)

Poll

82.

Measurement showing a poll’s accuracy

a)

Sampling error

b)

Plurality

c)

Majority

d)

Precinct

83.

Range of views held by a segment of society

a)

Public opinion

b)

Mass media

c)

Public policy

d)

Two-party system

84.

Organization making legal contributions to campaigns

a)

Political action committee

b)

Precinct

c)

Poll

d)

Ward

85.

Lowest level of voting district

a)

Precinct

b)

Ward

c)

Open primary

d)

Poll

86.

Most votes for any candidate

a)

Plurality

b)

Majority

c)

Endorsement

d)

Two-party system

87.

More than half of votes cast

a)

Majority

b)

Plurality

c)

Precinct

d)

Poll

88.

Party system in the United States

a)

Two-party system

b)

Multiparty system

c)

Coalition system

d)

Plurality system

89.

Voting unit combining smaller districts

a)

Ward

b)

Precinct

c)

Open primary

d)

Poll

90.

Election where any voter may help pick any party’s candidates

a)

Open primary

b)

Precinct caucus

c)

General election

d)

Ward election

91.

Citizenship based on place of birth

a)

A. Jus soli

b)

B. Jus sanguinis

c)

C. Naturalization

d)

D. De jure segregation

92.

Racial classifications receiving highest scrutiny

a)

Suspect classification

b)

Reverse discrimination

c)

Jim Crow laws

d)

Racism

93.

Discrimination based on race

a)

Racism

b)

Reverse discrimination

c)

Jim Crow laws

d)

Desegregation

94.

Statutes discriminating against African Americans

a)

Jim Crow laws

b)

De facto segregation

c)

Suspect classification

d)

Separate-but-equal doctrine

95.

Ending formal racial separation

a)

Desegregation

b)

Naturalization

c)

Affirmative action

d)

De jure segregation

96.

Principle justifying segregated facilities

a)

Separate-but-equal doctrine

b)

Affirmative action

c)

De facto segregation

d)

Suspect classification

97.

Racial separation required by law

a)

De jure segregation

b)

De facto segregation

c)

Racism

d)

Affirmative action

98.

Expanding opportunities for disadvantaged groups

a)

Affirmative action

b)

Reverse discrimination

c)

Racism

d)

Suspect classification

99.

Right to vote

a)

Suffrage

b)

Naturalization

c)

Jus soli

d)

Desegregation

100.

Process by which an immigrant becomes a citizen

a)

Naturalization

b)

Jus soli

c)

Jus sanguinis

d)

Reverse discrimination

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