WorksheetsSemester 1 Final
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The institution through which the state maintains social order, provides public services and enforces decisions that are binding on all people living within a state is a
a)
a) Constitution
b)
b) Preamble
c)
c) Government
d)
d) Certiorari
2.
Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic of state?
a)
A) Population
b)
b) Government
c)
c) Democracy
d)
D) Territory
3.
The theory of government which believes the state evolved from the family is known as the
a)
a) divine right theory
b)
b) Force theory
c)
c) Social contract theory
d)
d) Evolutionary theory
4.
The statement that sets forth the goals and purposes of the government is the
a)
A) bill of rights
b)
b) Constitution
c)
c) Preamble
d)
d) Amendments
5.
The American colonists based their fight for independence from Great Britain on the writings of
a)
a) Thomas Hobbes
b)
B) Abraham Lincoln
c)
c) John Locke
d)
D) George Washington
6.
When powers of the government are divided between a central government and several local/state or regional governments, this is referred to as a
a)
A) Parliamentary government
b)
b) Constitutional monarchy
c)
c) Federal system of government
d)
D) Unitary system of government
7.
Democracy works best in a state where the citizens are
a)
A) Older & more experienced
b)
b) Active & educated
c)
c) Strong willed & willing to always push down the minority
d)
d) Not open to compromise
8.
The United States Congress is a ______________legislature.
a)
a) Unicameral
b)
b) Bicameral
c)
c) Trilateral
d)
D) Quadra cameral
9.
If a state required a person to pass a literacy test and pay $100 to vote, which characteristic of democracy would it be violating?
a)
A) majority rule with minority rights
b)
b) Individual liberty
c)
c) Competing political parties
d)
d) Free elections
10.
Which king taxed the colonists unfairly when they decided to declare their independence?
a)
A) King George
b)
B) King Charles
c)
c) King John
d)
D) King William
11.
One way in which the colonists first protested unfair taxes was a (n) ____________ of British goods where they refused to buy them.
a)
a) Embargo
b)
b) Boycott
c)
c) Buy-out
d)
D) Sell-out
12.
Article VI of the United States Constitution is also known as _________________.
a)
A) Judicial review
b)
b) The amendments
c)
C) The power clause
d)
D) The supremacy clause
13.
The fact that the Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights was an argument used by
a)
a) the federalists
b)
b) The anti-federalists
c)
c) Angered farmers from Shay's Rebellion
d)
D) Thomas Paine
14.
A series of essays in support of the Constitution that circulated around the new nation was called
a)
a) the declaration of independence
b)
b) Cato’s letters
c)
c) Common sense
d)
D) The federalist papers
15.
A rebellion of angered farmers to an arsenal in Massachusetts was led by
a)
A) Thomas Locke
b)
B) John Hobbes
c)
c) Thomas Jay
d)
D) Daniel Shay
16.
A Congressman or Senator running for re-election is called the
a)
A) Pork
b)
b) Cloture
c)
c) Sponsor
d)
D) Incumbent
17.
The job of Congress is to
a)
a) Make laws
b)
b) Enforce laws
c)
c) Judge laws
d)
d) Evaluate laws
18.
The TOTAL number of members in ALL OF CONGRESS (Senate & House) is
a)
a) 535
b)
b) 435
c)
c) 50
d)
D) 275
19.
A ____________ is held every ___________ years to determine the country's population.
a)
a) Censure, 4
b)
b) Vote, 4
c)
c) Census, 10
d)
d) Vote, 10
20.
________________ is the father of the Constitution.
a)
A) Thomas Jefferson
b)
B) Benjamin Franklin
c)
c) James Madison
d)
D) George Washington
21.
Congress did not have the power to _______________ in the Articles of Confederation which was considered a great weakness.
a)
a) Raise an army/military
b)
b) Have representatives from each state
c)
c) Tax
d)
d) Meet regularly
22.
What happened July 4th, 1776?
a)
a) King George read the declaration of independence and declared war on the colonists
b)
B) The U.S. Constitution was adopted
c)
c) Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence in 2 hours
d)
d) The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the colonists and was sent to the King.
23.
The leader of the House of Representatives is
a)
a) The vice president
b)
B) The clerk
c)
c) President pro tempore
d)
D) Speaker of the house
24.
If the president, vice president and speaker of the house are all assassinated at the same time, who becomes president?
a)
A) Secretary of state
b)
b) Secretary of homeland security
c)
c) President pro tempore
d)
D) Secretary of defense
25.
The legislative branch is found in article _____ of the United States Constitution.
a)
a) I (one)
b)
B) II (two)
c)
c) III (three)
d)
D) IV (four)
26.
How long does a US Senator serve?
a)
2 yrs
b)
4 yrs
c)
6 yrs
d)
8 yrs
27.
When the president waits until Congress is out of session to veto a bill, this is called a a) veto
a)
a) veto
b)
b) Wait on desk 10 day law
c)
c) Pocket veto
d)
D) Pigeon veto
28.
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
a)
A) John Locke
b)
B) John Hancock
c)
c) Thomas Jefferson
d)
D) James Madison
29.
________________ is the father of the Declaration of Independence.
a)
A) John Locke
b)
B) Thomas Hobbes
c)
c) Thomas Jefferson
d)
D) James Madison
30.
In order to "keep up with the times," the framers of the constitution allowed for
a)
a) judicial review
b)
b) The vice president
c)
c) Amendments
d)
D) Federalism
31.
The United States government uses a system of _______________ to keep all 3 branches from becoming too powerful.
a)
a) Checks & balances
b)
b) Enumerated powers
c)
c) Enabling acts
d)
D) Popular sovereignty
32.
Bill S.2937 originated (began) in the
a)
A) Senate
b)
b) House of Representatives
c)
c) Executive Branch
d)
D) Judicial Branch
33.
To ratify means to
a)
a) Strike down
b)
b) Consider
c)
c) Propose
d)
d) Approve
34.
"Rule by the people" is also known as which constitutional principle?
a)
a) Checks & balances
b)
b) Popular sovereignty
c)
c) Judicial review
d)
d) Limited government
35.
The first formal written plan for the American government was called the
a)
a) Constitution
b)
b) Articles of confederation
c)
c) Declaration of independence
d)
d) Petition of right
36.
The power to collect taxes is an example of what kind of power?
a)
a) Implied
b)
b) Concurrent
c)
c) Delegated
d)
d) Reserved
37.
The leader of the Senate is
a)
a) The vice president
b)
B) The clerk
c)
c) President pro tempore
d)
D) Speaker of the house
38.
Power that both state and federal gov share:
a)
Reserved
b)
Concurrent
c)
Exclusive
d)
Shared
39.
Has the power to declare war:
a)
Congress
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
President
40.
Earliest landmark English document:
a)
Petition of Right
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
English Constitution
d)
Magna Carta
41.
What was the first American Constitution?
a)
Petition of Right
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Declaration of Independence
42.
Talking indefinitely on the Senate floor is called a:
a)
Filibuster
b)
Cloture
c)
Consensus
d)
Debate
43.
This settles the differences between each side of Congress:
a)
Standing Committee
b)
Select Committee
c)
Armed Forces Committee
d)
Conference Committee
44.
How many Amendments are there to the Constitution?
a)
25
b)
26
c)
27
d)
28
45.
This compromise had to do with slavery:
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
3/5 Compromise
c)
NJ Plan
d)
The Great Compromise
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