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Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the term for when everyone is subject to the same laws?

a)

rule of law

b)

majority rule

c)

judicial review

d)

federalism

2.

What is the term for rights that are not dependent on laws, and are inalienable?

a)

civil liberties

b)

natural rights

c)

statutory rights

d)

privileges and immunities

3.

What is the term for a system of government by the whole population or all eligible members of a state?

a)

oligarchy

b)

democracy

c)

monarchy

d)

technocracy

4.

What is the term for a mixed form of government working under a single political system with divided powers?

a)

unitary system

b)

separation of powers

c)

authoritarianism

d)

direct democracy

5.

What is the term for an agreement among members of society to cooperate for benefits?

a)

social contract

b)

constitution

c)

coalition

d)

plebiscite

6.

What is the term for ensuring one unit of government does not become more powerful than the other?

a)

checks and balances

b)

judicial activism

c)

bicameralism

d)

veto override

7.

What is the term for an ideological period defining the origins of our systems of government?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Progressive Era

8.

What is the term for laws that ensure the government upholds fair treatment when being judged?

a)

common law

b)

due process

c)

martial law

d)

tax code

9.

What is the term for rights which are guaranteed through legal measures and institutions like the Constitution?

a)

civil rights

b)

natural rights

c)

divine rights

d)

economic rights

10.

What is the term for a government created by and for the people?

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

autocracy

c)

theocracy

d)

aristocracy

11.

Which system of government originates in Rome, setting in place that people have power to elect or nominate leaders on their behalf?

a)

republic

b)

direct democracy

c)

monarchy

d)

confederation

12.

Which system of government was presented by Baron de Montesquieu as a way to balance out power in the government?

a)

separation of powers

b)

unitary executive

c)

judicial supremacy

d)

parliamentary sovereignty

13.

What were the three original rights presented by John Locke?

a)

life, liberty, property

b)

life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

c)

speech, press, assembly

d)

equality, justice, security

14.

Who famously wrote on the idea of Social Contract and the government’s responsibility to us, and us to each other?

a)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

John Locke

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

15.

Which writer famously stated that life without government is “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Niccolò Machiavelli

16.

Which of the following is a true characteristic of the American political system?

a)

federalism

b)

hereditary monarchy

c)

one-party rule

d)

theocracy

17.

Which seeks to influence political decision making through elected officials?

a)

interest groups

b)

bureaucracy

c)

judiciary

d)

census bureau

18.

What is the term for the way by which an individual forms their political allegiances?

a)

political socialization

b)

polarization

c)

gerrymandering

d)

suffrage

19.

How many electoral votes do we have in the United States political system?

a)

270

b)

435

c)

538

d)

600

20.

Winner Take All states that:

a)

electoral votes are allocated proportionally

b)

the candidate who wins a state’s popular vote receives all its electoral votes

c)

Congress selects electors directly

d)

third parties receive guaranteed electors

21.

What is the major restriction of a Closed Primary?

a)

only registered party members may vote

b)

all voters may choose any party’s ballot

c)

only independents may vote

d)

only current officeholders may vote

22.

What is the term for the divergence of political attitudes away from the center and towards the ideological extremes of the political spectrum?

a)

polarization

b)

pluralism

c)

centrism

d)

coalition-building

23.

Issue-based political parties are more often referred to as:

a)

single-issue parties

b)

major parties

c)

catch-all parties

d)

nonpartisan committees

24.

A Political Action Committee is able to give how much money to a candidate/campaign?

a)

$500

b)

$2,700

c)

$5,000

d)

unlimited

25.

What was set forth by Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission?

a)

corporations and unions may make unlimited independent expenditures in elections

b)

PACs were banned from contributing to candidates

c)

individual donations were capped at $1,000

d)

public financing of campaigns became mandatory

26.

If a candidate receives PAC funding:

a)

it must be disclosed to the FEC and is subject to contribution limits

b)

it automatically guarantees victory

c)

it is illegal in federal races

d)

it is counted as the candidate’s personal income

27.

Swing states are:

a)

states that consistently vote Democrat

b)

states that consistently vote Republican

c)

states with close competition that can be won by either major party

d)

states that do not participate in presidential elections