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- 1. Multiple Choice
The statements below describe a speaker’s system of government.
· The head of our government is a king
· Our king inherited his authority from his father
Under which form of government does this speaker live?
Monarchy
Democracy
Socialism
Oligarchy
- 2. Multiple Choice
The statements below describe a speaker’s system of government.
· We elect legislators to make important government decisions for us
· If we don’t agree with the decisions they make, we can vote them out of office at the next election
Under which form of government does this speaker live?
Constitutional Monarchy
Direct Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
Representative Democracy
- 3. Multiple Choice
The passage below describes characteristics of the government and economy of China
"In China, members of a single political party make up the government. This party states its main goal is to make life in China better for both peasants and workers. Party members choose the Politboro (a small group of party leaders) who make all major political decisions.
The Chinese government still owns a large share of many businesses."
Based on the passage, which type of government does China have?
Monarchy
Communist
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which two types of government can have a single ruler who controls the government?
Oligarchy and Autocracy
Republic and Monarchy
Monarchy and Autocracy
Autocracy and Democracy
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which two types of government can have free elections for all government leaders?
Direct Democracy and Republic
Republic and Monarchy
Monarchy and Autocracy
Autocracy and Direct Democracy
- 6. Multiple Choice
The passage below describes a system of government.
"In the _____?_____ system of government, the leader of the largest political party in the legislature also acts as the chief executive of the government."
Which word completes the passage?
Federal
Unitary
Confederal
Parliamentary
- 7. Multiple Choice
In Mexico, power is shared between the national government, 31 state governments, and Mexico City. Which type of government system does Mexico have?
Unitary
Federal
Confederal
Parliamentary
- 8. Multiple Choice
The passage below describes characteristics of the government in France.
"In France, the central government has created 13 regions, 96 departmental government and thousands of communes to take care of local needs. However, the central government can change the organization of these local governments or even abolish them at any time. In 2015, it reduced the number of regions from 22 to 13."
Based on the passage, which system of government does France have?
Unitary
Federal
Confederal
Parliamentary
- 9. Multiple Choice
Use the chart to answer the question
· There is a central government, but local government can act as well
· Citizens have more opportunities to be heard· Services can be duplicated by different levels of government
· Disputes occur between national power and states’ rights
Which system of government is being described?
Unitary
Federal
Confederal
Parliamentary
- 10. Multiple Choice
Use the chart to answer the question
· Keeps the power of government at the local level
· States cooperate without losing their independence
· Central government may be too weak to be effective
· Laws may different from state to state; no uniformity
Which system of government is being described?
Unitary
Federal
Confederal
Parliamentary
- 11. Multiple Choice
Montesquieu’s idea that no single branch of government should be more powerful than another influenced the founding of the United States. What characteristic of US government was developed from this belief?
Natural Law
Rule of Law
Social Contract
Separation of Powers
- 12. Multiple Choice
The passage below was published by Baron de Montesquieu in 1748.
“In every government, there are three sorts of power: the legislative, the executive [and what] we may call the judiciary power…
When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person…there can be no liberty because fears may arise that the same monarch…should enact tyrannical laws and execute them in a tyrannical manner. Again, there is no liberty if the judiciary not be separated from the legislative and executive." - Source: Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws, Book XI, Section 6
How did these ideas influence the Framers of the United States Constitution?
They decided to separate the powers of the government into three branches.
They decided to establish a representative form of government.
They decided to make the legislative branch the most powerful.
They decided to establish a constitutional monarchy.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The passage is from the writings of John Locke.
“(1) The reason why men enter into society is the perseveration of their property…
"(2) Whenever the legislators [try] to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves in a state of war with the people, who are thereupon [freed] from any further obedience…
"(3) [T]the people who have a right to resume their original liberty, and by the establishment of a new legislative, provide for their own safety and security.”
-Source: John Locke, An Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent and Endof Civil Government, XIX, Section 222
How did the ideas in this passage influence the Founding Fathers?
They chose to remain loyal to the King of England.
They decided to rebel against the British government.
They decided to create a system of checks and balances.
They decided to separate the powers of government among three branches.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was the impact of John Locke’s views of natural law on the Founding Fathers?
It encouraged them to create a government based on a separation of powers.
It encouraged them to compromise with the British Parliament.
It encouraged them to preserve the system of trial by jury.
It encouraged them to challenge British laws.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which idea is from the Magna Carta?
The people should be completely free from the government.
The people should support a strong central government.
The government should give people a fair trial with due process.
The government should have unlimited power to tax.
- 16. Multiple Choice
What influence did Thomas Paine’s Common Sense(1776) have on the colonists?
It reconciled them with King George III of England.
It established the framework for their later system of government.
It persuaded them to declare their independence from Great Britain.
It divided Northern and Southern colonists by calling for an end to slavery.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which contains ideas from the Mayflower Compact?
The colonists declared their independence from English rule.
A group of early colonists declared their alliance with Parliament against the king.
The king agreed not to collect new taxes without the approval of Parliament.
A group of early colonists agreed to form their own community and to obey their own laws.
- 18. Multiple Choice
The statement below is from a US government document.
"In July 2013 the county held its second general election, in which the…People’s Democratic Party gained a majority of the seats in the National Assembly, resulting in the country’s first democratic transfer of power. International election observers reported the elections were generally free and fair." - Source: US Department of State
Based on the statement, how does the nation of Bhutan uphold the principled expressed in the English Bill of Rights??
By allowing free speech
By holding general elections
By limiting the power of the monarch
By sharing election results with voters
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which colonial concern led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence?
The king failed to tax the colonists.
The king required the colonists to elect a monarch.
The king denied the colonists the right to tea.
The king denied the colonists representation in government.
- 20. Multiple Choice
The excerpt below is from the 3rdAmendment to the US Constitution.
“No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.”
Which British policy caused the colonial concerns that led to this later amendment?
New taxes by the Stamp Act
Restrictions on printed materials and pamphlets
Lodging of British troops inside colonists' homes
Special taxes on tea that resulted in the Boston Tea Party
- 21. Multiple Choice
The quotes below are from historical documents.
Quote #1: "For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent." - Declaration of Independence
Quote #2: "All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives..." - Article I, Section 7, US Constitution
What is the relationship between these concepts?
Both declare to the world why the colonists wanted freedom from England.
Both represent actions taken by the colonists to enforce English policies.
Both are in response to English policies imposed upon the colonists.
Both are responses by England to the actions of the colonists.
- 22. Multiple Choice
According to the Declaration of Independence, what as an “unalienable right” that all governments should protect?
The right to social equality
The right to personal liberty
The right to religious equality
The right to elect government officials
- 23. Multiple Choice
According to the Declaration of Independence, when do people have the right to abolish their government and establish a new one?
Whenever a government passes a law that is disliked by people
Whenever a government becomes tyrannical and oppressive
Whenever the majority party in control of the government changes
Whenever a king attempts to act without the approval of parliament
- 24. Multiple Choice
The statement below is from the Declaration of Independence.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights…
"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government…"
Which statement summarizes the main ideas of this passage?
Since people create government to protect their rights, they can change governments that abuse their rights
The only safe government is one with a system of checks and balances between its different branches
Without the government to restrain individuals, every society would become a struggle of every person against every other person
Although people create governments to protect their rights, once they give power to a government they cannot take it back.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation was corrected by the authors of the Constitution?
No state governments
No elected representatives
No national court system
No relations with foreign nations
- 26. Multiple Choice
The passage below is from a historical document.
"Art. II. Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled."
How does the US Constitution address concerns that resulted from the government described in this passage?
The new government could enforce treaties between the states
The new government could settle disputes between the states
The new government could regulate trade between the states
The new government could levy taxes between the states
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a result of Shays’ Rebellion?
The national government enacted debt relief
Great Britain threatened the United States with war
There was increased government regulation of trade
Many Americans demanded a revision of the Articles of Confederation
- 28. Multiple Choice
Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose ratification of the Constitution?
They considered its income taxes to be too high.
They feared the new government would threaten individual rights.
They thought the nation needed a monarch to provide greater stability.
They believed the new government would not be strong enough toovercome its challenges.
- 29. Multiple Choice
Below is a passage from Anti-Federalist Paper #84 written by Brutus.
"With equal truth it may be said, that all the powers which the bills of rights guard against the abuse of, are contained or implied in the general ones granted by this Constitution."
Based on the passage, why did the Anti-Federalists support the inclusion of a bill of rights?
To give unlimited powers to the federal government.
To limit the power of the federal government.
To give unlimited powers to the people.
To limit protection of the people.
- 30. Multiple Choice
The passage below was written by James Madison in 1787.
"Extend the sphere, and you take in a greater variety of parties and interests; you make it less probable that a majority of the whole will have a common motive to invade the rights of other citizens..." - Federalist Paper #10
Based on this passage, what change in modern political society would Madison support?
Expanding the size of the Cabinet
Expanding the size of the Electoral College
Expanding the number of candidates in campaigns
Expanding the role of special interest groups in campaigns
- 31. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the Preamble to the Constitution?
to explain the colonists’ reasons for separating from England
to overcome the threat posed by Shays’ Rebellion
to help the national government raise more revenue
to identify the goals of the national government
- 32. Multiple Choice
This newspaper headline describes an event in U.S. history.
"President Eisenhower Sends Federal Troops to Enforce Integration in Schools"
Note: Integration means allowing students of different races to go to the same school.
Which government purpose identified in the Preamble is reflected in the headline?
Ensure domestic tranquility
Promote the general welfare
Secure the blessings of liberty
Form a more perfect union
- 33. Multiple Choice
The statement below is from a historical document.
"We the People of the United States... do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." - Source: Library of Congress
How is this statement reflected in the modern American political system?
Voters elect Congress
The President elects Congress
Congress enforces policies
The president enacts policies
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