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49 Cards in this Set
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What term best describes the system by which a community, state, or nation is managed? |
A. Dictatorship B. Chaos or Anarchy C. Government D. Management |
C |
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What term best describes the study of government structures and activities as well as citizen rights and responsibilities? |
A. History B. Sociology C. Geography D. Civics |
D |
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Which is the most likely way for a community, state, or nation to continue to have political freedoms? |
A. By citizens participating in their government and community. B. By leaving all decisions to government leaders. C. By letting other nations show us how to lead. D. By allowing smarter countries to take over our government. |
A |
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What does it mean to "work for the common good?" |
A. See to it that people agreed to do what is best for you. B. See to it that people agree to do what is best for the government. C. See to it that you agree to do what is best for the good of the government. D. See to it that you assist in helping others in your community to make a positive difference. |
D |
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Your voice may be all it takes to convince others to participate in government. |
True or False |
T |
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The use of social media has made it harder for more citizens to participate in government activities. |
True or False |
F |
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How can a citizen best decide if something stated as "fact is really true?" |
A. Citizens can trust anything found on the internet. B. Citizens need to review many sources to check for agreement before making a decision. C. Citizens can trust anything said by a government official is being true. D. If it sounds right - it is true. |
B |
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Which thority is the highest law of the land? |
A. The President of the United States. B. The United States Congress. C. The United States Supreme Court. D. The Constitution of the United States. |
D |
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Government officials have permission to not follow laws because they are the ones who write and supervise them. |
True or False |
F |
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How many citizens share their talents every year by volunteering in their communities for some activity? |
A. One hundred thousand. B. One million. C. Ten million. D. One hundred million. |
D |
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What does the term popular sovereignty mean? |
A. That kings (sovereigns) should tell their subjects what to do because they are kings. B. The government is subject to the will of the people. C. That kings should conduct popularity polls. D. That people should only do what is popular. |
B |
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Which great document listed the reasons for which the American colonists broke from England. |
A. The Declaration of Independence B. The Articles of Confederation C. The Constitution of the United States D. The Bill of Rights |
A |
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Which type of government has all people coming together to make decisions about the government? |
A. Monarchy B. Representative democracy C. Theocracy D. Direct democracy |
D |
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The first modern document to put on paper the political rights of landholders was |
A. The Bill of Rights B. The Magna Carta C. The social contract D. The two treatises of government |
B |
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The Iroquois Confederation was a government model for other tribes who fought each other. |
True or False |
T |
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Which great philosopher believed that people have certain rights given to them by God and nature? |
A. John Locke B. Baron de Montesquieu C. Voltaire D. Jean Jacques Rousseau |
A |
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Who wrote the pamphlet, common sense, that challenge the king with simple reason that the colony should gain independence from England? |
A. George Washington B. Thomas Jefferson C. Alexander Hamilton D. Thomas Paine |
D |
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Which document was our nation's first attempt to try to outline how the new U.S. government would work? |
A. The Declaration of Independence B. The Articles of Confederation C. The Constitution of the United States D. The Bill of Rights |
B |
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Which of the following was not a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? |
A. The king was in charge of the government B. The inability to collect taxes C. It was hard to get a majority vote D. They didn't have a way to keep an army |
A |
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The agreement that Representation in the new Congress would split power between the House of Representatives based on population and a Senate based on equal votes per state is found in which document? |
A. the New Jersey Plan B. The Virginia Plan C. The Great Compromise D. The Three-Fifths Compromise |
B |
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How is the writing of the Constitution organized? |
A. Sections, clauses, articles B. Clauses, sections, articles C. Articles, sections, clauses |
C |
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The concept of separation of powers means that power to run a nation is split between different group so that no one group can claim total power. |
True or False |
T |
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How does the concept of checks and balances apply to our system of U.S. government? |
A. The legislative, judicial, and executive branches all have powers to stop each other from taking control of the government. B. The president has powers to rule the nation without needing to consult Congress. C. The Supreme Court until the other branches what to do with no checks on its power. D. Congress can write laws that the president and courts can't change. |
A |
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Which term defines a division of governmental authority between national and state governments? |
A. Democracy B. Federalism C. States' Rights |
B |
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Civic virtue means that citizen should take an active part in their affairs of their government. |
True or False |
T |
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Which term best defines the idea that no person is above the law, including any government leader. |
A. the rule of law B. tyranny C. civic virtue D. inherent right |
A |
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How are members of the United States House of Representatives chosen? |
A. The number of Representatives is based on population of the percentage of 435 seats B. The number is based on the idea that all states have the same number of votes - 2 per state C. Big states have less votes than small states D. Little states have more votes than big states |
A |
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How many members of the United States Senate does each state have? |
A. The number of Senators is based on population and the percentage of 435 seats B. The number is based on the idea that all states have the same number of votes - 2 per state C. little states have less votes than small states D. Big states have less votes than small states |
B |
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How long is the members term of office in the US House of Representative and for the US Senate? |
A. 2 years and 4 years B. 2 years and 6 years C. 4 years and 6 years D. 6 years and 8 years |
D |
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Who officially votes for the President of the United States every four years? |
A. Registered voters who are U.S. citizens B. The House of Representatives C. The U.S. Senate D. The electoral college |
A |
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Which first amendment right gives citizens the right to request that the government make changes? |
A. Freedom of the press B. Freedom of assembly C. Freedom of speech D. Freedom of petition |
D |
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The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment applies to which basic citizen right? |
A. Freedom of religion B. Freedom of assembly C. Freedom of speech D. Freedom of the press |
A |
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Which term defines the intended printing of a false statement to enter the reputation of a person? |
A. Slender B. Libel C. Seditious speech D. Symbolic speech |
B |
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Which constitutional amendment found in the Bill of Rights guarantees the right to bear arms? |
A. The First Amendment B. The 2nd amendment C. The 3rd amendment D. The Fourth Amendment |
B |
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The Fourth Amendment gives government officials, including police officers, permission to enter your property without a search warrant or your consent. |
True or False |
F |
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Which term best describes the idea that the government must act fairly and obey the rule of law? |
A. Due process B. Probable cause C. Eminent domain D. Double jeopardy |
A |
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Which term states that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime? |
A. Due process B. probable cause C. eminent domain D. Double jeopardy |
D |
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And accused person has the right to a jury that will hear the trial in a fair and unbiased way. |
True or False |
A |
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Which term is associated with the right of an accused person to not be placed in jail until their trial? |
A. fine B. bail C. eminent domain D. False imprisonment |
B |
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Which group of early American leaders was in favor of having a strong national government for some purposes? |
A. the federalists B. the anti-federalists |
A |
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Which constitutional amendment found in the Bill of Rights says that powers not listed in the Constitution are assumed to belong to the people? |
A. The Seventh Amendment B. the Eighth Amendment C. the Ninth Amendment D. the 10th amendment |
D |
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Under the 11th Amendment, which government representatives can citizens sue in court? |
A. The Supreme Court B. the Congress C. a state D. government official such as a governor |
D |
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Who actually elects the president of the U.S.? |
A. The House of Representatives B. the Senate C. the Electoral College D. individual citizens |
C |
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Which Supreme Court case is considered the worst decision because it treated humans as poverty? |
A. Dred Scott v. Sanford B. Plessy v. Ferguson C. Chisholm v. Georgia D. Brown v. Board of Education |
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What is a poll tax? |
A. A tax on States by the federal government B. A tax on the federal government by states C. A tax paid by citizens who want to vote D. Attacks paid by other nations to the United States |
C |
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What is a literacy test? |
A. A reading test for advancement to high school B. A reading test to prove you can read a ballot C. A reading test to be able to enter college D. A reading test to see if you know world events |
B |
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Utah is the state that has more electoral votes in any other state in the nation. |
True or False |
B |
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Which African American civil rights leader led the effort to register blacks to vote in 1965? |
A. Eric Holder B. Barack Obama C. Martin Luther King Jr |
C |
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What is the term for a situation where neither side can win without a compromise? |
A. Loophole B. Confederation C. abolish D. stalemate |
D |
