Citizenship
Which term below describes how non-native born people can become citizens.
A) Naturalization
B) Allegiance
C) Obligation
The English Bill of Rights used the ideas of Natural Rights and Separation of Powers in order to...
A) Limit the government and give people rights
B) Ban any form of leader or person in charge
C) Create a system of citizen-run society
A) Limit the government and give people rights
The United States uses THIS type of democracy wherein people vote/elect others to government.
A) Representative Democracy
B) Direct Democracy
C) Social Democracy
A) Representative Democracy
How would Locke and Montesquieu feel about a government with a leader who had absolute power and control?
A) They would encourage it
B) They would be indifferent (not care)
C) They would be distressed and upset
C) They would be distressed and upset
"...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..."
This quote from the Declaration is a direct reference to which key idea?
A) Social Contract
B) Separation of Powers
C) Natural Rights
C) Natural Rights
Responding/attending a jury summons is required by law, therefore, it is a...
A) Civic Policy
B) Civic Responsibility
C) Civic Obligation
C) Civic Obligation
MAGNA CARTA
A) NO-GOVERNMENT
B) SELF-GOVERNMENT
C) LIMITED GOVERNMENT
A) Federal Systems
B) Confederations
C) Unitary System
Our US Constitution is divided and split into 3 branches. Which concept from Montesquieu inspired that?
A) Natural Rights
B) Separation of Powers
C) Social Contract
B) Separation of Powers
"That these United Colonies are, and Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown..."
This quote from the Declaration is...
A) The list of grievances against the king
B) The final statement of separation
C) An argument for freedom of taxes
B) The final statement of separation
A civic responsibility is optional/voluntary, but a civic obligation is...
A) Only for legal citizens
B) Required by law
C) Automatically happens
B) Required by law
How did Thomas Paine's Common Sense influence the colonies?
A) It cut taxes for all colonists
B) It encouraged them to stay loyal to the King
C) It inspired the colonists to resist and fight for independence
C) It inspired the colonists to resist and fight for independence
Confederation: ???
Federalism: State gov't = Central/National gov't
Unitary: Central/National gov't > State gov't
A) No state gov't
B) State gov't > Central/National Gov't
C) Central/National gov't ONLY
B) State gov't > Central/National Gov't
Both Locke and Montesquieu believed in limited government. Which idea below is NOT related to limited government?
A) Separation of Powers
B) Social Contract
C) Paying taxes
C) Paying taxes
Which of the following was NOT included in the Intolerable Acts?
A) Closing the Boston Trade Port
B) Tax on sugar and tea
C) Taking away self-government
B) Tax on sugar and tea
Lance was born in Mexico but both of his parents are American citizens. Lance is ALSO an American citizen because of the...
A) Law of Soil
B) Law of Blood
C) Naturalization
B) Law of Blood
Which of the following documents does NOT put limits on the government?
A) English Bill of Rights
B) Common Sense
C) Magna Carta
B) Common Sense
Any type of government that has a family line of kings and queens is a...
A) Oligarchy
B) Monarchy
C) Democracy
B) Monarchy
Diana pays her taxes, follows the laws, and makes sure her civic obligations are met. In return, her government has created a police force and makes sure she is safe. What concept does this describe?
A) Social Contract
B) Natural Rights
C) Separation of Powers
A) Social Contract
Which of the following was the MAIN reason the colonists were so upset with Britain?
A) They did not receive enough military support while fighting the French
B) They felt paying any taxes at all was unacceptable and wrong
C) They wanted the right to participate in government's decisions
C) They wanted the right to participate in government's decisions
This is the VERY IMPORTANT concept that NO ONE, NOT EVEN THE PRESIDENT can break the law or is above the law, no matter the situation.
A) Rule of Court
B) Rule of Law
C) Deal of Law
B) Rule of Law
The Mayflower Compact was written by early pilgrims who just settled in America. What big idea comes from the Mayflower Compact?
A) Self-government
B) Natural Rights
C) Inspired the American Revolution
A) Self-government
What situation would a dictatorship/autocracy work best in?
A) Improving the rights for all people
B) Quickly solving a disaster
C) Having an election
B) Quickly solving a disaster
The social contract was an important idea for our founding fathers to include in our government because...
A) It explained the role of the king/president/leader
B) It listed all of the rights people should get for being active citizens
C) It forces the government to protect people and their natural rights
C) It forces the government to protect people and their natural rights
"No taxation without representation!" is a quote from the colonists that...
A) Showed their frustration about not having a say in taxes/government
B) Was directed at the store owners in the colonies to lower prices
C) Expressed fear of having no British support for local stores
A) Showed their frustration about not having a say in taxes/government