Practice Questions Flashcards
What is the impact on society when citizens fail to perform their citizenship obligations
a) citizens are still able to maintain their protected right
b) most citizens benefit from not having to pay taxes or obey laws
c) gov. leaders seize control because of the lack of civic participation
d) gov. can no longer perform services, maintain order, or defend citizens
d
Laura was born in france and lived in france until she immigrated to the U.S. at age 21. At age 25 laura visited morocco on vacation
why did Laura use a U.S. passport to travel?
a) laura was a resident alien of the U.S.
b) Laura was a resident national of the U.S.
c) laura was a U.S. citizen by law of soil
d) laura was a U.S. citizen by the law of blood
d
Which statement identifies an important influence of ancient Greece on the founders of the American constitutional republic
a) the founders adopted democratic principles
b) the founders based their laws on ethical ideas of justice
c) the founders establishes a representative form of gov.
d) the founders created a gov. with separations of powers
a
The statement below was made in a speech by Pericles, the leader of Athen around 430 B.C.
How did the example mentioned in this speech influence the founders of the American constitutional republic, 2,500 years later
“Our government does not copy the laws of our neighbors. Instead, it serves as an example to them. We are called a democracy because our government is in the hands of the many and not the few.”
a) they designed a system of checks and balances
b) they gave political power to an all-powerful ruler
c) they created a government of elected representatives
d) they placed the final power of government in ordinary citizens
d
Which is an important difference between the democratic principles of ancient Greece and those of the United States today?
a) in the united states, citizens serve as jurors
b) in the united states, citizens participate in gov.
c) in the united states, citizens are guaranteed their individual rights
d) in the united states, gov. decisions are based on the rule of the majority
c
Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the headline
“DAILY NEWS:
APPROVAL RATING FOR PRESIDENT REACHES RECORED HIGH”
a) separations of powers
b) checks and balances
c) social contract
d) natural law
c
The statement below is an excerpt from the Magna Carta
“No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or disseised or outlawed or exiled or any way destroyed, nor will we go upon him no send upon him, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land.”
Which principle is reflected in the excerpt from the Magna Carta
a) limited gov.
b) separations of powers
c) due process of law
d) consent of the governed
c
The conversation below concerns lawmaking. Which colonial principle is being discussed
Doug : I believe in making laws only when everyone can participate in decision making
Nicole : I disagree with you; it is best for laws to be made by the people who have been chosen for that purpose
a) limited monarchy
b) self-government
c) social contract
d) natural right
b
The passage below was written by Thomas Paine in his 1776 pamphlet, “Common Sense”. Based on this passage, how is the author’s view reflected in the U.S. political system.
“And as he hath shown himself such an…enemy to liberty, and discovered such a thirst for… power, is he, or is he not, a proper man to say to these colonies, “You shall make no laws but what I please?””
a) The monarchy creates limited gov.
b) The monarchy supports self-gov.
c) representatives are appointed
d) representatives are elected
d
The scenario below describes a gov. decision
A self-appointed council amends the country’s constitution
Based on the scenario, which form of gov. is taking action
a) dictatorship
b) monarchy
c) oligarchy
d) republic
c
Which idea is from the Magna Carta
a) the people should be completely free from the gov.
b) the people should support central gov.
c) the gov. should give people a fair and speedy trial
d) the gov. should have unlimited power to tax
c
The statements below are from the English Bill of Rights, 1689
“That the pretended bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted;
And that for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening and preserving of the laws, Parliaments ought to be help frequently.”
Which principle of gov. that has influenced our gov. today can be traced to these statements
a) self-gov.
b) limited gov.
c) right
d) rule of law
c
The quote below is from a historical document
“A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people”
How does this quote reflect the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the Founding Fathers
a) They had reservations about self-gov.
b) they were concerned with property rights
c) they supported individual liberties
d) they created a limited monarchy
c
Judeo-Christian teaching influenced the founding fathers by instilling ideas of weak morals and ethics- leading them to adopt a gov. founded upon tyranny
true)
false)
false
The Enlightenment ideas presented across unit of this class were meant to support the idea of tyranny
true)
false)
false
