Semester 1 Final - True/False

Question 1

Human depravity does not demand government.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Christians should be contributing citizens.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Rewarding righteousness is not an obligation of government.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The pilgrims were mainly seeking political freedom.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

he colonists were outraged by the Quebec Act.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The legislative branch makes laws.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The US Government is not Federalists.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Dictatorships rely on fear imposed by military force.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

County government is more powerful than state government.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

In a parliamentary system, the majority party chooses the executive.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

The Constitution limits government authority via delegated powers.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

The president is the chief executive officer.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

The Supreme Court is the second highest court in the country.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

The nineteenth Amendment vague women the right to vote

Answer 14

True

Question 15

A charter gives a city a name and serves as its constitution.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

A pluralistic society is one in which differing opinions and parties exist freely.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Liberty involves personal and political freedom.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

A representative majority consists of those appointed by the president

Answer 18

False

Question 19

The electoral college indirectly elects the president.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

A demagogue is generally an uninspiring leader who is not good at changing the minds of the people.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Hitler would be a good example of a demagogue.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

The electoral college directly elects the president for the people

Answer 22

False

Question 23

The Founding Fathers instituted federalism to divide and distribute governmental power.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

In a pluralistic society the strength of the majority is infinite.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

In the USA, equality means that all citizens are not only equal under the law, but that we’re all guaranteed equal outcomes in life.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

The Articles of Confederation were enacted after the constitution.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Ratification involves approving something.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

A unicameral legislature has only one branch.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Shay’s Rebellion spread the fear of anarchy throughout state legislatures.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

The Three-Fifths Compromise had nothing to do with slavery.

Answer 30

False

Question 31

During the spring of 1789 the world’s first constitutional democracy was instituted (in the US).

Answer 31

True

Question 32

The Federalist Papers forcefully defended constitutional provision of power.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Patrick Henry was a federalist.

Answer 33

False

Question 34

On September 17, 1787, delegates gathered to sign the official copy of the constitution.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

The New Jersey plan advocated for a unicameral Congress.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

The Rights of Bill govern the lives of all Americans.

Answer 36

False

Question 37

The 8th Amendment forbids cruel, unusual, and unjust punishment against Americans.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

The 6th Amendment addressees the rights of the accused in criminal trials.

Answer 38

True

Question 39

The 4th Amendment deals with reserved rights of the state’s.

Answer 39

False

Question 40

The 2nd Amendment allowed for the right to bear arms.

Answer 40

True

Question 41

Amendment 24 allowed 18 years old to vote.

Answer 41

False

Question 42

The poll tax was abolished with the 24th amendment

Answer 42

True

Question 43

The 20th amendment addresses presidential term limits

Answer 43

False

Question 44

Amending the constitution involved the 3rd Amendment.

Answer 44

False