Adkins SS9 Semester 1 Review

Civics is the study of

• geography and economics
• civilizations today
• what it means to be a citizen
• cities and communities

Who did America declare its independence from?

• France
• Spain
• Portugal
• England

What is the term used to describe when we choose to give up some of our rights for protection from the government?

• Social Contract
• Natural Rights
• State of Nature
• Rule of Law

Life, liberty, and property are considered to be

• social contracts
• proclamations
• documents
• natural rights

What is the term used to describe what life would be life if we did not have a form of government?

• Social Contract
• Natural Rights
• State of Nature
• Rule of Law

Which best describes: The absence of government; a state of lawlessness political disorder

• Dictatorship
• Theocracy
• Anarchy
• Monarchy

Which best describes: Government ruled by king or queen (born into power)

• Dictatorship
• Theocracy
• Anarchy
• Monarchy

Which best describes: A form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizen’ lives, often times limiting freedoms

• Dictatorship
• Theocracy
• Anarchy
• Monarchy

Which best describes: Government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority

• Dictatorship
• Theocracy
• Anarchy
• Monarchy

The MAIN form of government in the United States is

• representative democracy
• theocracy
• direct democracy
• oligarchy