MS Civics & Citizenship Part A Unit 1 Test Review

Which statement best describes Thomas Hobbes’s central belief about government?

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  He believed government was needed to counter people’s selfish impulses.

  
  

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  He believed the United Kingdom should be a republic rather than a monarchy.

  
  

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  He believed oligarchy was the type of government best suited to maintain order.

  
  

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  He believed the individual freedom of citizens should have no limits.

  
  

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Someone arguing that government is important would likely mention which two pieces of evidence?

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  Without government, people’s well-being would be constantly endangered.

  
  

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  Without government, citizens would not know right from wrong.

  
  

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  Without government, there would be no traffic laws.

  
  

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  Without government, heads of state would inherit their power from their family.

  
  

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Which sentences identify two characteristics of fascism?

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  Fascism is an ideology that treats all races of people equally.

  
  

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  Fascism is a type of totalitarianism.

  
  

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  Fascism fosters economic competition so that individuals may better their lives.

  
  

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  Fascism is a system in which limited capitalism exists to serve the nation.

  
  

Why is Iran’s government classified as authoritarian?

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  Its government is under the influence of commercial interests.

  
  

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  Its leader uses political power to stifle political dissent.

  
  

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  Its ruler inherited his power from his father.

  
  

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  Its central government shares power with state governments.

  
  

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Today, government in the United States is most similar to the [1]​ (a)   because it is a 

[2]​​ (b)   .​

• Roman Republic
• Athenian Democracy
• Representative Democracy
• Direct Democracy

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Which two rights of citizens that the Founders included in their new government are inspired by the rights of Athenian citizens?

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  freedom of speech

  
  

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  right to participate in democracy

  
  

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  right to bear arms

  
  

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  freedom of religion

  
  

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What were two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation made evident by Shays' Rebellion?

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  The state government could not pay soldiers because it could not raise taxes.

  
  

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  The federal government could not raise money to pay soldiers because it could not collect taxes.

  
  

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  The federal government could not maintain an army to end the rebellion.

  
  

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  The were no government courts to prosecute Shays.

  
  

Match the ideas from the Declaration of Independence with the Enlightenment ideal they represent.

• Natural Law

• Governments are created by men and get their power from the citizens

• Social Contract

• A list of grievances against the king and Parliament

• Consent of the Governed

• Unalienable rights

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Which two statements are true about federalism?

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  It provided for the sharing of power between the central government and states' governments.

  
  

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  It emerged out of the general dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation.

  
  

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  It was the governing philosophy favored by those that believed states should have all the power in the new government

  
  

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  It was offered as a solution to the issue of counting states' enslaved populations.

  
  

Which statement summarizes the relationship of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson?

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  They personified the ideologies of the two major political parties of the early 1800s.

  
  

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  They co-wrote the Federalist Papers in an effort to defend the federalist principles of the Constitution.

  
  

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  They agreed that the Constitution should not be ratified unless it included a bill of rights.

  
  

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  They were the winning president and vice president in the election of 1800.