Q3 Civics Review

In Israel, citizens elect members of the legislature, and the legislature chooses the head of government. What type of government does Israel have?

• autocracy

• monarchy

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

How did John Locke's idea of the social contract influence the Founding Fathers' belief in government?

• It led them to believe that the government should have unlimited power.

• It led them to believe that the government should protect the rights of its citizens.

• It led them to believe that the government should be divided among three branches to limit its power.

• It led them to believe that the government should be responsible for promoting equality among its citizens.

Use the information in the chart to answer the question below. What idea from these documents influenced the development of government in the American colonies?

• Governments should allow a leader to have ultimate power.

• Governments should protect and guard citizens' natural rights.

• Governments should not have to provide citizens with a trial by jury.

• Governments should make decisions based on the legislative branch.

The list below describes several characteristics of the American legal system. - Fair procedures - Accountability of officials to written rules - Legal decisions based on written rules - Rules are known to everyone and applied consistently What has been an important long-term impact of these characteristics?

• American leaders have continuously been able to increase their power.

• Americans have enjoyed unlimited individual rights even when these endanger the safety of others.

• Individual rights have been protected against arbitrary actions by government officials.

• There have been no limits to the power of the majority of citizens expressed in national elections.

Which phrase completes this diagram?

• The rights and responsibilities of American citizens

• The separation of powers among the three branches of government

• The impact of the rule of law on government officials and institutions

• The goals of government identified in the Preamble to the Constitution

Which British policy led to the American Revolution and the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

• Colonists were able to buy new lands for farming.

• Colonists were taxed by the British without their consent.

• Colonists accused of crimes had the right to a trial by jury.

• Colonists were defended by the British army from French and Indian attacks.

Based on the information, disagreement over what main issue caused this series of events?

• the colonists' ability to criticize their national government

• the colonists' privilege to establish local colonial settlements

• the colonists' right to participate in their national government

• the colonists' responsibility to finance local colonial operations

The statement below is from the Declaration of Independence. "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, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Based on this excerpt, what are natural rights?

• God-given rights that all people should enjoy

• rights that exist in America but not in Europe

• rights granted by English kings to their subjects

• rights that can only be earned through bloodshed

What was a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• A common treasury would pay for the costs of any war.

• State representatives could only serve for a limited amount of time.

• Congress had the only authority to make treaties with foreign countries.

• Amendments required agreement from all thirteen states in order to pass.

The chart below summarizes the views of Federalists and Anti-Federalists during the debate over ratification of the Constitution. Which statement completes the chart?

• Magna Carta provides enough protection to individual liberties.

• A stronger government is needed even if it may threaten individual liberties.

• State governments pose a greater threat to individual freedom than the national government does.

• The sharing of power with state governments will prevent the national government from becoming too strong.