Government Quiz

Protecting citizens from tyranny and corruption is an advantage of a ______ system of government.

• confederal

• totalitarian

• unitary

• federal

Citizenship refers to ________.

• the process by which people move to a new country

• the negotiation that occurs between citizens of different countries

• the legal rights and duties of members of a community

• the lawful permission to live and work in a particular country

Which principle of the U.S. government drew on the government of ancient Rome?

• federalism

• separation of powers

• direct election of the president

• freedom of speech

What conclusion could you draw about the public's trust in the media?

• Local news organizations are seen as less biased than national news organizations.

• More people get their news from social media.

• More people get their news from national news organizations than social media.

• Republicans are more likely to trust news organizations than Democrats.

Use the excerpt to answer the question. What right is protected by this amendment?

• the right to hide things from the government

• the right to property

• the right to speak out against the government

• the right to a fair and speedy trial

Why couldn’t the federal government enforce laws under the Articles of Confederation?

• There was no judicial system.

• Congress could not pass laws.

• There was no executive branch.

• The states were given the right to enforce federal laws.

What is an example of an inherent power?

• passing a law banning discrimination

• limiting immigration

• raising the voting age

• declaring war

Use the diagram and your knowledge of the three branches of government to answer the question: What generalization can you make about voting rights based on the timeline?

• Amendments have been added to the Constitution to prevent people from exercising their right to vote.

• Amendments have been added to the Constitution to ensure all citizens have the right to vote.

• All citizens have had the right to vote since the 1800s.

• All citizens have had the right to vote since the Constitution was ratified.

An example of petitioning the government is __________.

• voting in a local election

• running for public office

• attending a school board meeting

• participating in a nonviolent protest march

Which of the following would be an argument that Federalists would make?

• The country is too big for a central government to be effective.

• Congress and the president have too much power.

• States’ rights should be stronger than those of the federal government.

• Checks and balances would prevent the government from becoming too powerful.