Governments

In which type of government does a king or queen serve as head of state?

• democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• parliament

Why was Magna Carta written?

• to establish rights for US citizens

• to plan for a new government of Virginia

• to protect the rights of British citizens

• to define the rights of monarchs

How is the legislature in the United States similar to the parliament in Canada?

• Both contain representatives elected by citizens.

• Both contain a Senate and a House of Representatives.

• Both are set up by the Head of State.

• Both have a House of Commons.

Authoritarian Governments _________.

• protect the rights of the individuals.

• derive power from the people.

• have all been replaced by democratic governments.

• often rely on military power and terror.

Including the Bill of Rights, there are 27 amendments. What can you infer about the inclusion of an amendment process in the Constitution?

• The authors of the Constitution realized it was a flawed document that would require revision.

• The authors of the Constitution could not agree on the rights to include.

• An amendment process was included so the Constitution would be a flexible document and change as society changed.

• The amendment process was included because the authors did not want a Constitution that would be changed. 4

Fifteenth Amendment- 1870 guarantees that the right to vote cannot be denied based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"

Nineteenth Amendment 1920 extends to women the right to vote

Twenty-fourth Amendment 1964 prohibits the federal and state governments from imposing poll taxes before a citizen can participate in a federal election

Twenty-sixth Amendment 1971 extends voting rights to citizens age 18 or older

The amendments to the US Constitution are listed in numerical and chronological order. Based on this information, which of the following is true? The right to vote was granted to ______.

• white women before African American men or women.

• African American men before women of any race.

• eighteen year old women before eighteen year old men

• African Americans before they were legally declared citizens.

Fifteenth Amendment- 1870 guarantees that the right to vote cannot be denied based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"

Nineteenth Amendment 1920 extends to women the right to vote

Twenty-fourth Amendment 1964 prohibits the federal and state governments from imposing poll taxes before a citizen can participate in a federal election

Twenty-sixth Amendment 1971 extends voting rights to citizens age 18 or older

Many citizens who were old enough to serve in the military were angered that they were not old enough to vote. Their protests resulted in which amendment?

• 15

• 19

• 24

• 26

Fifteenth Amendment- 1870 guarantees that the right to vote cannot be denied based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"

Nineteenth Amendment 1920 extends to women the right to vote

Twenty-fourth Amendment 1964 prohibits the federal and state governments from imposing poll taxes before a citizen can participate in a federal election

Twenty-sixth Amendment 1971 extends voting rights to citizens age 18 or older

Based on the above amendments, which statement best summarizes the history of voting rights in the United States?

• Certain groups of citizens choose not to participate in voting for various reasons.

• Certain groups of citizens use the amendment process to ensure their votes are more important than other groups' votes.

• Over time, the amendment process has been necessary to protect the voting rights of all citizens.

• As different groups of citizens have come to the United States, they have been granted the right to vote through the amendment process.

Most states included "natural rights" clauses in their constitutions. These were rights that.....

• allowed each citizen to do whatever he or she wanted.

• protected a citizen's right to not pay taxes.

• established a true democracy in those states.

• no government would be allowed to violate.

Under constitutionalism, which of the following is true?

• The government's power comes from its citzens.

• The government's power is based on a set of written rules.

• Provisions for change within the governments are unnecessary.

• The government's power is unlimited.