DSHS Civics Unit 1 Test

What are the three purposes of government?

• Establish Law and Order, Provide Protection and Provide Services to the Public

• Establish Law and Order, Provide Protection and Represent Citizens

• Establish Law and Order, Provide Protection and Opress Citizens

• Establish Law and Order, Provide Protection and Uphold Democratic Principles

Which of the following is an example of the government establishing law and order?

• Establishing the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) to prevent Citizens with disabilities from being discriminated against.

• Providing SNAP benefits (food stamps) to families in need of assistance.

• Deploying our military to Europe to fight in WW2 after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

• Providing free medical insurance (Medicaid) to families who are in need of medical attention, but cannot afford it.

Which of the following is an example of the government providing protection?

• Practicing isolationism during WW2 to prevent involvement in a world war.

• Providing SNAP benefits (food stamps) to families in need of assistance.

• Deploying our military to Europe to fight in WW2 after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

• Providing free medical insurance (Medicaid) to families who are in need of medical attention, but cannot afford it.

Which of the following is an example of the government providing services?

• Providing women the right to vote (women's suffrage) in the 19th Amendment.

• Establishing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, this protects the privacy of student education records by giving parents certain rights to the records

• Deploying our military to Europe to fight in WW2 after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

• Giving free medical insurance (Medicaid) to families who are in need of medical attention, but cannot afford it.

In a ___________ Democracy the citizens vote directly on laws supporting Rousseau's belief of popular sovereignty.

In a ___________ Democracy the citizens vote indirectly on laws supporting Locke's belief of Consent of the Governed.

What is the type of government in which there are rule by a few?

What are the three terms that can be used interchangeably to describe a type of government in which citizens choose delegates (representatives) to make decisions for them in government?

• Indirect Democracy, Representative Democracy and Republic

• Direct Democracy, Representative Democracy and Republic

• Constitutional Monarchy, Representative Democracy and Republic

• Indirect Democracy, Representative Democracy and Oligarchy

The Great Compromise created a _________________ legislature.

• Unicameral

• Bicameral

• Tricameral (three branches of gov.)

• One House

Which answer choice best describes an oligarchy?

• Rule by a few people, usually an upper class group/family.

• Rule by one person who inherits their power and is given authority by God to reign.

• Rule by one person who usually takes power by force (w/ a military)

• Rule by a 50-100 people, usually an upper class group.