Civics Unit 1 Test (Chapters 1,2,3,4)

What is your first and last name

Popular Sovereignty

• Consent of the King
• Consent of the Governed
• Consent of the President

A government with Kings and Queens

• monarchy
• dictator
• Direct Democracy

A Constitution

• Written plan of government
• Establishes a monarchy
• Provides important services

The first plan for our government was the

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• The Constitution

The document describing why we wanted to break away from Great Britain

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• The Constitution

Our current frame of government containing the basic law under which Americans live

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• The Constitution

The power of the US government comes from

• Great Britain
• The consent of the governed
• The President

The Declaration of Independence is considered one of the greatest documents in our country's history because it describes why we wanted to break away from Great Britain and form our own nation. It described all the things King George did wrong.

• True
• False

The Articles of Confederation were intended to preserve the states' sovereignty. Each state had one vote.

• True
• False