9 Weeks Exam Civics

Fill in the blank with the correct type of government: In a ____________, one person has complete control over the country.

• dictatorship

• democracy

• monarchy

• anarchy

When citizens vote directly on laws, this is called a ____________.

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• constitutional democracy

• liberal democracy

Fill in the blank with the correct type of government: The United States has a ____________ where we elect people to represent us.

• republic

• democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

Fill in the blank with the correct type of government: In a ____________, a king or queen has unlimited power.

• monarchy

• democracy

• republic

• oligarchy

When the government controls every part of citizens' lives, this is called a ____________.

• totalitarian government

• democratic government

• anarchic society

• constitutional government

Match the document to its correct description: Documents: - Magna Carta - English Bill of Rights - Mayflower Compact - Petition of Rights Descriptions:

• Magna Carta

• First document to limit king's power

• Petition of Rights

• First written rules for American colonies.

• English Bill of Rights

• Limited king's power to imprison people unfairly

• Mayflower Compact

• Protected rights of English citizens

Who wrote "Common Sense"?

• Thomas Paine

• John Locke

• Samuel Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

Which thinker believed in natural rights of life, liberty, and property?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

Who came up with the idea of separation of powers?

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• James Harrington

Which philosopher believed power comes from the people?

• ___________

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Socrates