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Unit 1: Foundations of American Government Summary
Authored by GARY NEAL
Social Studies
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
5 mins • 7 pts
Sort each description into the correct form of government's category.
Groups:
(a) Autocracy
,
(b) Oligarchy
,
(c) Democracy
totalitarian dictatorship
power and authority to rule in the hands of a single individual
power derived from wealth, military power, social position, or religion
rule by a small group
individual liberty
free elections with competing political parties
the governments of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
It lacked the power to tax and regulate trade
It gave the president too much power
It did not allow Congress to declare war
It required states to have monarchs
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government most strongly influenced which idea in American government?
The need for a king to enforce order
Natural rights of life, liberty, and property
Separation of church and state
Trial by jury of one’s peers
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The English Bill of Rights (1689) established which important principle?
Slavery was abolished in England
Judges must be elected by citizens
Colonies had the right to declare independence
Kings must follow the law and cannot rule without Parliament
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following documents was the first to limit the power of the English king by giving nobles certain rights?
Petition of Right
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Two Treatises of Government
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The Declaration of Independence states that governments get their power from:
The monarch
Parliament
The people
The military
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The Petition of Right (1628) challenged the king’s power by claiming that:
Taxes could not be raised without Parliament’s approval
Colonists had the right to vote in English elections
Kings could suspend laws without Parliament
Citizens must serve in the military when ordered
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