Government Review - Part 1 Question Preview (ID: 34513)


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What were the Articles of Confederation?
a) The type of government we still use today
b) Our first attempt at our own government (but it was too weak)
c) A document that made a strong government
d)

What are the two main political parties in the U.S.?
a) Green Party and Libertarians
b) Whigs and Federalists
c) Republicans and Democrats
d)

Which political party has CONSERVATIVE ideology?
a) Republicans
b) Democrats
c)
d)

What do we call political parties that aren't Republicans or Democrats?
a) Major parties
b) Minor parties, or third parties
c) Little parties
d)

Which vote decides the presidency?
a) Popular
b) Electoral
c)
d)

Most states have a winner-take-all system of electoral votes, meaning that....
a) the candidate who wins the MOST popular votes in a state wins ALL the electoral votes for that state
b) a candidate has to win ALL of the popular votes in a state in order to win its electoral vote
c) if a candidate wins half of the popular vote, they win half of the electoral votes
d)

In 2016, _______________ won the popular vote, but ______________ won the electoral vote.
a) Donald Trump / Hillary Clinton
b) Hillary Clinton / Donald Trump
c)
d)

A state's number of electoral votes is EXACTLY EQUAL to that state's number of
a) Congressmen
b) population (total people living there)
c) politicians
d)

Which document lists out all of our rights as citizens of the United States?
a) Constitution
b) Articles of Confederation
c)
d)

What do we call states that don't consistently vote for the same political party in each election?
a) Blue states
b) Red states
c) Swing states
d)

What document sets up the current system of government we have TODAY?
a) Declaration of Independence
b) Articles of Confederation
c) Constitution
d)

Which document broke up with Great Britain?
a) Declaration of Independence
b) Articles of Confederation
c) Constitution
d)

What is the Social Contract Theory of Government?
a) Government started because of power within families
b) We give up some freedoms, and in return, we get protection from the Government.
c) Government started because people said that God gave them the right to rule.
d) We give up ALL of our rights, and the Government gets to do whatever they want

What is the Bill of Rights?
a) The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
b) Our first attempt at government.
c) The break-up letter we wrote to Great Britain.
d)

What is the Democratic color?
a) Red
b) Blue
c)
d)

What are interest groups?
a) Political parties.
b) The Executive Branch group that helps advise the president
c) Groups that focus on SPECIFIC topics or interests.
d) The Supreme Court

What did John Locke believe?
a) He said we need to give up ALL our rights to the government.
b) He believed in Social Contract Theory, and added that we can OVERTHROW a bad government.
c) He believed in Divine Right Theory.
d)

What are some ways the government maintains social order?
a) Police
b) Courts
c) Judges
d) All of the above!

What are some ways the government provides public services?
a) Public education
b) Sewer system
c) Roads
d) All of the above!

Is the United States set up to be a monarchy, oligarchy, or democracy?
a) Monarchy
b) Oligarchy
c) Democracy
d)

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