1. Government Jeopardy
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2. Which of the following is among the
characteristics of a state?
a. population c. government
b. territory d. all of the above
– 10 points

3. All political powers in a state are
concentrated at the central level
under which form of government?
a. executive c. unitary
b. federal d. confederate
– 20 points

4. A federal government is one in which
a.limited powers are assigned to
a central agency by independent states.
b.powers are divided between a legislative
branch and an executive branch.
c. all power is concentrated in the central
government.
d. power is divided between a central
government and local governments.
– 30 points

5. Which of the following is a governmental
system in which the legislative and
executive branches are separate and
independent of each other?
a.autocratic system
b. confederal system
c.presidential system
d. parliamentary system
– 40 points

6. Where does sovereignty rest in a
dictatorship?
a.with a small group or a single person
b.with the legislature
c. with the people
d. all of the above
– 50 points

7. The Declaration of Independence
states that if government does not
protect citizen’s rights, citizens have
the authority to
a.testify before Congress
b.change or abolish the government
c. complain publicly
d. demand more benefits
– 10 points

8. After the Revolutionary War, the National
Government under the Articles of
Confederation
a.proved too weak to deal with growing
economic and political problems.
b. permitted the States to make agreements
with foreign governments.
c. refused to repay the war debt it owed
to the States.
d.began imposing harsh tax policies
on property owners and merchants.
– 20 points

9. At the Philadelphia Constitutional
Convention, the delegates agreed to
a.make minor revisions to the Articles
of Confederation.
b. pass proposals by unanimous vote only
c. open their sessions to the public.
d. draft a new constitution.
– 30 points

10. Prior to 1760, British rule in the colonies
was marked by
a.allowing a certain degree of self-rule
to the colonists.
b. passing increasingly high taxes.
c. imposing harsh and restrictive trade
practices.
d.forcing the colonies to attack other
colonial powers.
– 40 points

11. Much of the Declaration of Independence
consists of
a.statements of the desire to separate
from England.
b. complaints of the wrongs done
to the colonists.
c. lists of the rights of all people.
d.threats of revenge for English
mistreatment.
– 50 points

12. Much of the work of the Framers
centered around the proposals that had
been set out in
a.the Virginia Plan.
b. The Federalist.
c. the New Jersey Plan.
d. the Declaration of Independence.
– 10 points

13. The idea that the people have the right to
abolish an abusive and unresponsive
government was FIRST formally expressed
by Americans in the
a.Constitution.
b.Declaration of Rights.
c. Petition of Right.
d. Declaration of Independence.
– 20 points

14. Which of the following basic concepts of
government did the Magna Carta reflect?
a.worth of the individual
b.ordered government
c. limited government
d. representative government
– 30 points

15. The delegates of the Constitutional
Convention originally went to Philidelphia to
a.abolish the Articles of Confederation
b. rewrite the Declaration of Independence
c. amend the Articles of Confederation
d. view the Liberty Bell
– 40 points

16. Which of the following BEST describes the
changes in British colonial policies in the
later 1700s?
a.The policies became more relaxed.
b.The policies became more inclusive.
c. The policies became more strict.
d. The policies became more cooperative.
– 50 points

17. Which of the following is true of the
Constitution as written in 1787?
a.it contained no Bill of Rights
b.slavery was abolished
c. it was completely democratic
d. all Americans had the right to vote
– 10 points

18. The 18th Amendment
a.gave women the right to vote.
b.gave 18 yr. olds the right to vote.
c. prohibited the sale and use of alcohol.
d. made slavery illegal.
– 20 points

19. The Supreme Court case Marbury v.
Madison established which constitutional
principle?
a.popular sovereignty
b.judicial review
c. separation of powers
d. federalism
– 30 points

20. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution
states that
a.former slaves will become citizens and
will have equal protection of the laws.
c.an individuals right to vote cannot be
denied based on their gender
b.the government cannot punish someone
in a cruel and unusual manner
d.Congress can tax individuals income
when necessary
– 40 points

21. When there is a separation of powers,
a.power is divided between the National
Government and the States.
b. the people grant the States the
authority to govern.
c. power is distributed among three
independent branches of government.
d.the basic powers of government are
held by a single agency.
– 50 points

22. Who is included in the executive branch
of government?
a.the House of Representatives and the
Senate (Congress)
b. the President only
c. the Supreme Court
d. the President, Vice President,
and the President’s cabinet.
– 10 points

23. The power of the legislative branch is to
a.make laws
b.enforce laws
c. interpret laws
d. make your life miserable.
– 20 points

24. McCulloch v. Maryland established what
principle?
a.judicial review
b.gerrymandering
c. one person – one vote
d. implied powers of Congress
– 30 points

25. Congress’s power to establish a legal
drinking age is an example of
a.an expressed power
b.an unconstitutional action
c. congressional oversight
d. an implied power
– 40 points

26. Powers of Congress specifically numbered
out in the constitution are called
a.legislative powers
b.implied powers
c. inherent powers
d. expressed powers
– 50 points