Government Semester Exam Quiz
First semester exam for high school government
- 1.God created the state and gave rulers the right to rule
- A.
Divine Right Theory
- B.
Evolutionary Theory
- C.
Force Theory
- D.
Social Contract Theory
- 2.Person or group gains control over an area and forces all within it to submit to their rule
- A.
Divine Right Theory
- B.
Evolutionary Theory
- C.
Force Theory
- D.
Social Contract Theory
- 3.Makes the laws
- A.
Executive Branch
- B.
Legislative Branch
- C.
Judicial Branch
- D.
Supreme Branch
- 4.Enforces the laws
- A.
Executive Branch
- B.
Legislative Branch
- C.
Judicial Branch
- D.
Supreme Branch
- 5.All of the following are basic concepts of democracy EXCEPT:
- A.
Respect for equality of all
- B.
A need for compromise
- C.
Total government control
- D.
All people have worth
- 6.Power is held by the self appointed elite
- A.
Liberal democracy
- B.
Monarchy
- C.
Oligarchy
- D.
Totalitarianism
- 7.Colonies organized by a person to whom the king had made a grant of land
- A.
Charter colony
- B.
Royal Colony
- C.
Proprietary colony
- D.
Representative colony
- 8.Called for a strong central government and a bicameral legislature
- A.
New Jersey Plan
- B.
Virginia Plan
- C.
Mississippi Plan
- D.
Albany Plan
- 9.All of the following are provisions of the Magna Carta EXCEPT:
- A.
Signed by King John
- B.
Limited the power of the monarchy
- C.
Signed at Runnymeade
- D.
Allowed excessive bail
- 10.All of the following were provisions of the Petition of Right EXCEPT:
- A.
No quartering of soldiers
- B.
No martial law
- C.
No due process of law
- D.
Trial by jury
- 11.All of the following were taxed by the Stamp Act EXCEPT:
- A.
Newspapers
- B.
Tea
- C.
Legal documents
- D.
Business agreements
- 12.Government can only govern with the consent of the people
- A.
Federalism
- B.
Limited government
- C.
Constitutionalism
- D.
Popular Sovereignty
- 13.Court case that established judicial review
- A.
Marbury v Madison
- B.
Brown v Board of Education
- C.
Roe v Wade
- D.
Ingraham v Wright
- 14.No government is all powerful
- A.
Federalism
- B.
Limited government
- C.
Popular Sovereignty
- D.
Constitutionalism
- 15.Group that makes formal selection of the President
- A.
Voters
- B.
Electoral college
- C.
House of Representatives
- D.
Senate
- 16.Formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
- A.
Article
- B.
Executive agreement
- C.
Treaty
- D.
Veto
- 17.The Necessary and Proper Clause is also known as the
- A.
Elastic Clause
- B.
Full Faith and Credit Clause
- C.
Immunity Clause
- D.
Santa Clause
- 18.Powers shared by the national government and state
- A.
Austin Powers
- B.
Concurrent Powers
- C.
Implied Powers
- D.
Reserved Powers
- 19.Powers that belong to the government because it is a sovereign state
- A.
Inherent Powers
- B.
Implied Powers
- C.
Obvious Powers
- D.
Reserved
- 20.Supreme court case that says the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and States are subject to it
- A.
Brown v Board of Education
- B.
Marbury v Madison
- C.
McCulloch v Maryland
- D.
Roe v Wade
- 21.Recognition and respect of a decision (usually by the court of another state)
- A.
Common Courtesy
- B.
Full Faith and Credit
- C.
Respect Act
- D.
State Courtesy
- 22.Congress gives an annual share of federal tax revenues to states and their cities
- A.
Gift Tax
- B.
Internal Revenue Service
- C.
Inheritance Tax
- D.
Revenue Sharing
- 23.A grant made to states, localities, or private agencies that apply for them
- A.
Application Grant
- B.
Private Grant
- C.
Project Grant
- D.
State Grant
- 24.A group of people who seek to control the government through the winning of elections and holding public office
- A.
Coalitions
- B.
Covert-Ops
- C.
Political Parties
- D.
Terrorists
- 25.Theodore Roosevelt became angry with the Republican Party and left the party. He formed another party. This was a/an _______
- A.
Economic Protest Party
- B.
Single Issue Party
- C.
Splinter Party
- D.
Ideological Party
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