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Brief Review of US Government
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1
What is the best football team?
Colts
Bears
Patriots
Seahawks
2
Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?
Sandra Day O'Connor
John Marshall
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
3
Which philosopher believed in separation of powers?
Locke
Monstequieu
Hobbes
Rousseau
4
Which court case established the "Separate but Equal" doctrine?
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
5
Locke's idea that humans' outlook is shaped by their accumulated experiences is called what?
Tabula Rasa
Premonition
Citizenship
Magna Carta
6
What section of the Constitution lays out the goals of government?
Articles
Preamble
Amendments
Bill of Rights
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What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution collectively known as?
Ten Commandments
The Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Freedom of Speech
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Which amendment abolished slavery?
13
14
12
15
9
How many amendments are there to our Constitution?
29
27
26
28
10
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
22
21
19
20
11
What type of democracy allows for all eligible voters to vote on all issues as they come?
Direct Democracy
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Representative Democracy
12
Which amendment gives us the right to free speech, assembly, petition, religion, and press?
1st
4th
3rd
2nd
13
Hitler, Stalin, Castro, and Kim Jong Il can be best described as...
Diplomats
Dictators
Oligarchs
Democrats
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How many justices are in the Supreme Court?
9
5
7
3
15
Which branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative
Executive
Dept. of Justice
Judicial
16
Which philosopher believed that man's natural state was war?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
17
What is the agreement between the government and its people to work mutually called?
Social Contract
Popular Sovereignty
Individual Rights
Hegemony
18
Who is the current head of the Executive Branch?
Dick Cheney
Joe Biden
Paul Ryan
Barack Obama
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What type of government is ruled by kings or queens?
Monarchy
Representative Democracy
Oligarchy
Democracy
20
Who are the constituents?
The voters
People in the congressional district
People representatives represent
Those who elect the mayor
21
What type of government means "rule of the people?"
Democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Oligarchy
22
What is the head of the Department of Justice known as?
District Attorney
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Defense
Attorney General
23
Which British document gave nobles rights?
Bill of Rights
Constitution
Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
24
How many colonies declared their independence from Great Britain?
14
12
11
13
25
What part of a citizen's life is concerned with affairs of the community and nation?
Civic Life
Personal Life
Political Life
Private Life
26
Which of the following the the best city?
Boston
Cbicago
Los Angeles
Seattle
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What power did Marbury v. Madison give to the Supreme Court?
Free Speech
Petition
Law Enforcement
Judicial Review