Practice Test

Question 1

In a unitary system of government, power is

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held by a central government.

Question 2

Which scenario best illustrates Aristotle’s belief in the rule of law?

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a senator getting arrested for theft

Question 3

In a confederal system of government, power is

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distributed equally among the state governments.

Question 4

Which was an area of weakness in the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

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regulatory power

Question 5

Which statements about Pericles’s General Assembly are correct? Choose three correct answers.

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It consisted of all Athenian citizens.; It prepared laws for citizens.; It voted directly on laws.

Question 6

Which scenario is not guaranteed under the Articles of Confederation?

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A merchant could always use the same currency in Connecticut and Georgia.

Question 7

The concept of checks and balances ensures that

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each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the others.

Question 8

Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract?

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“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

Question 9

How did Enlightenment thinkers approach the study of government?

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by taking a secular view

Question 10

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense pushed for a more radical solution than the First Continental Congress did in resolving issues of British rule. What was Paine’s solution?

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declaring independence

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