Class: Date: US Government Chapter 1 Section 3 Review True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 1. The subject of the cartoon shows that the minority is an important part of any political action. Not all women, even in th case of woman suffrage, agreed with the goal of giving the right to vote to women. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 2. Any system of government in which rule is by the people is called a. an autocracy. c. a monarchy. b. a democracy. d. an oligarchy. 2
3. The form of democracy we have in this country is called a. direct democracy. c. unitary democracy. b. socialistic democracy. d. representative democracy. 4. Any system of government in which a small group holds power is called a. a democracy. c. a monarchy. b. an oligarchy. d. an autocracy. 5. Complete the graphic organizer, identifying the form of government that is ruled by few. a. totalitarian dictatorship c. oligarchy b. monarchy d. direct democracy 2
6. Choose the answer that best completes the chart. a. republic c. constitutional monarchy b. representative democracy d. oligarchy 3
7. According to the chart, in which of the following countries do citizens have the least representation and power? a. Chile c. United States b. China d. South Africa 8. Study the chart. Which countries have the same government structure as the United States? a. Chile and Cuba c. Japan and China b. China and Japan d. South Africa and India 4
9. Complete the graphic organizer, identifying the five markers of free elections. a. straight ticket c. majority rule with minority rights b. individual liberty d. secret ballot voting 10. The Republicans and Democrats have developed in the United States as the major a. capitalists. c. proletariat. b. types of government. d. political parties. 5
11. Choose the best answer that identifies the groups of individuals who organize to achieve these goals. a. political parties c. framers b. electoral college d. Republicans If an elective republic is to endure for any great length of time, every elector must have sufficient information... to direct wisely the legislature, the ambassadors, and the executive of the nation.... [I]t is the duty of the government to see that the means of information be diffused to every citizen. Thaddeus Stevens, April 1835 12. Read the following passage in which Thaddeus Stevens speaks to the Pennsylvania state legislature. What was Stevens asking for? a. legislative funding for the military b. legislative funding for voluntary associations c. legislative funding for farmers d. legislative funding for education Matching Match each item with the correct statement below. a. constitution f. evolutionary theory b. monarchy g. Karl Marx c. mixed-market economy h. constitutional law d. helps democracy to prosper i. John Locke e. freedom of choice j. Adam Smith 13. king, queen, or emperor rules 6
14. a civil society Match each item with the correct statement below. a. provide essential services f. laissez-faire b. representative democracy g. evolutionary theory c. command economy h. socialism d. sovereignty i. a form of autocracy e. majority rule j. preamble 15. totalitarian dictatorship 16. United States government 17. requirement of democracy Short Answer Understanding Concepts 18. Global Perspectives Why might the wealthy people of a poor country support an oligarchy when faced with a Communist revolution in their country? Essay Detention in Relocation Centers of people of Japanese ancestry regardless of loyalty is not only unauthorized by Congress or the Executive, but is another example of the unconstitutional resort to racism inherent in the entire evacuation program... Racial discrimination of this nature bears no reasonable relation to military necessity and is utterly foreign to the ideals and traditions of American people. Justice Frank Murphy, 1944 19. Read the excerpt from the Supreme Court s 1944 decision in Endo v. United States. Write a short essay, comparing the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII to the treatment of Middle Easterners living in the United States post 9/11. 7