US Government: Unit One Questions and
Verified Answers
Democracy Correct Answer: A form of government in which the people rule either directly or through
elected leaders.
Unicameral Correct Answer: Single-body (1) legislature.
Bill of Rights Correct Answer: a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (the first ten amendments
to the United States Constitution)
Revenue sharing Correct Answer: A grant program begun in 1972 and ended in 1987 that funneled
money directly to states and local governments on the basis of formulas that combined population
figures with levels of needed.
Citizenship Correct Answer: The status conferring rights and protections to the members of the political
community but, in return, requiring allegiance and involvement.
Who are the regulators? Correct Answer: People who tried to find relief for debted farmers during Shay's
Rebellion. Mercenaries were sent after them by the government.
Due Process Clause Correct Answer: A clause to the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments that says no
person shall be deprived of "life, liberty or property" without due process of the law.
Devolution Correct Answer: A movement that gained momentum in the 1980s to grant states greater
authority over the local operation of federal programs and local use of federal funds.
Politics Correct Answer: The process by which we choose governmental officials and make decisions
about public policy.
Establishment Clause Correct Answer: Clause in the First Amendment that says the government may not
establish an official religion.
No Child Left Behind Correct Answer: Holds states, schools, and school districts more accountable for
their standardized tests scores. The wanted outcome was better tests scores all around and overall a
smarter and better population of young people that would positively contribute to a growing America.
Civic life Correct Answer: Participation in the collective life of the community.
, Why not Rhode Island? Correct Answer: They were suspicious of the larger states, thinking that they
would take advantage of the smaller ones, anyway.
10th Amendment Correct Answer: The powers not delegated to the federal government by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States.
Categorical Grants Correct Answer: Federal programs that provide funds for SPECIFIC programs such a
flood assistance.
Government Correct Answer: The body (or collective bodies) charged with making official policies for
citizens.
Edmund Randolph Correct Answer: A delegate from Virginia at the Constitutional Convention. He
proposed the Virginia Plan, in which large states would benefit from a bicameral legislature
Concurrent Powers Correct Answer: Powers shared by both state and national governments.
Block Grants Correct Answer: Federal programs that provide funds for BROAD categories of assistance,
such as health care or law enforcement.
Direct Democracy Correct Answer: A form of government in which decisions about public policy extend
to the entire citizenry.
William Paterson Correct Answer: A delegate of New Jersey at the Constitutional Convention who
presented the New Jersey Plan, in which smaller states would benefit from a unicameral legislature.
Prohibited Powers Correct Answer: Powers denied to one or both levels of government.
Program Grants Correct Answer: Federal programs that provide funds for very narrow purposes and
contain clear time frames for completion (ex. construction of highways).
Representative Democracy Correct Answer: Form of government in which popular decision making is
restricted to electing or appointing the public officials who make public policy.
Great Compromise Correct Answer: Agreement at the Constitutional Convention splitting the legislature
into two (2) bodies- one apportioned by population, the other assigning each state two (2) members.
16th Amendment Correct Answer: Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave Congress
the power to tax income.
Verified Answers
Democracy Correct Answer: A form of government in which the people rule either directly or through
elected leaders.
Unicameral Correct Answer: Single-body (1) legislature.
Bill of Rights Correct Answer: a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (the first ten amendments
to the United States Constitution)
Revenue sharing Correct Answer: A grant program begun in 1972 and ended in 1987 that funneled
money directly to states and local governments on the basis of formulas that combined population
figures with levels of needed.
Citizenship Correct Answer: The status conferring rights and protections to the members of the political
community but, in return, requiring allegiance and involvement.
Who are the regulators? Correct Answer: People who tried to find relief for debted farmers during Shay's
Rebellion. Mercenaries were sent after them by the government.
Due Process Clause Correct Answer: A clause to the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments that says no
person shall be deprived of "life, liberty or property" without due process of the law.
Devolution Correct Answer: A movement that gained momentum in the 1980s to grant states greater
authority over the local operation of federal programs and local use of federal funds.
Politics Correct Answer: The process by which we choose governmental officials and make decisions
about public policy.
Establishment Clause Correct Answer: Clause in the First Amendment that says the government may not
establish an official religion.
No Child Left Behind Correct Answer: Holds states, schools, and school districts more accountable for
their standardized tests scores. The wanted outcome was better tests scores all around and overall a
smarter and better population of young people that would positively contribute to a growing America.
Civic life Correct Answer: Participation in the collective life of the community.
, Why not Rhode Island? Correct Answer: They were suspicious of the larger states, thinking that they
would take advantage of the smaller ones, anyway.
10th Amendment Correct Answer: The powers not delegated to the federal government by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States.
Categorical Grants Correct Answer: Federal programs that provide funds for SPECIFIC programs such a
flood assistance.
Government Correct Answer: The body (or collective bodies) charged with making official policies for
citizens.
Edmund Randolph Correct Answer: A delegate from Virginia at the Constitutional Convention. He
proposed the Virginia Plan, in which large states would benefit from a bicameral legislature
Concurrent Powers Correct Answer: Powers shared by both state and national governments.
Block Grants Correct Answer: Federal programs that provide funds for BROAD categories of assistance,
such as health care or law enforcement.
Direct Democracy Correct Answer: A form of government in which decisions about public policy extend
to the entire citizenry.
William Paterson Correct Answer: A delegate of New Jersey at the Constitutional Convention who
presented the New Jersey Plan, in which smaller states would benefit from a unicameral legislature.
Prohibited Powers Correct Answer: Powers denied to one or both levels of government.
Program Grants Correct Answer: Federal programs that provide funds for very narrow purposes and
contain clear time frames for completion (ex. construction of highways).
Representative Democracy Correct Answer: Form of government in which popular decision making is
restricted to electing or appointing the public officials who make public policy.
Great Compromise Correct Answer: Agreement at the Constitutional Convention splitting the legislature
into two (2) bodies- one apportioned by population, the other assigning each state two (2) members.
16th Amendment Correct Answer: Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave Congress
the power to tax income.
