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Test Description: Bill of Rights, Branches of Government, Constitution, checks and balances
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What freedom does the 1st amendment guarantee?
A
unreasonable search and seizure
B
bear arms
C
speedy civil trial
D
speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly
2) What are the Bill of Rights
A
the Constitution
B
Declaration of Independence
C
first 10 amendments to the Constitution
D
paper written by the colinists
3) What does the 10th amendment state?
A
freedom of speech, religion, press
B
bear arms
C
all power that is not guaranteed to the Federal Government belongs to the States and the people
D
speedy criminal trial
4) What does the 2nd amendment guarantee?
A
states can do what they want if the Constitution does not forbid it
B
right to bear arms
C
protects people from being held for a crime unless properly accused
D
guarantees punishment will be fair and not cruel
5) What does the 8th amendment guarantee?
A
right to freedom of speech
B
unreasonable search and seizure
C
that punishments will be fair and not cruel
D
being held from a crime unless they were properly accused
6) What is the Legislative Branches Job?
A
check to make sure the law isn't the same as another law
B
make sure laws are constitutional
C
makes laws
D
enforce laws
7) What is the job of the Executive Branch?
A
make laws
B
does nothing with the laws
C
make sure that the laws are constitutional
D
enforce laws
8) What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
A
enforce the laws
B
makes the laws
C
be the judge
D
makes sure that the laws are constitutional
9) What does the 4th amendment protect us from?
A
makes sure laws are constitutional
B
right to bear arms
C
speedy civil trial
D
unreasonable search and seizure
10) What does the 9th amendment state?
A
protects people from being held for a crime unless they were properly accused
B
you cannot be forced to house a soldier in your home
C
protects from unreasonable search and seizure
D
states can do what they want if the Constitution does not forbid it
11) What are checks and balances?
A
making sure power is not in only 1 branch of the government
B
gives 1 branch of government all the power
C
allows the citizens to have all the power instead of the branches of government
D
separates power between two branches of government
12) What was the highest law before the Constitution was passed?
A
Declaration of Independence
B
Treaty of Berlin
C
Treaty of Paris
D
Articles of Confederation
13) Which of the following can the Federal Government do?
A
conduct elections
B
establish schools
C
issue drivers licenses
D
print money
14) What two houses of Congress were created by the Great Compromise?
A
Senate
B
House of Representatives and the Senate
C
Congress and the House of Representatives
D
Parliament and the Senate
15) What can the State Government do?
A
establish a post office
B
conduct elections
C
declare war
D
admit new states
16) What can the State and National Government both do?
A
build highways, borrow money, levy taxes, maintain law and order
B
print money, provide an army and navy, declare war
C
declare war, make treaties, build highways
D
issue drivers and marriage licenses, maintain law and order, borrow money
17) What does the 6th amendment state?
A
freedom of speech, press, petition, religion, assembly
B
right to bear arms
C
states can do what they want as long as the Constitution does not forbid it
D
speedy criminal trial
18) What does the 3rd amendment state?
A
punishments will be fair and not cruel
B
you cannot be forced to house a soldier in your house
C
speedy criminal trial
D
right to bear arms
19) What does the 5th amendment state?
A
speedy civil trial
B
protects people from being held for a crime unless they have been properly accused
C
speedy criminal trial
D
unreasonable search and seizure
20) What does the 7th amendment state?
A
right to bear arms
B
power not granted to the Federal government belongs to the states or the people
C
speedy civil trial (suing)
D
freedom of speech
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