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Government Test
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Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The first ten amendments to the constitution. They protect citizens basic rights.
A
Articles of Confederation
B
Constitution
C
Bill of Rights
D
Declaration of Independence
2) What was the first written plan of government after the Revolutionary War that was too weak?
A
Constitution
B
Declaration of Independence
C
Bill of Rights
D
Articles of Confederation
3) What was the new plan of government of the United States?
A
Declaration of Independence
B
Bill of Rights
C
Articles of Confederation
D
Constitution
4) What is the form of government where power is shared between the state and the national government?
A
System of Checks and Balances
B
Separation of Powers
C
Republic
D
Federal System
5) Changes to the constitution are called_____.
A
edits
B
vetoes
C
amendments
D
delegates
6) What branch of government writes/makes the laws?
A
Executive
B
All of the above
C
Legislative
D
Judicial
7) What branch of government enforces/carries out the laws?
A
Legislative
B
Executive
C
All of the above
D
Judicial
8) What branch of government judges/interprets the laws to see if they are fair?
A
Legislative
B
Executive
C
Judicial
D
All of the above
9) _____ was put into place to make sure that no one branch of government gets too powerful.
A
Federal System
B
Republic
C
System of Checks and Balances
D
Separation of Powers
10) The division of the powers of government into three branches is called
A
System of Checks and Balances
B
Federal System
C
Republic
D
Separation of Powers
11) The act of accusing the President of wrong doing and taking him out of office is called ___.
A
override
B
impeach
C
unconstitutional
D
veto
12) Congress is able to declare a law _____.
A
unconstitutional
B
veto
C
impeach
D
reject
13) Congress is part of the ______ branch.
A
all of the
B
legislative
C
judicial
D
executive
14) The Supreme Court is part of the ____ branch
A
legislative
B
judicial
C
all of the
D
executive
15) The President is part of the _____ branch
A
legislative
B
all of the
C
executive
D
judicial
16) Why did the colonists give the states more power than the nation in the first plan of government?
A
They liked the idea of state power and were hoping they could all just get along.
B
They were afraid of a strong national government because of what they just went through with the king.
C
They were hoping to elect another king that was more fair.
D
They weren't sure what they wanted to do yet so they just wrote something quickly.
17) The colonists were not ready to approve of the constitution until ____.
A
all taxes were done away with so they wouldn't have to pay.
B
they had a list of rights that would protect their freedoms
C
they were given separate shares of land
D
there was a leader chosen to be king and rule the government
18) The Northwest Ordinance was ___.
A
a written plan that decided the size of states in the 13 colonies.
B
a written set of rules of how the land west of the Appalachian Mtns. would be split up and how the land would be used.
C
a document that declared freedom from the west.
D
a written set of rules that said colonists were not allowed to settle land beyond the Appalachian Mtns.
19) Congress is able to check the President by
A
vetoing a bill that is written
B
declaring a law that is written unconstitutional
C
appointing the justices to the Supreme Court
D
impeaching him
20) The president is able to check the powers of congress by
A
declaring a law that is written unconstitutional
B
vetoing a bill that is written
C
impeaching him
D
appointing the justices to the Supreme Court
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