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