MD Government Final Exam Question Preview (ID: 19129)


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Term for a written plan of government
a) separation of powers
b) James Madison
c) constitution
d)

Term for a nation in which the people elect their leaders
a) Democracy/republic
b) amendment
c) ratify
d)

Term for adding to the Constitution
a) Democracy/republic
b) amendment
c) ratify
d)

This term means to pass or to approve
a) Democracy/republic
b) amendment
c) ratify
d)

Term for our 3 branches of government, each with its own specific power
a) separation of powers
b) James Madison
c) constitution
d)

The Preamble ……..
a) Is the start of the Declaration of Independence
b) Is the start of the Constitution
c)
d)

Known as “Father of the Constitution”
a) Separation of powers
b) James Madison
c) constitution
d)

In order for a person to be elected as president ……
a) people must vote for you
b) you must be Vice President first
c)
d)

What was written to protect the rights of the people?
a) Bill of Rights
b) Consitution
c)
d)

In order to prevent any one branch of government from gaining too much power, the Constitution creates a system of
a) checks and balances
b) articles
c)
d)

The judicial branch
a) makes laws
b) judges laws
c)
d)

The legislative branch
a) makes laws
b) judges laws
c)
d)

The number of amendments that have been added to the Constitution is
a) sixteen
b) twenty-seven
c)
d)

The executive branch
a) judges laws
b) enforces/carries out laws
c)
d)

The supreme law of the land is
a) an agreement between the United States and another country
b) the U.S. Constitution
c)
d)

The total number of members in the House of Representatives today is
a) 435
b) 100
c)
d)

The total number of U.S. senators today is
a) 435
b) 100
c)
d)

The number of representatives each state has in the House of Representatives depends on
a) how many people live in the state
b) how rich the state is
c)
d)

What government did we have before the Constitution
a) Magna Carta
b) Articles of Confederation
c)
d)

The Constitutional Convention met in the city of
a) Philadelphia
b) New York
c)
d)

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