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What document defines the structure and powers of the current federal government?
a) Magna Carta
b) Articles of Confederation
c) Preamble
d) U.S. Constitution

The three branches of government are legilative, executive and ______.
a) judicial
b) national
c) civical
d) state

To make laws is the responsibility of the ________ branch.
a) executive
b) legislative
c) judicial
d) national

Government powers are divided and shared by the national and state governments. This is called
a) checks and balances
b) nationalism
c) federalism
d) democrcay

To legislate means to
a) make laws
b) carry out the laws
c) intepret the laws
d) enforce the laws

This branch is responsible for studying and interpreting the laws
a) legislative branch
b) executive branch
c) judicial branch
d) the president

To execute the laws means to
a) sentence for punishment
b) enforce laws
c) exterminate
d) make laws

The division of government powers into three different branches is called
a) democracy
b) communism
c) federalism
d) separation of powers

To create a needed new government, the Founder compromised on this issue.
a) taxes
b) representation in the House
c) slavery
d) the western territories

A compromise in which one slave was determined to equal 3/5 of a person when considering the population of a state.
a) Great Compromise
b) 3/5ths Compromise
c) Connecticut Compromise
d) Fugitive Slave Act

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