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Bill Of Rights, Branches Of Government, Constitution, Checks And Balances. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What are checks and balances?
a) gives 1 branch of government all the power
b) separates power between two branches of government
c) making sure power is not in only 1 branch of the government
d) allows the citizens to have all the power instead of the branches of government

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

What does the 9th amendment state?
a) protects from unreasonable search and seizure
b) states can do what they want if the Constitution does not forbid it
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

What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
a) be the judge
b) makes the laws
c) enforce the laws
d) makes sure that the laws are constitutional

What is the job of the Executive Branch?
a) enforce laws
b) make laws
c) make sure that the laws are constitutional
d) does nothing with the laws

What is the Legislative Branches Job?
a) enforce laws
b) make sure laws are constitutional
c) makes laws
d) check to make sure the law isn't the same as another law

What does the 8th amendment guarantee?
a) that punishments will be fair and not cruel
b) right to freedom of speech
c) unreasonable search and seizure
d) being held from a crime unless they were properly accused

What does the 2nd amendment guarantee?
a) protects people from being held for a crime unless properly accused
b) guarantees punishment will be fair and not cruel
c) states can do what they want if the Constitution does not forbid it
d) right to bear arms

What does the 10th amendment state?
a) all power that is not guaranteed to the Federal Government belongs to the States and the people
b) bear arms
c) freedom of speech, religion, press
d) speedy criminal trial

What freedom does the 1st amendment guarantee?
a) speedy civil trial
b) bear arms
c) speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly
d) unreasonable search and seizure

What are the Bill of Rights
a) Declaration of Independence
b) first 10 amendments to the Constitution
c) the Constitution
d) paper written by the colinists

What was the highest law before the Constitution was passed?
a) Articles of Confederation
b) Declaration of Independence
c) Treaty of Paris
d) Treaty of Berlin

Which of the following can the Federal Government do?
a) establish schools
b) conduct elections
c) print money
d) issue drivers licenses

What two houses of Congress were created by the Great Compromise?
a) Congress and the House of Representatives
b) House of Representatives and the Senate
c) Senate
d) Parliament and the Senate

What can the State Government do?
a) conduct elections
b) declare war
c) admit new states
d) establish a post office

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

What does the 6th amendment state?
a) speedy criminal trial
b) right to bear arms
c) states can do what they want as long as the Constitution does not forbid it
d) freedom of speech, press, petition, religion, assembly

What does the 3rd amendment state?
a) right to bear arms
b) punishments will be fair and not cruel
c) speedy criminal trial
d) you cannot be forced to house a soldier in your house

What does the 5th amendment state?
a) unreasonable search and seizure
b) speedy civil trial
c) protects people from being held for a crime unless they have been properly accused
d) speedy criminal trial

What does the 7th amendment state?
a) speedy civil trial (suing)
b) right to bear arms
c) power not granted to the Federal government belongs to the states or the people
d) freedom of speech

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