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The lawmaking body of Great Britain
a) Parliament
b) citizen
c) government
d) republic

to turn down proposed laws
a) ratification
b) veto
c) repeal
d) suffrage

another word for approval
a) civics
b) citizen
c) ratification
d) repeal

supporters of the Constitution
a) Anti Federalists
b) government
c) sovereignty
d) Federalists

a loose association of states
a) confederation
b) double jeapordy
c) eminent domain
d) government

representatives
a) repeal
b) delegates
c) sovereignty
d) indict

a lawmaking body
a) laws
b) civics
c) legislature
d) government

the right to vote
a) citizen
b) laws
c) ratification
d) suffrage

president's advisors
a) cabinet
b) laws
c) republic
d) civics

a written plan of government
a) eminent domain
b) constitution
c) suffrage
d) laws

All powers that the Constitution does not give the federal government
a) given to the president
b) remain with the state governments and the people
c) given to Congress
d) interpreted by the Supreme Court

The Preamble to the Constitution
a) is our law
b) is the introduction that explains why the Constitution was written
c) was ratified by 9 out of the 13 colonies
d) can be traced back to the Magna Carta

The Articles of Confederation were written to preserve the
a) Declaration of Independence
b) close ties with England
c) government
d) states' sovereignty

A written change to the Constitution is a
a) living document
b) proposal
c) amendment
d) article

What was added to the U.S. Constitution two years after the new government went into effect
a) freedom of religion
b) Bill of Rights
c) separation of church and states
d) freedom of speech

Checks and balances is a system
a) used to balance revenues and expenses
b) the two houses of Congress use to prevent each other from having too much power
c) that limits the president's and vice president's power
d) that prevents any branch of the federal government from having too much power

The Supreme Court has the power to
a) repeal an amendment
b) interpret laws
c) veto proposed laws
d) override the president's veto

Delegated powers are powers that the
a) a president gives to the cabinet
b) a president gives to Congress
c) a Constitution gives to the states
d) Constitution specifically gives to the federal government

The president of the United States heads the
a) judicial branch
b) executive branch
c) legislative branch
d) constitutional branch

What city was the country's first temporary capital?
a) New York City
b) Philadelphia
c) Washington D.C.
d) Boston

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