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Civics, Citizenship, and Government 1
Contributed by: Rencher
  • 1. What is the function of the legislative branch?
A) Sign Bills
B) Make Laws
C) Interpret Laws
D) Overturn Laws
  • 2. The main reason the Articles of Confederation were replaced as the basis of the United States government was that they
A) placed too many restrictions on the activities of state governments
B) failed to give the central government enough power to govern effectively
C) lacked provision for a national congress
D) declared that political protests were unconstitutional
  • 3. What is the President's position in the Executive Branch
A) Below Congress
B) Head of Executive Branch
C) He and the Vice President have equal authority
D) Toward the bottom
  • 4. What happens after the President signs a bill?
A) It goes to the people to defend it
B) The Vice President has to sign it too
C) It has no authority
D) It becomes law
  • 5. What can you infer from the fact that the Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional?
A) The Court is not an equal branch
B) The Congress does not have the last word on passing a law
C) Supreme Court is Weak
D) The Judicial branch has the most power
  • 6. Which of these is an opinion about the US Government?
A) The President should have more power
B) The power of each branch is limited by checks and balances
C) The Supreme Court nominees must be approved by Congress
D) The President has the power to veto bills
  • 7. The Executive Branch makes what with other countries?
A) Bills
B) Laws
C) Treaties
D) Votes
  • 8. The Executive Branch carries out ______ and does what to bills the President doesn't like?
A) Treaties, Vetoes
B) Laws,Vetoes
C) Votes, Laws
D) Vetoes, Votes
  • 9. The Executive Branch ________ the budget
A) Vetoes
B) Elects
C) Prepares
D) Denies
  • 10. The Legislative Branch ___________ on treaties and budget.
A) Votes
B) Prepares
C) Vetoes
D) Impeaches
  • 11. The Legislative Branch makes ___________
A) Votes
B) Vetoes
C) Treaties
D) Laws
  • 12. The Legislative Branch may override a President's __________ with a ____________ vote.
A) Vote, 2/3 vote
B) Veto, 2/3 vote
C) Treaty, Law
D) Law, Veto
  • 13. The Legislative Branch can __________ a President for misconduct.
A) Stop
B) Deny
C) Veto
D) Impeach
  • 14. The authors of the Declaration of Independence used the phrase “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” to identify
A) economic rights
B) Inalienable rights
C) legal rights
D) States rights
  • 15. The Legislative Branch must approve appointments for the _____________
A) Constitution
B) Laws
C) Supreme Court
D) Impeachment
  • 16. The Legislative Branch can ____________ Justices of the Supreme Court for misconduct
A) consider
B) install
C) impeach
D) deny
  • 17. The Judicial Branch interprets _________
A) treaties
B) laws
C) vetoes
D) rumors
  • 18. The Judicial Branch can declare a law to be against the _________________
A) people
B) common sense
C) state
D) Constitution
  • 19. The Judicial Branch can declare laws to be
A) not important
B) unconstitutional
C) uncommon
D) not right
  • 20. The President chooses and _____________ Supreme _____________ Justices for a _________ term.
A) declares, Appointments, life
B) appoints, Court, life
C) likes, hearings, 4 year
D) appoints, Court, 9 year
  • 21. The Judicial Branch can _____________ evidence against the ____________ and his ____________
A) Appoint, Life, Evidence
B) Create, Cabinet, Life
C) promote, Court, Cabinet
D) subpoena, President, Cabinet
  • 22. Congress is a "bi-cameral" legislature that includes the House of Representatives and the Senate. What does "bi-cameral" mean?
A) Two-chambered
B) limited the power of the executive branch
C) Sense making
D) Argumentative
  • 23. Are the Three Branches of Government all equal?
A) Yes
B) No
C) I don't Know
D) Yes and No
  • 24. Even though there are three equal branches of our government defined by our constitution, do you believe that one has more power over the other two and why?
  • 25. What are the Three Branches of Government
A) Judicial, Legislative, Executive
B) Legislative, Court of Appeals, Presidential
C) Judicial, Presidential, Legislative
D) I don't Know
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