Foundation of Gov
This document established the first U.S. government but was later replaced due to weakness
A) Constitution
B) Bill of Rights
C) Articles of Confederation
D) Declaration of Independence
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The first 10 amendments.
A) Articles
B) Amendments
C) Bill of Rights
D) Laws
What is the Bill of Rights?
Branch that makes laws.
A) Executive
B) Judicial
C) Legislative
D) State
What is the legislative branch?
Branch that enforces laws.
A) Judicial
B) Legislative
C) Executive
D) State
What is the executive branch?
Branch that interprets laws.
A) Executive
B) Judicial
C) Legislative
D) Local
What is the judicial branch?
The idea that government gets power from the people
A) Federalism
B) Popular sovereignty
C) Judicial review
D) Monarchy
What is popular sovereignty?
Everyone must follow the law.
A) Judicial review
B) Rule of law
C) Limited gov
D) Equality
What is rule of law?
Two parts of Congress.
A) House & Courts
B) Senate & Courts
C) House & Senate
D) President & Senate
What are the House and Senate?
Head of executive branch.
A) Governor
B) Senator
C) President
D) Judge
Who is the President?
Highest U.S. court.
A) District Court
B) Supreme Court
C) Appeals Court
D) State Court
What is the Supreme Court?
This thinker believed in natural rights (life, liberty, property).
A) Montesquieu
B) Locke
C) Hobbes
D) Rousseau
Who is John Locke?
Dividing government into 3 branches.
A) Federalism
B) Separation of powers
C) Popular sovereignty
D) Checks
What is separation of powers?
Number of Senators per state.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) Depends on population
What is 2?
President’s advisors.
A) Congress
B) Cabinet
C) Courts
D) Agencies
What is the Cabinet?
Power to declare laws unconstitutional.
A) Judicial review
B) Veto
C) Override
D) Appeal
What is judicial review?
System dividing power between national and state governments.
A) Federalism
B) Confederation
C) Democracy
D) Autocracy
What is federalism?
Branches limiting each other’s power.
A) Rule of law
B) Democracy
C) Checks and balances
D) Republic
What is checks and balances?
Chamber based on population.
A) Senate
B) House
C) Cabinet
D) Court
What is the House of Representatives?
President rejects a law.
A) Override
B) Pass
C) Veto
D) Appeal
What is a veto?
Court’s authority to hear cases.
A) Law
B) Jurisdiction
C) Power
D) Review
What is jurisdiction?
This document outlines the structure of U.S. government.
A) Bill of Rights
B) Constitution
C) Declaration
D) Articles
What is the Constitution?
Congress can make necessary laws to carry out powers.
A) Supremacy Clause
B) Elastic Clause
C) Commerce Clause
D) Amendment
What is the Elastic Clause?
Leader of the House.
A) President
B) Chief Justice
C) Speaker
D) Governor
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Groups that help carry out laws.
A) Courts
B) Agencies
C) Congress
D) States
What are executive agencies?
Trial courts where cases begin.
A) Supreme
B) Appeals
C) District
D) Cabinet
What are district courts?