Branches of Government
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation & Constitution
Three fifths Compromise & Great Compromise
MYSTERY ;) TEHE
100
Which of the following is one job of the Executive Branch of the federal government?
A. ignoring laws
B. enforcing laws
C. separating laws
D. making sure laws are fair
B. enforcing laws
100
What do the Bill of Rights protect?
A. the environment
B. the rights of citizens
C. the money people have
D. the rights of the government
B. the rights of citizens
100
One of the problems with the Articles of Confederation, is that it created a ________ national government.
A. long
B. weak
C. good
D. strong
B. weak
100
_____ was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention who helped large and small states agree to the Great Compromise.
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. George Washington
C. James Madison
D. Thomas Jefferson
A. Benjamin Franklin
100
The First Amendment gives Americans the right to talk about their opinions. This right is called ___________________.
A. freedom of speech
B. freedom of religion
C. freedom to petition
D. freedom to assemble
A. freedom of speech
200
Why do the 3 branches of the federal government have the power to check and balance each other?
A. to count votes
B. to give people more jobs
C. to help the government pass unfair laws
D. to keep one branch from becoming too powerful
D. to keep one branch from becoming too powerful
200
Which of the following are 2 examples of natural rights written in the Declaration of Independence?
A. life and liberty
B. money and safety
C. sadness and grumpy
D. good health and looks
A. life and liberty
200
“We the people” in the U.S. Constitution means that the government's power comes from ___________.
A. the citizens
B. the President
C. the government
D. the legislative branch
A. the citizens
200
What is the name of the compromise between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention?
A. The State Compromise
B. The Great Compromise
C. The Washington Compromise
D. The Articles of Confederation Compromise
B. The Great Compromise
200
Who is considered the “father of the Constitution” because he wrote most of it?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. George Washington
C. James Madison
D. Thomas Jefferson
C. James Madison
300
Which of the following powers belongs ONLY to the federal government and NOT the states?
A. making laws
B. collecting taxes
C. declaring war on other countries
D. deciding how many days students go to school
C. declaring war on other countries
300
Why did the framers of the U.S. Constitution promise to add the Bill of Rights?
A. to give states more power
B. to stop the Articles of Confederation
C. so states would ratify the Constitution
D. so the Executive Branch would have more power
C. so states would ratify the Constitution
300
The ________________________ was the name of the first attempt at a government by the new United States.
A. Bill of Rights
B. U.S. Constitution
C. Articles of Confederation
D. Declaration of Independence
C. Articles of Confederation
300
What argument did the Three-Fifths Compromise settle at the Constitutional Convention?
A. how states would pass laws
B. representation in the Supreme Court
C. how enslaved people would be counted
D. how many rights would be in the Bill of Rights
C. how enslaved people would be counted
300
Use the map to answer the question.
Which number represents the location of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the Constitutional Convention was held?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
B. 2
400
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Makes the nation’s laws
Congress is in this branch
Which branch of the federal government should be the title of this list?
A. Executive Branch
B. Judicial Branch
C. Legislative Branch
D. State Branch
C. Legislative Branch
400
Use the picture to answer the question.
Which First Amendment right is this woman exercising by contacting government leaders to ask for a law to change?
A. freedom to assemble
B. freedom of religion
C. right of the press
D. right to petition
C. right of the press
400
One weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that the national government could not ____________________ to pay for a military.
A. meet when they wanted
B. stop citizens from voting
C. write its own constitution
D. collect taxes from citizens
D. collect taxes from citizens
400
Congress is the building that houses the Senate and House of Representatives. These houses are the highest level of the Legislative Branch. Why did Congress break up into two separate parts?
It broke up to make large and small states equal in terms of voting. House of Representatives gets representatives based on a state's population. The senate gives every state two representatives regardless of population.
400
Use the picture to answer the question.
These kids are reading a newspaper. Which First Amendment right protects Americans’ right to print and read newspapers?
A. freedom of the press
B. freedom to assemble
C. freedom to petition
D. freedom of religion
A. freedom of the press
500
Collecting taxes from citizens to pay for services like roads and schools is a power that belongs to _____________.
A. only state governments
B. only the federal government
C. both the federal and state governments
D. neither the federal or state governments
C. both the federal and state governments
500
Use the picture to answer the question
Which First Amendment right is this group of people exercising by peacefully marching together?
A. freedom to pay taxes
B. freedom to assemble
C. freedom of the press
D. freedom of religion
B. freedom to assemble
500
Why does the U.S. Constitution start with the words “We the People?”
A. to show that people have very few rights
B. to show that the government’s power comes from the people
C. to show that the government can take away the rights of the people
D. to show that all people can vote on each law passed by the government
B. to show that the government’s power comes from the people
500
Why did Southern states benefit from the Three-Fifths Compromise? (How is population related to representatives and power?)
The more population, the more representatives to vote on laws that benefit the Southern states.
500
The words _________________ means that our government’s power comes from the people who live in it.
A. government rules
B. popular sovereignty
C. pursuit of happiness
D. legislative and judicial
B. popular sovereignty