Practice

Banana

100

Which branch appoints judges?

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

Executive: they choose the supreme court justices

200

Which branch veto's legislation? (CONGRESS IS LEGISLATION) 

Executive branch 

300

Which branch veto's an override and checks the executive branch?

Legislation 

400

Federalism: A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have authority over the same land and people. 

Which fact about American government reflects the above definition of federalism?   

A. Citizens in the United States are subject to both state and federal laws.

B. Power is divided among legislative, executive, and judicial branches.  

A. Citizens in the United States are subject to both state and federal laws.

500

What happens when the laws of Kentucky and the federal government contradict one another? 

A. The U.S. Congress holds hearings on the conflict and determines which law will govern the people of Kentucky.

B. The U.S. Constitution is followed because it says that the laws of the United States should be followed over state law.

B. The U.S. Constitution is followed because it says that the laws of the United States should be followed over state law.

Orange

100

Which services are generally provided by local or city government? Select two. 

A printing money

B printing postage stamps

C providing fire protection

D building interstate systems

E providing police protection

E and C

200

Why did the Articles of Confederation prove unsuccessful during the financial crisis in the United States after the Revolutionary War?

A It lacked a process to coin more money.

B It lacked a way to give value to the Continental dollar.

C It lacked a means to raise an army to protect the frontier.

D It lacked a provision for raising money through taxation.

D It lacked a provision for raising money through taxation.

300

Which of these was a weakness in the Articles of Confederation exposed by Shay’s Rebellion?

B the dominance of an overly powerful executive branch

C the problem of states having more power than the federal government

C the problem of states having more power than the federal government

400

Read the Preamble to the Constitution.

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

What is the purpose of the phrase "We the People of the United States"?
  

A

to identify the authors of the Constitution

B

to establish that the government's authority comes from its citizens

B

to establish that the government's authority comes from its citizens

500

Which is an example of the purpose from Part A?
    

A

legislators' ability to rewrite elements of laws

B

citizens' ability to select their representatives

C

states' ability to ignore and override federal laws

D

courts' ability to remove elected representatives from office

citizens' ability to select their representatives

Strawberry

100

True or False:

A citizen of Kentucky who is registered to vote can vote regardless of race, religion, gender, or age.

False

200

Match to the following:

Talk on the phone without anyone listening.

Hold a meeting to protest a Walmart being built in your town.

Write a letter to the editor criticizing President Trump.

Disagree with other people.

Buy a house in any neighborhood

The right to assemble

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Speech

The Right to Privacy

The right to own property

:)

300

All of the following are ways the government promotes marketplace competition except–

A

encourage monopolies

B

engage in global trade 

C

support business start-ups 

encourage monopolies

400

Which statement best describes the idea of the consent of the governed?

A

The power of a government comes from its people.

B

Governmental power is spread among different branches.

A

The power of a government comes from its people.

500

Which right of American citizens is protected by the Bill of Rights?

A

Choosing a career

B

Voting in presidential elections

C

Receiving a free education at an elementary school

D

Publishing articles critical of government actions

D

Publishing articles critical of government actions

Pineapple

100

Free market systems depend upon extensive competition in markets to keep prices low. 

A

True

B

False

TRUE

200

Which right protected by the Bill of Rights is most connected to the Preamble's goal of establishing justice?

A

The right to own weapons

B

The right to a speedy trial

C

The right to free speech

The right to a speedy trial

300

Is this an example of being a good citizen?

Assembling publicly in order to threaten the use of force unless group demands are met?

NO

400

Is this an example of being a good citizen?

Giving a speech in support of a position on how to improve the government?

Yes

500

Is this an example of being a good citizen?

Writing a letter to the city council suggesting solutions to an issue affecting the community?

Yes

Peaches

100

Is this an example of being a good citizen?

Interrupting a person who is speaking at a school board meeting

No

200

What does the executive branch do and tell me two people who are apart of it.

Carries out laws

Pres and cabinet

300

What does the judicial branch do?

What is the court called?

How many justices are seated there?

Interpret

Supreme court

9

400

What does the legislative branch do?

What are the two parts called?

How many in each part?

Makes laws

senate and HOR

100 and 435

500

How is the constitution popular soverightny? 

for the people