1B Three Branches and Separation Of Powers

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Why does the United States federal government have checks and balances?

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to make sure no one branch has too much power

Front

Which of the following BEST completes the chart? Passes laws, Vetoes laws, Ignores laws, Enforces laws

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Passes laws

Front

Which of the following is the BEST title for the list?
Options:
Powers of the Legislative Branch,
Powers of the Executive Branch,
Powers of the Judicial Branch,
Powers of the Senate

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Powers of the Executive Branch

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Which of the following powers belongs ONLY to the states? Options: increasing taxes on citizens, declaring war with other countries, printing more money for the country, deciding how many days students go to school

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deciding how many days students go to school

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Which of the following would BEST complete the “Shared” portion of the Venn Diagram? Declaring war, Taxing citizens, Printing money, Fixing local roads

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Taxing citizens

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What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

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to limit what the government can do

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Which of the following is one reason the Bill of Rights was added to the United States Constitution? Options: to stop the Articles of Confederation, to help the ratification of the Constitution, to protect the ideas of the Declaration of Independence, to give states more powers than the federal government

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to help the ratification of the Constitution

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Which person's action would be protected by the 1st Amendment? James publishes an article telling people to vote against the mayor. Lane takes his neighbor's garden gnome because his neighbor owes him money. Ellie rides her scooter without her helmet even though the state has a law that she has to wear it. Henry spray-paints the building of the local grocery store because he disliked their sign.

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James publishes an article telling people to vote against the mayor.

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Which of the following is a protected right of citizens under the 1st Amendment?
Options:
the right to refuse to follow laws,
the right to encourage criminal activity,
the right to threaten others with violence,
the right to complain about political leaders

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the right to complain about political leaders

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Which of the following are examples of natural rights found in the Declaration of Independence? life and liberty, wealth and safety, health and property, prosperity and happiness

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life and liberty