U.S. Constitution and Civics Test Review

The US Constitution set up _______ branches of government?

• 1
• 3
• 4
• 2

The Legislative Branch...... ?

• makes laws
• carries out laws
• Interprets laws
• has nothing to do with laws

The Judicial Branch.....?

• makes laws
• carries out laws
• interprets laws
• has nothing to do with laws

The Executive Branch.....?

• makes laws

• enforces laws

• interprets laws

• has nothing to do with laws

The Bill of Rights is part of which document?

• Treaty of Paris
• US Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

How many Amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights?

• first 5
• first 7
• first 10
• All 27

The first plan of government which gave more power to the states and had a weak central government was called the __________ ___ _________________________.

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• War for Independence
• Constitutional Convention

This plan of government was created at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 to replace the Articles of Confederation.

• The Revolution
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Constitution of the United States
• The Bill of Rights

the system where power of all of the branches of government is balanced by the other branches

• Constitution

• federal system

• checks and balances

• three branches

This is the first step to becoming a law.  Congress must pass and the president sign it for it to become a law.

• Electoral College
• Federalism
• Veto
• Bill