Government Branches

In order to limit the power of the government, the framers of the Constitution set up a system of ___

• vetoes

• laws

• checks and balances

• rights and responsibilities

The Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution to ___

• make sure the government could tell people what to do

• protect the government's rights

• protect the basic rights of citizens

• protect the rights of the king

Which is a reason why our founding fathers created the Bill of Rights?

• to make sure England would never attack America again

• to protect the freedoms of our citizens

• to make sure America was a rich country

• to make sure everyone would have a job

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Which of the following is a reason why our founding fathers created this amendment?

• British soldiers were fair and reasonable to the colonists

• British soldiers could go into colonists' homes without warning and take what they wanted

• British soldiers denied colonists' freedom of religion

• British soldiers didn't allow colonists to express their ideas on paper

In a federal system of government, powers are divided between the ___

• state and national governments

• local and state governments

• community and national governments

• national and foreign governments

A person's right to attend any place of worship they choose, or to have a place of worship is part of the 1st amendment's freedom of ___

• speech

• press

• religion

• assemble

Why did the founding fathers divide the legislative branch into two parts?

• it was a compromise between the states with a large population and the states with a small populatoin

• it was what all of the delegates wanted from the beginning

• it was the way the government was set up before the American Revolution

• it was what the President of the United States wanted

What branch of government has the duty to make laws and establish taxes?

• executive branch

• legislative branch

• article branch

• judicial branch

How do you participate in civic affairs?

• call or write a letter to your representative

• throw a party and hope that your representative will attend

• you cannot participate in civic affairs

• wait for your representative to contact you

The powers to print money, set up postal service, and set up military belong to ___

• local government

• state government

• military government

• national government