SS-Government Review

This branch of government carries out the laws.

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• senate

Who chooses the president in a democracy?

• the cabinet votes in the president

• the military selects a president

• the president is appointed

• the people vote in the president

What amendment ended slavery in the US?

• the 26th

• the 13th

• the 15th

• the 19th

What does a jury do at a trial?

• listens to facts presented by a judge

• listens to facts presented by a lawyer and makes a decision based on how he/she feels that day

• listens to the facts presented by a lawyer and makes a decision based on the facts and the law

• discusses the facts with the person on trial

What service does the military provide?

• They repair roads and bridges.

• They make sure people obey laws.

• They protect the country from enemies and other threats.

• They protect the president.

How do Congress and the states make changes to the constitution?

• with amendments

• rewriting the constitution

• change the Declaration of Independence

• changing the Preamble

How do teachers provide a government service?

• they help build roads and highways

• they help students become informed citizens when they are ready to vote

• they teach math

• they teach reading

What does the Bill of Rights explain?

• citizens responsibilities

• why American's did not accept King Geoge

• how much power the government should have

• right of every citizen

How many senators are elected for each state?

• two

• it depends on the states population

• 4

• it depends on the states size

Local and state taxes help pay for services, including fire departments, schools, and

• national monuments

• federal courts

• armed forces

• libraries