Government (South Carolina)

The ____________________________ branch of government makes laws.

• Legislative
• Judicial
• Executive
• Constitution

The ______________________________ branch of government interprets or decides what the laws mean.

• Legislative
• Judicial
• Executive
• Constitution

Additions or changes to the constitution are called __________________________________.

• National Government
• Delegate
• Amendments
• Constitution

A representative in government is called a _______________________.

• National Government
• Delegate
• Amendments
• Constitution

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• Draft the Declaration of Independence.
• Abolish slavery.
• Create trade agreements with France.
• To set up a new government for the United States.

What are the major changes that helped backcountry settlers after the American Revolution?

• Fairer taxes, more slaves, more prisons.
• More land, no taxes, better farming tools.
• Moving the state capital closer and gaining more political representation.
• New highways, creation of counties, more firewood.

The state capital was moved to present-day Columbia because:

• Columbia has nicer land than Charleston.
• a capital city in the middle of the state would better serve all the people.
• Charleston was getting too crowded.
• backcountry settlers paid the government to move it there.

Which describes South Carolina’s General Assembly or legislative branch?

• makes the laws and decides how the state’s money is spent.

• carries out the laws.

• judges the laws.

• elects the governor and runs the schools.

The branch of state government that carries out the laws is the:

• senate branch.
• judicial branch.
• republican branch.
• executive branch.

What branch of state government makes the laws?

• military branch.
• legislative branch.
• judicial branch.
• executive branch.