3 Branches Test

The system of government created at the constitutional meeting that divided powers between national government and the governments of the states is a ___________________ system of government.

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Federal

Which document created a weak national government, have each state one vote, did not allow Congress to tax and had no executive or judicial branch?

• U.S. Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

What branch of government held all the power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Executive

• National

• Judicial

• Legislative

What set up up a two house legislature with one house of Congress represented proportionally and one based on equality?

• 3/5 Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Legislative Compromise

Which branch is responsible for making the laws?

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive

• National

What document replaced the Article of Confederation?

• The Bill of Rights

• The VA Statute for Religious Freedom

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

To form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty, these are all purposes stated in the:

• Declaration of Independence

• Preamble

• Magna Carta

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

Which branch of government is the U.S. Supreme Court part of?

• Judicial

• State

• Executive

• Legislative

The Senate and House of Representatives make up a _______________ legislature known together as______________.

• Bicameral; Congress

• Congress; Bicameral

• Unicameral; Parliament

• Parliament; Unicameral

Who is the leader of the executive branch?

• President

• Chief Justice

• President Pro Tempore

• Speaker of the House