Review on government

What type of government does the U.S. have?

• Representative democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Republican

How can an amendment be added to the Constitution?

• 2/3 of both houses of Congress and every state must approve

• 3/4 of both houses of Congress and 3/4 of every state must approve

• Every Congressman has to approve it

• 2/3 of both houses of Congress and 3/4 of all states must approve

If Congress wanted to amend the Constitution and 60% of both houses have voted in favor of the new law, can the amendment be passed into law and why?

• Yes, but only if it is signed by the President

• Yes, no other action is required

• No, 2/3 of both houses did not vote in favor of the amendment

• No, the Supreme Court has not reviewed the amendment

When writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson referred to the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as:

• expendable

• unalienable

• given by government

• uncommon

All of the following rights are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights except:

• The right to property ownership

• The right to own a gun

• The right to due process

• The right to religious freedom

What action would be protected by the First Amendment?

• A business owner refuses to allow his personal property to be used by the military for training and housing.

• A family may choose to attend worship service at a newly founded church in the community

• An accused man seeks advice from his attorney before being questioned by the police

• A woman wants to purchase a firearm and keep it in her house for security

The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could -

• express dissatisfaction with British rule

• vote in Britain

• self-govern on a local level

• participate in free enterprise

Which principle of the Constitution states the government works in three distinct branches?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of powers

• Unalienable rights

• Checks and balances

What amendment protects you from having to use your home for military purposes

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

What amendment protects you from cruel or unusual punishment?

• 5th

• 6th

• 7th

• 8th