Government

The first government system of the United States was the

• U.S. Constitution.
• Declaration of Independence.
• Articles of Confederation. 

The purpose of the checks and balances system is to

• make sure the President has the most power.
• to write checks and keep people from fighting.
• to balance the power of the three branches of government.

Congress was separated into the House of Representatives and the Senate as a result of 

• The Great Compromise
• The Three-Fifths Compromise

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

• The Declaration of Independence
• The First Ten Rules
• The Bill of Rights
• The Treaty of Paris

What was the second government system of the United States called?

• The Declaration of Independence 
• The Articles of Confederation 
• The U.S. Constitution 

Which branch of government writes, debates, and passes bills?

• Judicial 
• Legislative
• Executive

Which branch includes a system of courts?

• Executive
• Judicial 
• Legislative

Which political idea is based on the belief that citizens must be willing to give up some freedoms in exchange for the protection of rights?

• Free Enterprise

• Social Contract Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Natural Rights Theory

What are know as unalienable rights?

• Life , Liberty , Pursuit of Happiness

• The right to bear arms

• Divine Rights

• Natural rights

Which was the result of the compromise allowing the Virginia Plan as well as the New Jersey Plan to determine the structure of Congress?

• National and State legislature

• Parliamentary Rule

• Bicameral legislature

• Unicameral legislature