Unit 1 Review Quiz

What are the names of the three branches of our government?

• executive, legislative, judicial

• local, state, federal

• county, state, country

Which branch of government is responsible for creating laws?

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws?

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

What term refers to the system that gives each government branch some power over the others?

• Articles of Confederation
• Ratification
• Federalism
• Checks and Balances

What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?

• Federalism
• Amendment
• Ratification
• Veto

Which branch of government hears cases about the laws and decides what the laws mean?

• judicial
• legislative
• executive

The first 10 Amendments are called...

• The Amendments. 
• The Bill of Rights
• Laws
• Important Information

.  The ________________ contains the supreme laws of the land of the United States of America.

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Magna Carta

What branch is Congress?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Democratic Party

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• The first system of government after the Revolution
• written by Madison about the Constitutional Convention
• Used to declare Independence from England