US Government Test Review

What was the only branch of government under the Articles of Confederation?

• President

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• Vice President

Which of the following was the plan that called for a bicameral legislature in which the lower house had proportional representation and the upper house had equal representation?

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

Which of the following was the plan that called for a bicameral legislature in which both houses were proportional?

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

Which of the following was the plan that called for equal representation in a one house legislature?

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

The three-fifths compromise allowed what?

• free states to include three-fifths more in their population

• free states to claim three-fifths of the slave states' income from agriculture

• slave states to count three-fifths of their slave population toward representation in the House of Representatives

• slave states to count three-fifths of their slave population toward representation in the Senate

The FEDERAL SYSTEM of government divides powers and responsibilities among the local, state, and national governments.

• True

• False

Which of these make up the LEGISLATIVE branch of government?

• Senate

• President

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

• Cabinet

Which of these make up the EXECUTIVE branch of government?

• Senate

• President

• Vice President

• Supreme Court

• Cabinet

Which of these make up the JUDICIAL branch of government?

• Senate

• President

• Other federal courts

• Supreme Court

• Cabinet

Which house of Congress has 435 members?

• Senate

• House of Representatives