Chapter 4 Test: U.S. Government

A group that makes laws at the local level is called ...

• democracy

• liberty

• council

• veto

The branch of government that is made up of courts is called...

• judicial

• census

• executive

• council

Another word for freedom is...

• democracy

• census

• veto

• liberty

A government run by citizens is called...

• liberty

• democracy

• census

• judicial

The president's rejection of a bill is called...

• census

• veto

• democracy

• judicial

A count of the population done every 10 years is called...

• veto

• democracy

• census

• council

Which statement best summarizes how the government of the United States works?

• representatives make laws, but citizens have no say in them.

• A king and queen decide on laws.

• Citizens create laws for themselves.

• Citizens vote for representatives who make laws.

How did the writers of the U.S. constitution make sure that the power to rule the nation was divided equally?

• by splitting Congress into the Senate and House of Representatives

• by creating three branches of government

• by giving the president the power to veto a bill

• by writing the Declaration of Independence

How do all three levels of government pay for the services they provide?

• by printing paper money and coins

• by collecting money from other levels of government

• by getting money from doing a senses.

• by collecting taxes from citizens

Who did the colonists declare independence from when they wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Native Americans

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain