Unit 5 Social Studies review

A large meeting arranged for a special purpose is called a...

• appointment

• convention

• responsibility

An important belief is called an...

• goal

• prayer

• principle

A duty or something that must be done is called a...

• convention

• responsibility

• amendment

A change or addition is called an...

• convention

• amendment

• principle

Why was the United States Constitution written?

• To be free from Great Britain

• To declare war

• To create a federal system in which power would be shared between the states and the central government

What are the first ten amendments to the constitution called?

• Checks & balances

• Princples

• Bill of Rights

The duties, rights, and responsibilities of individuals living in a state or country is called...

• taxes

• citizenship

• local

What does the California Constitution do?

• It describes how California is special because it was the last state created

• California needed more rules because too many people break them

• It describes the laws of our state and the rights of California citizens

What does the U.S constitution do?

• It describes the responsibilities of the federal government including defending our country, printing money, and making agreements with other nations.

• It only describes our rights as citizens and our job that we owe to the United States

• It has all of the founding fathers old ideas in case we need new ones.

The area over which an authority has control is called...

• its branch

• its access point

• jurisdiction