Government and Constitution Test Review

The main responsibility of the judicial branch is to

• make the laws

• carry out and enforce the laws

• interpret the laws

The main responsibility of the executive branch is to

• make the laws

• carry out and enforce the laws

• interpret the laws

The main responsibility of the legislative branch is to

• make the laws

• carry out and enforce the laws

• interpret the laws

The members of the legislative branch are

• the President

• the Senate and House of Representatives

• the Supreme Court

• All of the above

The Articles of Confederation gave the states...

• more power than the national government

• less power than the national government

• the same power as the national government

• no power

The national government under the Articles of Confederation...

• was weak

• did not have money or the power to get it

• did not have the power to unite the states

• all of the above

The youngest member of Congress was 29 years old. He was worried about the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and said Congress had become a "rope of sand." Who was he?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

Which 2 of the following are true of George Washington?

• He did not have the respect of many Americans.

• He was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the war.

• He thought it was better to have a weak national government.

• He believed a stronger national government was necessary.

Which 2 are true of the Preamble?

• It is the introduction to the Constitution.

• It is the introduction to the Declaration of Independence.

• It begins with the words, "We the people".

• It begins with the words, "We the founders".

In a federal system of government...

• the states share power with the national government.

• the states have more power than the national government.

• the national government has more power than the states.

• the states don't share power with the national government.