Civics Test Review 11/18

Which branch of government interprets the meaning of laws?

• judicial

• legislative

• executive

• congress

A presidential rejection of a bill

• veto

• argument

• ministry

• politics

What fraction of votes is needed in both houses of Congress in order to override a presidential veto?

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 4/3

• everybody

Our bicameral Congress is made up of which two houses?

• house of representatives

• senate

• congress

• legislative branch

What was the purpose of the Preamble to the Constitution?

• introduction to states the 6 goals of American government

• to establish justice among everybody

• to make everybody want to read more of the constitution

• to make a first leading paragraph for the constitution

peace in the USA

• insure domestic tranquility

• establish justice

• we the people

• promote the general welfare

Democracy- Republic- People Rule

• we the people

• insure domestic tranquility

• establish justice

• form a more perfect union

What is the main purpose for the separation of powers?

• keep government limited in power

• help everybody stay equal

• let everybody be equal

• keep congress from overruling

Why did the Anti- Federalists urge the addition of a bill of rights?

• they wanted a specific list of rights that the government cant take away

• it desired one particular catalog of properties that the administration cant deduct

• they didn't believe people were being fair to everybody

Why did the Anti- Federalists oppose ratification of the constitution?

• they felt states would lose power and people would lose their rights

• they felt branches would gain power and people would have to overthrow the government

• they felt that the government would go down in flames