Citizenship Handbook Test

A ____________________ is a government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives.

• Democracy

• Sovereignty

• Republic

• Empire

The U.S. Constitution was inspired by which two of the following documents? [Select two options]

• English Bill of Rights

• Articles of Consolidation

• Magna Carta

• The Harry Potter Series

Select the two Enlightenment Thinkers that inspired the U.S. Constitution.

• Thomas Payne

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke

• John Connor

This idea states that the powers of the government must be clearly defined and divided into legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

• Checks and balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of powers

• Judicial branch

The principle that people are the main source of the government's authority.

• Democracy

• Voting

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and balances

Which of the following is NOT a branch of the United States government?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• The president

• Executive

The executive branch _____________ laws

• enforces

• interprets

• makes

Thee judicial branch ________________ laws.

• makes

• interprets

• enforces

The executive branch ________________ laws.

• enforces

• makes

• interprets

The executive branch consists of:

• the President

• the Vice President

• the president's cabinet

• All of the above