House Typhoon

How do all 3 branches of government work together?

• The legislative branch makes laws

• The executive branch can veto those laws

• The judicial branch can declare those laws unconstitutional.

• ALL THE ABOVE

What year did the Pilgrims sign the agreement known as the Mayflower Compact?

• November 12, 1602

• November 21, 1620

• December 21, 1685

• December 23, 1605

What year was the Department of Homeland Security created?

• 2004

• 2002

• 2008

• 2001

Representation in the House of Representatives is based on ___________ ?

• State population

• Equal representation

• Popular vote

• All of these

When was the Virginia Statue of Religious Freedom drafted?

• 1779

• 1797

• 1979

• 1997

In June 2007 President George W. Bush did what? Several times to withhold documents after congressional committees had requested them?

• Hide the documents

• Rewrite the documents using his executive privilege

• Used his executive privilege to hold onto the documents

• Replaced the committee

Which part of executive branch votes to break a ties in the Senate?

• Vice President

• Secretary of state

• The president

• White House head of staff

What branch is able to coin-money?

• Legislative branch

• Judicial branch

• Executive branch

Why is the Declaration of Independence so important?

• Contains the ideals or goals of our nation

• Contains the complaints of the colonists against the British king

• Contains the arguments the colonists used to explain why they wanted to be free of British rule

• All of these