U.S. Government: Pre-Assessment

What is the system in place that guarantees that no one branch will become too powerful?

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Majority Rule

What branch of government does Congress represent?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• All 3 branches

• Judicial Branch

The President of the United States represents what branch of government?

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• All three branches

The Supreme Court is a part of which branch of government?

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• All three branches

Who holds the power to Veto bills?

• The Supreme Court

• The President

• Speaker of the House

• The Vice President

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

• Lieutenant General

• Secretary of Defense

• The President

• The Vice President

Which of these causes did the Articles of Confederation fail?

• States had too much power

• Government was too strong

• Weak federal government

• Inflation

The 1st Amendment grants freedom of speech, petition, assembly, religion, and...

• Press

• Tax

• Privacy

• Due process

Which amendment granted women the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 14th Amendement

• 19th Amendment

Why were poll taxes and literacy tests a requirement for voting in the past?

• To prevent poor people from voting

• To prevent uneducated people from voting

• To prevent African Americans from voting

• To prevent women from voting