Government Review

This branch is made up of judges and courts

• Legislative
• Judicial
• Executive

These are the two parts of the Legislative branch: 

• Governor and Senate
• Senate and House of Representatives 
• House of Representatives and Governor
• Mayor and Governor

This is the job of the Executive branch: 

• To carry out the laws of the state
• To make the laws 
• To interpret or explain state laws

The __________________________ Branch of our government makes the laws.

• Senate
• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial

What kind of congress did the Great Compromise establish?

• 1 House that controls everything
• 2 Houses that have no power
• 2 Houses that both vote on laws
• 2 Houses that take turns being in charge

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

• The States
• The National Government
• The Continental Congress
• The Legislative Branch

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

Slide 2- What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to announce to the world that the U.S. was free and independent, and to justify rebelling against the British government

• to officially declare war on Britain and announce that the U.S. wanted to conquer England

• to explain how America could compromise with the British and mend their problems

• to announce to the world that America would join forces with the French to rebel against England and then become independent

Which document created our current government, set up the three branches, and provided us with a Bill of Rights?

• Declaration of Independence

• The United States Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Social Contract

• 1st Amendment
• 2nd Amendment
• 3rd Amendment
• 4th Amendment