Study Guide Unit 2:Government Quiz

Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for making laws

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Supreme Court

What branch of government has the veto power?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Supreme Court

• Legislative

This branch of government interprets the laws.

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Congress

• Executive

This branch enforces the laws of the land.

• Congress

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

This document lines out the way our federal government is organized.

• The Bill of Rights

• The U.S. Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

This document set in place our freedom from Great Britain.

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

Which amendment includes our rights to freedom of religion, speech, press, to assemble, and to petition our government?

• 4th Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

Which amendment protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure?

• 2nd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 10th Amendment

Which amendment protects citizens rights to own a gun?

• 6th Amendment

• 9th Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 5th Amendment

This document protects the rights of citizens and keeps the government from having too much control over their lives.

• The Constitution

• Search Warrant

• Bill of Rights