United States Government Review

What was the first plan for government in the United States called?

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Treaty of Paris

• Battle of Yorktown

What branch of government PASSES laws?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Inflation

What branch of government is headed by the president?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• Ordinance

What word means to "approve?"

• ordianance

• judicial

• legislative

• ratify

What term means, "each branch of government will balance the power of others?"

• Preamble

• Compromise

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

What is the introduction to the Constitution called?

• Inflation

• Constitution

• Preamble

• Checks and Balances

Why were many Americans satisfied with the Articles of Confederation?

• it created a strong national government

• it gave the power to the states and the people

• it made King George III cry

• none of the above

How did the Bill of Rights help the Constitution become ratified?

• the southern states agreed to sign it because it gave the states more power

• it didn't. The constitution was never ratified.

• The Bill of Rights gave more power to the Federal government.

• None of the above.

What are the 5 purposes of government as stated in the Preamble?

• life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

• establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide common defense, promote general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty

• operation in the skies, operation on land and sea, flights on land, patrol the seas and coastline

• to have their own money, own taxes, own property

How does the Bill of Rights help citizens?

• it protects citizen's basic rights

• it helps the Federal government

• By providing 25 amendments to the constitution

• none of the above