Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws between different branches of government?

• to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful

• to make the national government more efficient

• to increase the power of the presidency

• to ensure that Congress would act according to the will of the people

What pamphlet denounced British rule and fanned the flames of revolution?

• Magna Carta

• Two Treatises of Government

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

What is meant by “the rule of law”?

• the idea that people are the source of government power

• the idea that all people, including rulers and leaders, must obey the law

• the theory that power should be divided among three branches of government

• the power of the courts to interpret the Constitution and other laws

Use the quotation to answer the question.

To which branch of the government does the quotation refer?

• judicial

• presidential

• legislative

• executive

“Everybody’s doing it” is the new slogan for a campaign encouraging people to vote. What propaganda technique is being used?

• bandwagon

• glittering generalities

• name calling

• plain-folks appeal

Why might a citizen oppose the U.S. government’s involvement with the United Nations?

• Because the UN does not give each member country a vote in the General Assembly, UN

  membership may lead to greater conflict.

• Because the UN does not have a permanent army, U.S. military forces may become involved

  in action taken against an aggressor country

• Because the United States does not pay a share of UN operating costs, it does not have a say

  in the General Assembly.

• Because the United States is not a permanent member of the Security Council, it may not

  have much influence on UN decisions.

Of the following, what may happen following a guilty verdict in a criminal case?

• A U.S. Court of Appeals asks to review the case.

• The criminal case becomes a civil case.

• The defendant appeals the case to a higher court.

• The U.S. Supreme Court automatically reviews the case.

Use the quotation to answer the question. To what was Will Rogers referring?

• the success of prohibition

• the right to a public education as guaranteed by the Twenty-first Amendment

• the importance of being able to easily amend the U.S. Constitution

• D. the failure of the Eighteenth Amendment to stop alcohol consumption

Use the quotation to answer the question. How does this quote support the idea of different obligations for state and local governments?

• State governments are more reliable than local governments for providing a city with services.

• Different levels of government can provide the same services equally well.

• Local governments can offer a wider range of services to people living nearby.

• Different levels of government can provide separate services more easily and efficiently.

Use the quotation to answer the question. Which amendment is this quotation from?

• First Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment