Civics Exam Review

What document created our current nation's government?

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Supreme Court

What is the purpose of the Constitution?

• Sets up the government

• Defines the limits of government

• Protects basic rights of Americans

• All of these!

When the Constitution is changed, it is called:

• Change

• Amendment

• Addendum

• Flexibility

The 1st 10 Amendments are called:

• The 10 Commandments

• Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence was a breakup with:

• The South from the North

• Spain

• France

• Britain and King George III

3 Branches of U.S. Government:

• Army, Navy, Air Force

• Legislative, Judicial, Executive

• Supreme Court, Agriculture, Military

• Congress, Senate, House of Representatives

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• Military

• Martial Law

• Checks & Balances

• Revolution

House of Representatives & Senate are:

• Names of State Governments

• Cabinet Members of the President

• In the Judicial Branch

• 2 parts of Legislative Branch

A President is elected for how many years in the U.S.?

• 8

• 2

• 4

• 6

This Branch of Government interprets the Law:

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive