Chapter 3 US Government

      What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish?

• It made slavery illegal.

•   It recognized women’s right to vote.

•   It gave all citizens equal protections under the law.

• It gave all citizens eighteen years old and older the right to vote.

What do the stars and stripes on the American flag symbolize

• the branches of government

• the republic system of government

• today’s 50 states and the original 13 states

• 1776 when the United States became a nation

Which of the following was guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

• freedom of speech

    

• equality for all races

• specific state powers

• voting rights for all citizens

Which of the following is a way that a young person (you) can take on civic responsibility?

• voting in a local election

• serving on a jury

     

• volunteering in the community

• getting elected to public office

Obeying the law is a civic __________.

• right

• motto

• symbol

• responisbility

      Which prevents each branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• checks and balances

• taxes

• local elections

• representatives and senators

Which of the following is a power of the executive branch?

• It can appoint justices to the judicial branch.

• It can rule that laws are unconstitutional.

• It can override a presidential veto.

• It can approve or reject judges.

How are leaders in the executive and legislative branches different from those in the
judicial branch?

• Leaders serve specific terms.

•   Leaders are elected.

• Leaders are appointed.

• Leaders make the laws.

      How are the structures of state and national government similar?

• They both have three levels.

• They both have three branches.

• They both have a Bill of Rights.

•   They both have Cabinet members

Why did the Founding Fathers ensure that some powers were held at the state level?

• to make sure federal government taxes were collected

•    to stop certain laws before reaching the federal government

•   to prevent the federal government from having too much control

• to share the workload of the federal government because it was too difficult