Week 7 Government and Citizenship

The United States is a __________.

• Constitutional monarchy

• Constitutional Republic

• colonial province

• perennial dictatorship

When the people agree to abide by the decisions of their representatives, it is called __________.

• oppression of the colonized

• consent of the oppressed

• oppression of the masses

• consent of the governed

What is the government?

• a group of people who make decisions for a community

• a group of people who decide who is guilty in court

• a group of people who make things difficult

• a group of people who run a company

A national government leads __________.

• the state

• the local community

• the country

• the county

Where can the written laws of the United States be found?

• the Declaration of Independence

• the United States Constitution

• the Mayflower Compromise

• the Constitutional Convention

The Constitution has principles that guide what?

• how the government should be run

• how everyone should behave

• what a students must learn

• what children must do

Why does the Constitution separate the government into three branches?

• so that no person or group can have too much power

• in order to make decisions harder to reach

• to challenge a president's authority

• to give the states more power

Who can veto a bill?

• The President
• The Vice President
• The Speaker of the House
• The Chief Justice

Who can declare that a law is unconstitutional?

• The President
• The Congress
• The Supreme Court
• The Senate

What does the legislative branch do?

• Makes laws
• Enforces laws
• Interprets laws
• Provides healthcare