4th Grade Government Review

What does veto mean?

• a form of government in which the people elect representatives to run the country.

• approve

• addition

• refuse to sign into law

What are Checks and Balances?

• approve

• guards one branch from becoming too powerful

• addition or change

• addition or change

What is an amendment?

• addition or change

• approve

• refuse to sign into law

• a form of government in which the people elect representatives to run the country.

Which of the following was NOT a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• It could make laws but not pass them

• It could only make religious laws.

• It couldn't collect enough money from states to pay for the war.

• It couldn't put tariffs on imports of British goods without state approval.

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• The amount of power given to the Legislative Branch.

• The counting of slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation.

What are the Ten Amendments to the Constitution called?

• Preamble

• Declaration

• Articles

• Bill of Rights

What was Shay's Rebellion?

• A rebellion against the British army.

• People opposed to officers entering their homes.

• A series of protests from farmers against tax collectors.

• Citizens boycotting the imported goods.

True or False.

The Virginia Plan meant that smaller states were not in favor but the majority ruled and it replaced the Declaration Independence.

• True

• False

Legislative Branch ​

• Makes Laws
• Establishes taxes
• Interprets if laws are fair

Executive Branch

• Commands the armed forces

• Decides what laws mean

• Make sure laws are carried out