UIL 5/6 Test C

Article II of the U.S. Constitution created the

• A. judicial branch

• B. executive branch

• C. legislative branch

• D. three branches of government

What was the main reason for the emergence of modern democratic governments during the 19th century?

• A. the decline of religion

• B. the spread of Enlightenment ideas

• C. the collapse of feudalism

• D. the Industrial Revolution

Kamala Harris is the current U.S.

• A. speaker of the House

• B. vice president

• C. secretary of state

• D. president pro tempore of the Senate

When those from different cultures are in close contact and aspects of one culture spread to another, it is called

• A. acculturation

• B. assimilation

• C. diffusion

• D. none of the above

Which is NOT one of the grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• A. King George III would not let new settlers come to the colonies.

• B. King George III would not let the colonists buy and sell things from wherever they wanted.

• C. King George III would not let the colonists have juries for their trials.

• D. King George III would not send British soldiers to collect taxes.

Which of the following methods of voting is offered in all U.S. states?

• A. online voting

• B. phone voting

• C. mail-in ballots

• D. in-person voting

What is missing from the diagram shown above?

• A. Supreme Court

• B. Senate

• C. House of Representatives

• D. Voters

A proposed amendment regarding failed to become part of the Bill of Rights and was eventually added to the U.S. Constitution as the 27th Amendment.

• A. congressional salary

• B. congressional term limits

• C. presidential succession

• D. presidential term limits

Under the executive branch of the U.S. government, the president can

• A. appoint judges to the Supreme Court

• B. veto a law

• C. establish taxes

• D. both A and B

What responsibility does the lieutenant governor of Texas hold?

• A. He assists the chief justice.

• B. He is head of the comptrollers.

• C. He presides over the Texas Senate.

• D. He oversees tax collections.