How Government Works and Citizenship

Which statement best describes what must happen for a bill to become a law?

• The judicial branch must declare the law constitutional. 

• Congress must have a 2/3 vote in order to pass it. 

• The president must sign it into a law. 

• The states must approve the law. 

Laws begin as ____________.

• ideas

• bills

• amendments

• proposals

First, a representative sponsors a bill and introduces it to the house. The bill is then assigned to a ___________ to study it.

• representative

• senator

• committee

• judge

​If the bill is released to the House by the committee, it is __________  by the Senate or the House of Representatives.​

• introduced

• discussed

• read

• debated

Which statement best explains why it is so difficult to add an amendment to the Constitution?

• It is difficult to add an amendment to the Constitution because it requires approval from a large majority of states along with 2/3 approval from Congress.

• Adding an amendment is difficult because only a few people in the government need to agree on it. 

• Adding an amendment to the Constitution is a very long process. 

• Amendments need approval from two-thirds of the House of Representatives. 

Which statement best explains the purpose of the amendment process?

• Amendments are only added to the Constitution to benefit a specific group of people, excluding others. 

• The amendment process is in place to limit the power of the judicial branch. 

• The amendment process exists to give the President more power over the Constitution. 

• The amendment process allows amendments or changes to the United States Constitution. 

Which statement best describes why it is important for both Congress and the states to agree on changes to the Constitution?

• To make sure that the amendment is one that will have a major impact on all Americans.

• To make sure that the federal government has more power than the states. 

• To make sure that the states have more power than the federal government.

• To separate powers between the states and the federal government. 

Which statements best describe how the Constitution of the United States can be amended?

Select the two correct answers 

• A constitutional amendment requires approval from all 50 states. 

• Two-thirds of Congress must agree to the change. 

• Three-quarters of Congress must approve the amendment. 

• Three-fourths of the state legislatures must ratify the amendment.

• The executive and judicial branches must agree with the amendment. 

Which branch of government is responsible for making the laws?

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• congress

Which statement best describes the purpose of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution?

• The Tenth Amendment grants the President authority over the states. 

• The Tenth Amendment limits the powers of state governments. 

• The Tenth Amendment reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people. 

• The Tenth Amendment establishes a new branch of government with specific duties.