Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for making laws?
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Bureaucratic
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What principle of the Constitution divides power between the national and state governments?
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Popular Sovereignty
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?
First Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-sixth Amendment
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a major political party in the United States?
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Green Party
Federalist Party
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the minimum age requirement to vote in federal elections in the United States?
16
18
21
25
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which branch of the U.S. government is primarily responsible for interpreting laws?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Bureaucratic
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The principle of "checks and balances" is designed to ensure what?
That no branch of government becomes too powerful
That laws are applied equally to all citizens
That the government remains a democracy
That states have power over the federal government
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