WTP Unit 3 Test

What is the Preamble to the Constitution?

• The introduction to the Constitution that outlines the goals of the document.

• The conclusion of the Constitution that summarizes the laws.

• The main body of the Constitution that details the structure of government.

• A list of amendments added to the Constitution.

How can you and other Americans show consent to live under the Constitution?

• By voting in elections, serving on a jury, and participating in community service.

• By paying taxes, attending school, and obtaining a driver's license.

• By watching the news, traveling abroad, and learning a foreign language.

• By shopping, playing sports, and watching movies.

What are the three branches of our government?

• Executive, Legislative, Judicial

• Education, Defense, Technology

• Health, Transportation, Finance

• Media, Sports, Arts

What power does the Legislative branch have?

• Makes the laws

• Enforces the laws

• Settles disagreements over what the laws mean

• Controls the military

What power does the Executive branch have?

• Makes the laws

• Enforces the laws

• Settles disagreements over what the laws mean

• Controls the military

What power does the Judicial branch have?

• Makes the laws

• Enforces the laws

• Settles disagreements over what the laws mean

• Controls the military

Why did the Framers separate the powers of our government?

• To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

• To make the government more efficient

• To confuse the citizens

• To increase government spending

How did the Framers balance the powers of our government?

• By creating checks and balances

• By allowing citizens to vote

• By making all branches equal in power

• By eliminating the judicial branch

Why did the Framers provide ways for each branch of our government to check the powers of the other branches?

• To ensure no single branch becomes too powerful

• To make the government less efficient

• To increase the power of the judiciary only

• To eliminate the legislative branch

Give an example of how one branch can check the power of another branch.

• The President can veto bills from Congress

• The Congress can pass laws without the President's approval

• The judiciary can make laws

• The President can dissolve Congress