Civic Literacy Test: Units 1-3

What is the major function of the Legislative Branch?

• Make laws

• Enforce laws

• Interpret laws

What is the major function of the Executive Branch?

• Make laws

• Enforce laws

• Interpret laws

What is the major function of the Judicial Branch?

• Make laws

• Enforce laws

• Interpret laws

What is one promise an individual makes when they become a U.S. citizen?

• Give up loyalty to any other country

• Defend the constitution

• Be loyal to the US

• all of these

Which of the following is a right reserved only for U.S. citizens?

• Voting

• Freedom of religion

• choosing the job you want

• living where you want

The U.S. House of Representatives has how many voting members?

• 50

• 435

• 100

• 52

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states in the U.S. House of Representatives?

• none of these

• It is based on population

• it is based on square miles

• it is based on how long the state has been in the union

How many U.S. Senators are there?

• 435

• 100

• 50

• 2

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

• Create an army

• Coin or print money

• make treaties

• Provide schooling or education

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• The President

• Checks and balances

• Freedom of Speech

• The people