Mesopotamian Government vs. US Government Assessment

The President is the head of which branch of government? 

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
• All 3 Branches

What is the main job of the legislative branch?

• Head of the military
• Interpret laws/make sure they're fair

• Enforce laws
• Make laws

what is the main job of the judicial branch?

• Head of the military
• Interpret laws/make sure they're fair

• Enforce laws
• Make laws

What is the system in place the guarantees that no one branch will become too powerful?

• Separation of Powers
• Limited Government
• Checks and Balances
• Majority Rule

TRUE or FALSE: In the USA we have over 300,000 laws just at the federal level.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Federal government is divided into how many branches?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What are the criteria for voting in the United States?

• You must be a citizen and at least 21 years old
• You must be a citizen, at least 18 years old, and a non-felon

• Everyone who can read English can vote
• Citizens of the United States and Mexico can vote

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• a receipt for something you bought

• a constitution

• a peace treaty declaring peace between countries

• a document that protects citizens by guaranteeing their freedoms and allowing amendments

What is the purpose of the Constitution?

• a group of people that run government

• an old book of laws

• an instruction book for how to run the government/lines out the 3 branches

• a fictional history of a country

The United States form of government is a:

• direct democracy

• monarchy

• dynasty

• representative democracy