Purposes of Government Quiz

What are the 6 purposes of government as highlighted in the Preamble?

• To form a more perfect union

• To establish justice

• To ensure domestic tranquility

• To provide for the common defense

• To promote the general welfare

Rewritten Preamble (in your words): “We the People of the United States in order to keep the peace we need to make the constitution better for our country.”

• To establish justice

• To ensure domestic tranquility

• To provide for the common defense

• To promote the general welfare

Which of the following images best represents the purposes of government?

• Image A: A courtroom scene

• Image B: A military parade

• Image C: A public school

• Image D: A government building

What does the principle of consent of the governed mean?

• It means that the government derives its authority from the consent of the people.

• It means that the government can act without the consent of the people.

• It means that the government is chosen by a select group of elites.

• It means that the government is permanent and unchangeable.

What is popular sovereignty?

• The idea that the government is created by and subject to the will of the people

• A form of government where a monarch has absolute power

• The belief that a nation should expand its territory

• A system where power is divided between a central authority and constituent units

What is separation of powers?

• A principle where the government is divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers

• A system where all governmental powers are concentrated in a single branch

• A method of dividing powers between the federal and state governments

• A process of merging legislative and executive powers

What are checks and balances?

• A system that allows each branch of government to amend or veto acts of another branch

• A financial statement showing the balance of accounts

• A method of balancing a checkbook

• A type of government policy

What does it mean to ratify an amendment?

• To reject an amendment

• To officially approve an amendment

• To propose an amendment

• To debate an amendment

Is it easy or difficult to amend the Constitution?

• Easy

• Difficult

• Neither easy nor difficult

• Impossible

Why was a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• To ensure individual freedoms

• To limit the power of the government

• To establish a national bank

• To create a federal army