Civics Pop Quiz

Before the adoption of the Constitution, the newly independent states were joined by the...

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower compact

• Magna carta

• Bill of rights

The plan of government proposed during Constitutional Convention that called for a bicameral congress based on population was the...

• Florida plan

• New jersey plan

• Virginia plan

• Great Compromise

Power in the United States government is divided among...

• Two branches

  
  

• Seven branches

  
  

• Twenty-five branches

  
  

• Three branches

According to the Constitution, congress is divided into...

• Two branches

• Three branches

• Two houses

• Three houses

According to the Constitution, the number of representatives each state has in the House of Representatives depends on....

• The state's economic output
• The age of the state's residents
• The population of the state.
• The size of the state

The division of responsibilities between different parts of the U.S. government is called...

• separation of powers

• the Great Compromise

• checks and balances

• the executive branch

Checks and Balances refers to the system where each branch of government...

• prevents the other two from becoming too powerful

• makes sure each branch finishes its homework

• changes the constitution based on direct democracy

• enables the other two branches to become more powerful

The purpose of the legislative branch of government is to...

• appoints a king to rule the country.

• removes laws for the country.

• makes laws for the country.

• give money and power to rich people.

The purpose of the executive branch is to...

• interpret and define the laws.

• seize power from the legislative and judicial branches

• carry out the laws established by the legislature.

• ignore the laws set by congress and the constitution.

The purpose of the judicial branch is to

• make new laws.

• revise the constitution with new amendments.

• carry out the law.

• interpret or define existing laws.