TCI Lesson 14 Test Review

Whose main job is to make laws?

• A. Congress

• B. governor

• C. president

• D. Supreme Court

Why did the states call a Constitutional Convention?

• A. to write state constitutions

• B. to organize political parties

• C. to break away from Great Britain

• D. to improve the Articles of Confederation

What was the agreement known as from the Constitutional Convention?

• The Great Compromise

• The Federalist Papers

• The New Deal

• The Liberty Act

The advisors to the head of the executive branch make up the

• A. ambassadors

• B. cabinet

• C. court

• D. Senate

Who was the president of the convention during the debates for the Constitution?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the central government

• A. was too strong

• B. could not make war

• C. could not pay its bills

• D. took power from the states

Which branch is made up of the president and the cabinet?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

The ________ is the branch of government that carries out laws.

• cabinet

• impeach

• executive branch

• judicial branch

Checks and balances ensure _______.

• The president has the most power

• No one branch becomes too powerful

• The states hold ALL the power

• A king will be elected

How many branches does the national government split into?

• Two

• Four

• Three

• Five