May 6/7 Quiz

Match the following principles of the Constitution:

• Govt is limited by the constitution

• Limited Government

• The Branches all check each others power

• Checks and Balances

• Govt is divided into 3 Branches

• Separation of Powers

Our Government is divided into 3 Branches. Which Branch makes laws as its primary function?

• Executive Branch (the president)

• Legislative Branch (Congress)

• Judicial Branch (The Supreme Court)

Of the 3 Branches, which Government branch primary function is to enforce the laws?

• The Constitution Branch (The Bill of Rights)

• The Executive Branch (The president)

• The Legislative Branch (Congress)

• The Judicial Branch (The Supreme Court)

Match the 3 Government Branches to its details:

• Congress (Senate and House)

• Judicial Branch

• The Supreme Court

• Executive Branch

• The President

• Legislative Branch

What is the primary function of the Judicial Branch?

• To make the laws

• To enforce the laws

• To interpret the laws

• To punish criminals who break the laws

Match the following:

• People choose goods and services

• Consumer Choice

• The relationship between the availability of goods and the desire for them

• Supply and Demand

• The American Economy

• Entrepreneur

• An inventor who invests in a business

• Free Enterprise

Who was the president who promised (and delivered) Manifest Destiny?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• James K. Polk

• Ulysses S. Grant

In general, the railroad system that opened new markets out west and made moving goods more efficiently made prices go...

• Up

• Down

What did new immigrants provide the USA during the late 1800s?

• New inventions from Europe

• Cheap labor force for factories and railroads

• Diseases that came from overseas

• A decrease in economic productivity

Reorder the following US Expansions:

• Texas Annexation

• Mexican Cession (Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo)

• 13 Colonies (birth of USA)

• Gadsden Purchase