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Constitutional Conventi

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 49mins

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Class
Date
1.
A document that list the laws and explains the government of a country.

Un documento que enumera las leyes y explica el gobierno de un país.
a)
Constitution
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Congress
d)
Legislative Branch
2.
The men who wrote the U.S. Constitution in the 1700’s. 

Los hombres que escribieron la Constitución de los Estados Unidos en los años 1700.
a)
The founding fathers
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
George Washington
d)
All of the options are correct
3.
Is a historical event in which the founding fathers wrote the US Constitution. 

Es un evento histórico en el que los padres fundadores escribieron la Constitución de los EE. UU.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Colonial America
c)
American Revolution
d)
Constitutional Convention
4.
Government that is responsible for the entire country.

Gobierno que es responsable de todo el país.
a)
Federal
b)
National
c)
Central
d)
All the options are correct
5.
Government leaders who write laws.
Líderes del gobierno que escriben leyes.
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch 
d)
Political Branch
6.
Which of the following are lawmakers?
¿Cuál de los siguientes son legisladores?
a)
City Council
b)
State Assembly
c)
Congress 
d)
All the options are correct
7.
They write laws for the city.
Ellos escriben leyes para la ciudad.
a)
council
b)
assembly
c)
House of Representative
d)
Senate
8.
They write laws for the state.
Escriben leyes para el estado.
a)
council
b)
assembly
c)
House of Representative
d)
Senate
9.
They write laws for the entire USA.
Escriben leyes para todo Estados Unidos.
a)
House of Representative
b)
Senate
c)
congress
d)
all the options are correct
10.
Which branch is responsible for enforcing the law?
¿Qué rama es responsable de hacer cumplir la ley?
a)
Executive branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none of the options are correct
11.
Which government leader is in charge of the city police and enforcing the law?
¿Qué líder del gobierno está a cargo de la policía de la ciudad y haciendo cumplir la ley?
a)
municipal courts
b)
mayor
c)
city council
d)
sheriff
12.
Which government leader is in charge of enforcing state law?
¿Qué líder del gobierno está a cargo de hacer cumplir la ley estatal?
a)
state assembly
b)
city council
c)
Governor
d)
LAPD
13.
How does president enforces federal law and the US Constitution?
¿Cómo aplica el presidente la ley federal y la Constitución de los Estados Unidos?
a)
use the military
b)
use FBI agents
c)
depend on the governors and mayors
d)
all options are correct
14.
Which branch is responsible for interpreting the US Constitution? They listen to cases and decide if constitutional rights are violated?
¿Qué rama es responsable de interpretar la Constitución de los Estados Unidos? ¿Escuchan casos y deciden si se violan los derechos constitucionales?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
All branches are responsible
15.
Checks and balances refers to
 equilibrios y balances se refiere a 
a)
the government writing checks and balancing the budget
b)
the president being in charge of the congress
c)
the government checking the people
d)
3 branches in government checking and balance power to prevent tyranny
16.
Which is not an example of checks and balances.
Lo cual no es un ejemplo de controles y equilibrios.
a)
The president appoints a cabinet member 
b)
the president appoints a supreme court justice
c)
the president write a treaty that congress must approve
d)
the president veto a bill passed by congress
17.
Which is an example of checks and balances.
Que es un ejemplo de controles y equilibrios.
a)
Congress overrides the president's veto
b)
congress approves the president's supreme court justice
c)
supreme court justice has life tenure
d)
all options are correct
18.
Which is an example of a compromise?
¿Cuál es un ejemplo de un acuerdo?
a)
you promised to go to a party so you are obligated to go
b)
you want to go to the movie, your friend wants to go dancing. So, you go dancing
c)
One weekend you go to the movies that your friend wants to see. next weekend you go to the movies you want to see
d)
No one gets what they want, so the government shuts down
19.
The national lawmakers in the USA are bicameral because it has two houses which are
Los legisladores nacionales en los Estados Unidos son bicamerales porque tienen dos casas que sí lo son
a)
Congress and the Senate
b)
Congress and the House of Representative
c)
Senate and the House of Representative
d)
City council and state assembly
20.
Which house of congress is based on the states' population?
¿Qué casa de congreso se basa en la población de los estados?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representative
c)
Congress
d)
Legislature
21.
Which statement is true.
Qué afirmación es verdadera.
a)
There are 100 senators
b)
each state gets the same amount of senators
c)
California has 2 senators and 53 members in the House of Representative
d)
all options are correct
22.
The founding fathers at the constitutional convention had to compromise regarding;
Los padres fundadores en la convención constitucional tuvieron que comprometerse con respecto;
a)
representation in congress
b)
adding the Bill of Rights
c)
slavery
d)
all of the options are correct
23.
The federalist wanted
El federalista quería
a)
a Bill of Rights
b)
states to keep their power
c)
a strong federal government
d)
the articles of confederation
24.
The anti federalist wanted
El anti federalista quería
a)
the Bill of Rights
b)
a national bank
c)
one currency
d)
national military
25.
The Bill of Rights gives the following
La Declaración de Derechos da la siguiente
a)
freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and petition
b)
protocols that the government must follow if you are arrested
c)
the rights to bear arms
d)
all of the above