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Civics and Government Part 1

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the men who formed the United States Constitution called?

a)

Senators

b)

Officials

c)

Framers

d)

Bicameral

2.

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

a)

January 1, 1780

b)

June 4, 187

c)

September 12, 1789

d)

July 4, 1776

3.

Which country did the colonists seek independence from?

a)

France

b)

Canada

c)

England

d)

Spain

4.

Which of the following were part of the Virginia Plan? Choose more than 1 answer.

a)

Unicameral

b)

Bicameral

c)

Favored large states

d)

Favored small states

e)

Limited national government

5.

Which of the following were part of the New Jersey Plan? Choose more than 1 answer.

a)

Unicameral

b)

Bicameral

c)

Strengthened the national government

d)

Limited National Government's power over the states.

e)

Favored large states

6.

What was the Great Compromise that was developed at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

States would give up their sovereignty.

b)

There would be an executive and judicial branch of the central government.

c)

Each state would have proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation as each state would choose two people for the Senate.

d)

It ensured that larger states would always have more power than smaller states by basing everything on population.

7.

What was the Three-fifths Compromise?

a)

The number of people elected to the House should be based on total free population plus three-fifths of the number of slaves in the state.

b)

For every five people in the small states, three would be added to the population to equalize numbers in the Senate.

c)

Only three-fifths of the population in large states would be allowed to vote.

8.

The three parts of the Constitution are the _______ , Articles and 27 ____________ .

a)

Introduction-------- conclusion

b)

Preamble-------conclusion

c)

Introduction-----amendments

d)

Preamble------amendments

9.

What are the first 10 Amendments called?

a)

Preamble

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Articles

d)

Compromise

10.

Powers of the Legislative Branch include.......

a)

Proposes and passess legislation

b)

Appoints judges

c)

Levy and collect taxes

d)

Interpret the laws

e)

Serves a 4 year term.

11.
How many branches of government are there?
a)
Five
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
12.
What is the job of the legislative branch?
a)
to carry out the laws
b)
to declare war
c)
to make the laws
d)
to decide all the laws
13.
What are the three branches of government?
a)
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
b)
Executive, Legos, Judges
c)
President, Vice President, and cabinet, 
d)
City, state, and country
14.
Which branch of the government makes the laws?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial 
15.
What is the main job of the Executive Branch?
a)
Make Laws
b)
Enforce Laws
c)
Declare Laws Constitutional
d)
Decide if Laws are Fair
16.
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Declare if Laws are constitutional
c)
Decides if Laws are Fair
d)
Makes Laws
17.
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Makes Laws
c)
Veto Laws
d)
Declare if laws are constitutional
18.
Which of these is the Branch of Government that enforces the laws? 
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
19.
There are ____________ senators.
a)
100
b)
0
c)
20
d)
10,000
20.
The number of representatives a state has is based on the state's _________________________.
a)
location
b)
name
c)
population
d)
altitude
21.

Who can veto a bill?

a)

President

b)

Vice President

c)

Mayor

d)

Supreme Court

22.
Which branch of the government creates bills?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Tree Branch
d)
Legislative Branch
23.
After a bill has passed the two houses of Congress, it is sent to the
a)
Supreme Court  
b)
 Speaker of the House
c)
 President  
d)
states
24.
True/False:  The Legislative Branch can "check" the Executive Branch by overriding the President's veto with a 2/3 majority.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
True/False:  The President can "check" the Judicial Branch by appointing justices to the Supreme Court.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Which branch makes treaties with other countries?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
27.

Which branch decides on Federal court cases?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

28.
Which branch is selected by the Electoral College?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
29.
Which branch is divided into the House and the Senate?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
30.
Which branch approves presidential appointments?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
31.
Who APPOINTS federal judges?
a)
the Senate
b)
the President
c)
state governors
d)
the House of Representatives
32.

Which branch is able to stop the enforcement of a law until it is determined to be Constitutional not?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Legislative

33.
Which group serves LIFE TERMS?
a)
the Senate
b)
the President
c)
federal judges
d)
the House of Representatives
34.

Whose job is it to interpret the laws?

a)

judicial branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

executive branch

d)

states

35.
Which branch has the power to impeach the president?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
36.
To reject
a)
Veto
b)
Annihilate
c)
Approve
d)
Agree
37.

A bill begins with an ___________ .

a)

Presidential veto

b)

idea

c)

Constitutional Amendment

d)

impeachment

38.
A bill must pass through a _____________ before it can be voted on by the entire House or Senate.
a)
panel of judges
b)
committee
c)
President
d)
Supreme Court
39.

If a bill is introduced and passed in the House of Representatives, what happens next?

a)

Goes to the President to be signed.

b)

Goes to a committee in the House of Representatives.

c)

It is sent to the Senate.

d)

It goes before the Supreme Court for a ruling.

40.

What document was the first attempt at forming a government in the United States?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

The Constitution

41.
One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 
a)
The ability of Congress to tax.
b)
The inability of Congress to tax.
c)
The ability of Congress to declare war.
d)
The ability of Congress to create courts.
42.
In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 
a)
9
b)
10
c)
13
d)
15
43.
Under the Articles of Confederation, America used a national currency (money)
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could regulate trade between the states.
a)
true
b)
false
45.
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote. 
a)
3 
b)
2
c)
1
d)
5
46.
In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?
a)
The States
b)
The National Government
c)
The Continental Congress
d)
The Legislative Branch
47.
How many states needed to agree to revise the Articles of Confederation?
a)
3/4
b)
13
c)
2/3
d)
12
48.

What country is considered to be the "Mother Country" to the Colonial America?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

49.

In thinking of the early colonists - which statement best describes the housing?

a)

Houses were elaborate structures made of stone

b)

There were several rooms in each house, including bedrooms for each child.

c)

Houses were typically one or two rooms with the kitchen being the center of activity.

d)

Houses used a variety of building materials and closely resemble the houses people live in today.

50.

What angered colonists about the "Mother Country"?

a)

The taxes that the Mother Country was imposing

b)

The King never visited the colonies.

c)

The boundaries that the Mother Country set up for the colonies

d)

King did not provide soldiers for protection from the Indians

51.

All of the following are modern legal or political ideas used in the United States that have roots in medieval England except for

a)

Independent Judiciaries

b)

Habeas Corpus

c)

Universal Suffrage

d)

Parliament

52.

From which country did the colonists seek independence?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Norway

53.

What are the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution called?

a)

Articles

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

Top Ten

d)

The Bill of Rights

54.

How are amendments proposed?

a)

Two-thirds of House of Representatives and Senate or of the state legislatures.

b)

By three-fourths of the governors of each state.

c)

By citiizens demanding a change.

d)

90% of House of Representatives and Senate or state legislatures.

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