WorksheetsAhh! Real Government!
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What powers did the Articles of Confederation give to Congress?
Tax the states
Raise an army
Enforce created laws
Pay an army
What powers did the Articles of Confederation NOT give to Congress?
Tax states
Pay the soldiers
Create laws
Enforce laws
Which branch did each of the first 3 Constitutional Articles create?
Congressional
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
What is the main purpose of the Executive branch?
Declaring war and serving as Commander and Chief
Making sure states follow laws
Gaining followers on Twitter
Running the other Executive departments
What is the main purpose of the Legislative branch?
Making sure states follow laws
Interpreting the laws passed by the other branches
Keeping the President from having too much power
Write, propose, and debate laws
What is the main purpose of the Judicial branch?
Making sure laws are Constitutional
Punishing government officials who get out of hand
Hearing major crime cases
Aiding the Executive branch in writing laws
How many houses/chambers is Congress divided into?
13
3
2
Nice try, Shomaker...there's only 1 house
What are the two chambers of Congress?
Congress
Senate
Legislative and Executive branches
House of Representatives
What types of cases does the Supreme Court hear?
Constitutional questions
Major criminal cases
Major civil cases
Cases between government officials
What happens if the Supreme Court declares a law/action unconstitutional?
It returns to Congress to be rewritten
The President can choose to veto or override the decision and pass it anyway
It dies/is overturned
It can be challenged in an Appellate Court
Why was Congress created with multiple houses/chambers?
To keep the small and big states happy
Because that's what Franklin recommended
Because Washington sided with Hamilton
Small states were afraid of getting outvoted by large states
Who is the leader of the Executive branch?
Speaker of the House
Chief Justice
The President
The Supreme Court
If someone is unhappy with a verdict in a court case...
they can send it to the Supreme Court
they can appeal it to an Appeals Court
it's too bad, that's life
they can ask for a retrial with a different jury
What kind of government did America's founder model it after?
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Republic
What document fixed the problems of America's first government?
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
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