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7th Grade SS Pre / Post Test rev.2021

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The U.S government is made up of _______ branches.

a)

one

b)

three

c)

five

d)

nine

2.

The most important function of the Legislative branch of government is to

a)

make laws

b)

enforce laws

c)

interpret or make sense of laws

d)

check the power of the president

3.

An important function of the executive branch of government is to

a)

make laws

b)

enforce laws

c)

interpret or make sense of laws

d)

check the power of the legislative branch

4.

The most important function of the judicial branch of government is to

a)

make laws

b)

enforce laws

c)

interpret or make sense of laws

d)

check the power of the president

5.

The executive branch is made up of ________________ and 15 executive departments.

a)

the chief justice

b)

the president

c)

the speaker of the House of Representatives

d)

senators

6.

The legislative branch is made up of

a)

The House of Representatives and the Senate

b)

the president and the Supreme Court

c)

The Supreme Court and the Senate

d)

The House of Representatives and the president

7.

The first plan of government BEFORE the Constitution was

a)

the Pilgrim Compact

b)

the Articles of Confederation

c)

the Bill of Rights

d)

Revere's Rules

8.

Who was the commanding general for the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

a)

Horatio Gates

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

George Washington

d)

James Madison

9.

Where was the Constitution written?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Boston

d)

Trenton

10.

Benedict Arnold was

a)

an important general for George Washington in the American Revolution

b)

married to Peggy Shippen, a young loyalist

c)

a traitor and switched sides during the American Revolution

d)

all the answers

11.

The American Revolution ENDED with the Battle of ________?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Trenton

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Midway

12.

During the American Revolution where did the patriots surprise the Hessians on Christmas Day?

a)

Boston,MA

b)

Savannah,GA

c)

Trenton, NJ

d)

in a land far far away