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AL HISTORY WEEK 8

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A constitution is a body of laws that everyone agrees to obey

a)

True

b)

False

2.

According to our U.S. Constitution, police can enter your home to gather evidence against you at any time if they suspect that you have committed a crime.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Not only does Alabama have the U.S. Constitution, but we also have our State Bill of Rights to protect your rights.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Because of our State Bill of Rights, if police think you have stolen a car, you are first locked up in jail and then given a trial to decide whether you are guilty.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The First Amendment in the Alabama Bill of Rights states that people have the right to freedom of speech

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Part of the way a bill becomes a law is when...

a)

The minority of the Senate votes for it.

b)

The majority of the Senate votes for it.

c)

Everyone in the Senate votes for it.

7.

The system of one branch keeping an eye on the other branches of government is called:

a)

watching the balance

b)

checks and balances

c)

the Supreme Court

8.

Who is the head of the executive branch in our state?

a)

the president

b)

the mayor

c)

the governor

9.

The job of the judicial branch is to....

a)

make laws

b)

ask citizens for ideas for laws

c)

interpret laws

10.

In Alabama, we have __________ senators and __________ representatives.

a)

35, 105

b)

2, 10

c)

5, 18

11.

The highest court in the Alabama judicial system is the ______________ Court.

a)

local

b)

Supreme

c)

county

12.

There are three branches of government in the Alabama and U.S. systems. They are the __________________________, ___________________________, and ___________________________.

a)

house, senate, congress

b)

congress, judicial, white house

c)

executive, legislative, judicial

13.

The word _________________ means that Congress is divided into two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

a)

tripod

b)

bicameral

c)

legislative

14.

In our U.S. legislative branch, each state has ______________ senators. The number of people in the House of Representatives is determined by __________________.

a)

64, state color

b)

2, population

c)

12, state governor