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WorksheetsU.S. Constitution and Government
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
What is NOT an effect of the American Revolution?
The United States of America was created.
All Americans were immediately given rights
Many loyalists moved to Canada.
The founding fathers established a new and lasting government.
What is the BEST description for the purpose of government?
The purpose of government is to ensure people do not break the law.
The purpose of government is establish a system of commerce.
The purpose of government is to protect the rights of citizens.
The purpose of government is to create laws to establish order.
Why did the founding fathers meet to write the U.S. Constitution?
They believed the federal government needed to be stronger and wanted to outline the powers of the national government.
They fought in the war and wanted to be compensated for their support and work.
They wanted to establish a government based on Great Britain's parliament.
They wanted to establish that the states should have more power than the federal government.
Why did the framers of the Constitution want a Bill of Rights?
They wanted to maker sure the President had the power to veto laws.
They wanted to make sure the laws created by Congress would be followed.
They wanted to protect the rights of the people through a set of amendments to the Constitution.
They wanted to protects the rights of the states through a set of amendments to the Constitution.
What is the purpose of separation of powers and checks and balances?
The purpose of separation of powers and checks and balances is to make the Executive Branch have more power than the Judicial and Legislative Branch.
The purpose of separation of powers and checks and balances is to prevent the Legislative Branch from controlling the Supreme Court justices.
The purpose of separation of powers and checks and balances is to prevent the Supreme Court justices from overruling the President.
The purpose of separation of powers and checks and balances is to prevent one person or group of people from having too much power.
The purpose of separation of powers and checks and balances was important to the founding fathers because____________.
they wanted to make sure a check was written for the cost of the war.
they wanted to make sure the same number of people were in each branch of government.
they wanted to prevent one person or group of people to have too much power.
they wanted to make sure everyone served the same term limits.
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
5
7
9
11
How many senators are in Congress?
It depends on the population of each state.
50
100
200
The Legislative Branch is made up of The House of Representatives and ____________.
The Cabinet
The Armed Forces
The Governors
The Senate
What is the beginning of the U.S. Constitution called?
The Preamble
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
The Judicial Branch is in the U.S. Supreme Court building.
True
False
What is NOT a right guaranteed through the Bill of Rights?
The right to trial by jury
The right to own a weapon
The right to publish what you want in a newspaper
The right to vote if you are 18 or older
Which branch of government carries out the laws?
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
None of the branches
What is the right guaranteed by Amendment I ?
Quartering Soldiers
Search and Seizure
The Right to Bear Arms
Freedom of Religion, Speech, and the Press
The Executive Branch is housed in the White House.
True
False
