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WorksheetsEarly American Government
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
What was the first plan developed to create the United States national government?
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
The National Congress is made up of which two houses?(5 Points)
Parliament and House of Representative
Senate and House of Burgesses
Parliament and House of Burgesses
Senate and House of Representatives
True or False? The Supreme Court has 20 judges who only serve for two years at a time.
True
False
True or False? Equality was slow to come to slaves and women even though the Declaration of Independence created in 1776 stated that "All men are created equal".
FALSE
TRUE
True or False? The president of the United States has the power to veto a bill made by Congress so it won't become a law
FALSE
TRUE
True or False? The national Legislative Branch works in the White House in Washington D.C
TRUE
FALSE
True or False? The Articles of Confederation didn't last because it was a "weak plan".
TRUE
FALSE
What are the citizens of the United States responsible for?
voting in elections
paying taxes
following rules and laws created by the local, state, and federal governments
All of the Above
The first ten amendments to the Constitution were added to protect individual rights and freedoms not addressed in the original Constitution. What are these ten amendments called?
Bill of Rights
Individual Freedoms
Bill of Freedoms
Individual Rights
The three-fifths (3/5th) compromise decided the issue over how to count ________________ for population numbers.
Women
Children
Slaves
Farmers
Which branch of government has the main duty of enforcing the laws and commanding the United States military?
Judicial
Executive
Loyalists
Legislative
Which branch of government has the main duty of deciding if laws passed by Congress are in agreement with the Constitution and if they are being enforced fairly?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
Loyalists
Which branch of government has the main duty of making laws and approving judges for the Supreme Court?
Loyalists
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
What important US document starts with "We the people"?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
The Constitution was written based on the idea that the authority of the government come
Directly from the people
Directly from the Presiden
Directly from each state
Directly from England
In the Constitution governing power is shared by the states and federal government. This system is known as
Parliament
Federalism
Monarchy
Dictatorship
o ensure one branch of government does not have more power than the others our Constitution was written with a system of
Checks and police
Checks and votes
Checks and balances
Checks and judges
The Articles of Confederation gave most of the government power to (5 Points)
The newly formed national government
Each individual state
The elected Representatives
The President
What are the three branches of government?
president, governor, senate
executive, legislative, judicial
teacher, assistant principal, principal
Who is in charge of the executive branch at the national level?
the president
vice president
Mrs. Bryant and Mrs. Williams
What does the executive branch do?
make laws
enforce laws
work at Chick-fil-a
What does the executive branch do?
enforce laws
work at Burger King
make laws
What does the judicial branch do?
enforce laws
call your mom when break the rules
determines if laws are fair
to say no to a bill
veto
laws
citizens
Supreme Court
people who live in a community
citizens
Supreme Court
Congress
Laws
Highest court in the United States
Supreme Court
Laws
Veto
Congress
House of Representatives and the Senate together
Supreme Court
Congress
Capitol
Constitution
Rules made by a government
laws
Constitution
Veto
Congress
How does the government get money to pay for government services?
By collecting taxes from people.
By holding bake sales.
By printing their own money.
By working at a job to earn money.
What is a democracy?
A form of government where a king rules.
A form of government where the people have a say.
A form of government run by the police.
How many senators does each state have?
two
six
four
It is based on the population of the state.
What is another name for the President?
Your Honor
King
Commander in Chief
Vice President
The President can hold office for:
only 4 years
only 6 years
4 years and can run again for another 4 years
6 years and can run again for another 6 years
The President is a part of which branch of the government?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
What is federalism?
The power of the President
Powers shared and divided by the federal government and state government
The power of the States
The ______________________________ decides if laws are fair and follow the constitution.
Judicial Branch
Promotional Branch
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
