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TCI Lesson 14 Test Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Congress can vote to ________, or accuse a government official, for committing a crime.

a)

cabinet

b)

compromise

c)

executive branch

d)

impeach

2.

The group of advisors that help the president are called the ________.

a)

cabinet

b)

compromise

c)

executive branch

d)

judicial branch

3.

The ________ is the branch of government that interpret the laws.

a)

cabinet

b)

compromise

c)

executive branch

d)

judicial branch

4.

An agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wants is called a(n) ________.

a)

impeach

b)

compromise

c)

executive branch

d)

judicial branch

5.

The ________ is the branch of government that carries out laws.

a)

cabinet

b)

impeach

c)

executive branch

d)

judicial branch

6.

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the central government

a)

A. was too strong

b)

B. could not make war

c)

C. could not pay its bills

d)

D. took power from the states

7.

Why did the states call a Constitutional Convention?

a)

A. to write state constitutions

b)

B. to organize political parties

c)

C. to break away from Great Britain

d)

D. to improve the Articles of Confederation

8.

Whose main job is to make laws?

a)

A. Congress

b)

B. governor

c)

C. president

d)

D. Supreme Court

9.

The advisors to the head of the executive branch make up the

a)

A. ambassadors

b)

B. cabinet

c)

C. court

d)

D. Senate

10.

Which branch is made up of the president and the cabinet?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

11.

What was the agreement known as from the Constitutional Convention?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The Federalist Papers

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Liberty Act

12.

Who was the president of the convention during the debates for the Constitution?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Alexander Hamilton

13.

What was a concern for those who feared a strong central government?

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14.

How many branches does the national government split into?

a)

Two

b)

Four

c)

Three

d)

Five

15.

Checks and balances ensure _______.

a)

The president has the most power

b)

No one branch becomes too powerful

c)

The states hold ALL the power

d)

A king will be elected