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gov final

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote that natural rights include life, liberty, and property?

a)

John Micheal

b)

John Roberts

c)

John Locke

d)

Micheal Jackson

2.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

Broke away from Great Britain

b)

Abolished slavery

c)

Gave women the right to vote

d)

Declared freedom from germany

3.

What are natural rights in theDeclaration of Independence?

a)

Life, liberty, and poverty

b)

Freedom from slavery

c)

Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness

d)

Right to vote

4.

What is the supreme law of the land?

a)

Life liberty and pursuit of happiness

b)

Presidential decrees

c)

The bills

d)

The constitution

5.

What does the constitution do? The idea of self government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are these words?

a)

“In our country”

b)

“We the people”

c)

“We the country”

d)

“Us the people”

6.

What is an amendment?

a)

A change or edit to the constitution

b)

A law to fix wrongful convictions

c)

An official apology letter

d)

A Declaration of Independence

7.

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

a)

The constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

A Bill

d)

The Bill of rights

8.

What are the first 5 freedoms from the First Amendment?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

Religion, assembly, tax, speech, and press

c)

Religion, speech, assembly, petition, and press

d)

Religion, voting, tax, speech, and assembly

9.

How many amendments does the constitution have?

a)

22

b)

27

c)

100

d)

30

10.

What is freedom of religion?

a)

Freedom to force religious beliefs on family

b)

Freedom to state wide religion

c)

Freedom of assembly

d)

Freedom to believe and practice any religion

11.

What is “the rule of law”?

a)

The constitution

b)

All people held the same under law

c)

The amendments

d)

Only American citizens held accountable to U.S law in American territory

12.

What is the difference between leftist and liberal in American politics?

a)

Leftist is no government in economy vs liberal is no government in personal affairs

b)

Leftist is government in economy vs liberal is government in personal affairs

c)

Leftist is government control while liberal is state control

d)

Liberal and leftist are the same

13.

Name one branch/part of government

(More than one right answer)

a)

Republican

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

d)

Judicial

14.

What stops one branch of government from becoming to powerful?

a)

The constitution

b)

Checks and balances

c)

The law

d)

The president

15.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

The chief executive

c)

The pope

d)

The president

16.

Who writes federal laws?

a)

The judicial branch

b)

Congress

c)

The president

d)

George Washington

17.

What are the two parts of the U.S Congress?

a)

The House of Representatives & The Senate

b)

The House of representative & the Supreme Court

c)

The senate & the chief executive

d)

None of the above

18.

How many U.S senotors are there?

a)

435

b)

200

c)

30

d)

100

19.

What does the U.S senator resprisent?

a)

Their entire state

b)

All of America

c)

Their city district

d)

Their court

20.

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

a)

200

b)

400

c)

435

d)

55

21.

We elect a U.S. representative for how many years?

a)

4 years

b)

2 years

c)

Till death

d)

1 year

22.

Why do some states have more representatives than others?

a)

None of these

b)

Voting numbers

c)

Coincidence

d)

Population differences

23.

We elected a president for how many years?

a)

4 years

b)

8 years

c)

2 years

d)

2 1/2 years

24.

In what months do we hold general elections?

a)

October

b)

March

c)

November

d)

January

25.

What is the name of the current president of the United States?

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

Joe Biden

c)

Trump

d)

Barack Obama

26.

If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?

a)

You

b)

The House of Representatives

c)

The vice president

d)

The chief justice

27.

If both the president and vice president cannot serve, who becomes president?

a)

Speaker for the House of Representatives

b)

The Supreme Court leader

c)

Re-election decides

d)

Runner up

28.

Who is the commander chief in the military?

a)

The chief executive

b)

The commander in law

c)

The president

d)

The vice president

29.

Who signs bills to become laws?

a)

The president

b)

The judicial branch

c)

Congress

d)

The supreme judge

30.

Who vetos bills?

a)

The legislative branch

b)

The electoral college

c)

Congress

d)

The president

31.

What does the president’s cabinet do?

a)

Advises him

b)

Vetos bills

c)

Creates rules

d)

All of the above

32.

What does the judicial branch do?

a)

Vetos bills

b)

Create laws

c)

Interprets laws

d)

Sign bills

33.

What’s the highest court in the United States?

a)

The Supreme Court

b)

The judicial branch

c)

The chief justice

d)

None of the above

34.

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

a)

13

b)

9

c)

20

d)

50

35.

Who is the chief justice of the United States now?

a)

John Locke

b)

Johnny Apple seed

c)

John Pork

d)

John Roberts

36.

Under our constitution some powers belong only to the federal government? What is one power

(More than one right option)

a)

Coin money

b)

Establish school districts

c)

Declare war

d)

Elect the president

37.

Under our constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power?

a)

To declare war

b)

To elect president

c)

To establish school districts

d)

None of these

38.

Who is the governor of our state now?

a)

Batman

b)

Steve Milan

c)

John Roberts

d)

Gavin Newsom

39.

What is the capital of your state?

a)

San Francisco

b)

Sacramento

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Riverside

40.

what are the two major political parties in the U.S?

a)

Republic and conservative

b)

Democrat and republican

c)

Democratic and green

d)

There aren’t 2 major parties

41.

What is the political party of the president now?

a)

Democrat

b)

Green

c)

Libertarian

d)

Republican

42.

What is the name of the current speaker of the House of Representatives?

a)

Elon musk

b)

Mike pence

c)

Mike Johnson

d)

John Adams

43.

What are the 4 amendments in the constitution about who can vote?

a)

15(race), 19(gender), 12 (tax,), 21(slavery)

b)

None of these

c)

16(race), 25(age) 17(tax) 26(gender)

d)

15th (race), 19(gender), 24(tax), 26(age)

44.

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

a)

Jury duty

b)

To vote in federal elections

c)

To chose congress

d)

There isn’t one

45.

Name one right only for United citizens

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Religion

c)

Slavery

d)

Voting

46.

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States regardless of citizenship?

a)

Freedom of speech and religion

b)

Voting and religion

c)

Speech and to remain silent

d)

To own animals and land

47.

How old do citizens have to be to vote for president?

a)

17

b)

20

c)

21

d)

18

48.

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

a)

You can’t

b)

By posting on social media and buying merch of complains

c)

By voting and contacting elected officials

d)

By voting and writing speeches