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National Government

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

________powers are listed in the US Constitution and ________powers are not listed but implied.

a)

Implied, Expressed

b)

Expressed, Implied

c)

Upside Down, Inside Out

d)

Frontwards, Backwards

2.

The Senate is made up of 100 Senators and are represented by 2 from each state.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

When Jamaica became independent it set out its own rules about how the country should be run. This is called a:

a)

constitution

b)

citizenship

c)

government

d)

parliament

4.

How can a citizen take part in the governance of their country?

a)

Vote in elections

b)

demonstrate

c)

Read the laws

d)

Write letters to the press

5.

Identify the building that is correctly matched with its national function.

a)

Gordon House - Prime Minister's Office

b)

Jamaica House - House of Parliament

c)

King's House - official residence of the Governor General

d)

Vale Royal - Official meeting place of the Cabinet

6.

Who is responsible for keeping order in the House of Representatives when it is in session?

a)

The Governor General

b)

The Prime Minister

c)

The Speaker of the House

d)

The President of the Senate

7.

How was the United States Constitution ratified?

a)

All thirteen states needed to approve it.

b)

One of the thirteen states needed to approve it.

c)

Nine out of the thirteen states needed to approve it.

d)

It was approved at the end of the convention.

8.

The Great Compromise decided -

a)

how many loyalist would be sent back to Great Britain.

b)

who would be the first President of the United States.

c)

the first ten amendments would be called the Bill of Rights.

d)

the number votes each state had in the Senate and the House of Representative.

9.

The development of the ​ (a)   of the United States was significant to the ​ (b)   of the American ​ (c)   . The Constitution of the United States established a ​ (d)   system of government based on the power being shared between the national and ​ (e)   governments.

Choose from the below words

Constitution

foundation

republic

federal

state

10.

What city did delegates meet at to revise the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Washington DC

b)

New York City

c)

Boston

d)

Philadelphia

11.

How many branches of government did the Constitution of the United States establish?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

What is the primary function of a national government?

a)

To manage local affairs

b)

To regulate international trade

c)

To govern the entire country

d)

To oversee state governments

13.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a federal system of government?

a)

Centralized power in a single national government

b)

Power shared between national and state governments

c)

Complete autonomy of local governments

d)

No national government

14.

In a parliamentary system, who is typically the head of the national government?

a)

The President

b)

The Prime Minister

c)

The Governor

d)

The Speaker of the House

15.

Which document typically outlines the structure and powers of a national government?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Magna Carta