WorksheetsGovernment and Constitution Quiz 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is an amendment?
An addition to a formal document such as the Constitution
A rejection of a bill
A branch of government
A period of low economic activity
What does proportional mean?
To interpret laws
To reject a bill
To be the same as or corresponding to
To overturn a bill
What does it mean to override?
To carry out the nation's policies
To interpret the nation's laws
To approve a bill
To overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in Congress
What is a veto?
To add an amendment
To interpret laws
To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
To approve a bill
What is a depression?
A rejection of a bill
A branch of government
A period of low economic activity and widespread unemployment
An addition to the Constitution
What is the role of the Executive Branch?
To make the nation's laws
To reject bills
To interpret the nation's laws
To carry out the nation's laws and policies
What is the role of the Judicial Branch?
To add amendments
To carry out the nation's policies
To make the nation's laws
To interpret the nation's laws
What is the role of the Legislative Branch?
To make the nation's laws
To reject bills
To interpret the nation's laws
To carry out the nation's policies
What is a branch of government?
A period of low economic activity
A distinct division within a government with specific powers and responsibilities
A rejection of a bill
An addition to the Constitution
Which branch of government is headed by the president?
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Amendment Branch
Judicial Branch
Which branch of government includes the federal court system?
Amendment Branch
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Which branch of government makes the nation's laws?
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Amendment Branch
Judicial Branch
What is the purpose of dividing government into branches?
To create economic depressions
To reject bills
To prevent a concentration of power
To add amendments
What happens when a bill is vetoed?
It becomes a law
It is rejected and prevented from becoming a law
It is interpreted by the Judicial Branch
It is carried out by the Executive Branch
What does it mean to add an amendment?
To add to a formal document such as the Constitution
To reject a bill
To interpret laws
To make the nation's laws
