WorksheetsGovernment Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Which document explains why the American colonies wanted independence from Great Britain?
a)
A. Constitution
b)
B. Bill of Rights
c)
C. Declaration of Independence
d)
D. Supreme Court
2.
2. Which document explains how the U.S. government is organized?
a)
A. Constitution
b)
B. Declaration of Independence
c)
C. Senate
d)
D. Court
3.
3. Which part of the Constitution protects freedoms like speech and fair trials?
a)
A. Bill of Rights
b)
B. Congress
c)
C. Supreme Court
d)
D. Precedent
4.
4. Which branch of government makes the laws?
a)
A. Executive Branch
b)
B. Legislative Branch
c)
C. Judicial Branch
d)
D. Supreme Court
5.
6. What does due process mean?
a)
A. The government can do anything it wants
b)
B. The government must follow fair rules
c)
C. The president makes laws
d)
D. Courts write the Constitution
6.
7. What is judicial review?
a)
A. When Congress votes on a law
b)
B. When courts decide if a law follows the Constitution
c)
C. When the president signs a law
d)
D. When people protest
7.
8. When courts use past cases to help decide new cases, this is called:
a)
A. Precedent
b)
B. Overreach
c)
C. Rights
d)
D. Powers
8.
9. What does separation of powers mean?
a)
A. One branch controls everything
b)
B. The government is split into three branches
c)
C. Courts make all laws
d)
D. The president runs Congress
9.
10. What is checks and balances?
a)
A. When people vote
b)
B. When branches limit each other’s power
c)
C. When laws are written
d)
D. When courts meet
10.
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
a)
A. Executive Branch
b)
B. Legislative Branch
c)
C. Judicial Branch
d)
D. Congress
11.
What is the main purpose of the Constitution?
a)
B. To organize the government and protect rights
b)
C. To elect the president
c)
D. To collect taxes
d)
A. To declare war
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