Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Quiz

The first words of the Preamble to the United States Constitution are… (p. 154)

•  Do ordain and establish

• We the people

• Secure the blessings of liberty

The Preamble to the United States Constitution is what type of source? (p. 155)

• A secondary source

• A primary source

• Both a primary source and a secondary source

What are two things the governor does as the head of the executive branch? 

          (p. 156-157)

• The governor creates a state budget, and appoints the heads of many state departments.

• The governor is in charge of state records and is the state’s lawyer.

• The governor collects revenue in the form of taxes, and maintains the state’s highways.

Missouri’s legislative branch has two parts called the Senate and the House of  Representatives, and is also called the…(p. 158)

• District

• Veto

• General Assembly

If the governor vetoes a bill, but the General Assembly still votes for it by a 

        two-thirds majority, what happens? (p. 158-159) 

• The bill will never become a law.

• The governor must sign it.

• The governor can veto the bill a second time.

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition:

judicial branch (160)

• made up of courts that enforce the laws

• refuse to sign

• ask that the case be heard again

• also called the General Assembly, has two parts

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition:

veto

(158)

• made up of courts that enforce the laws

• refuse to sign

• ask that the case be heard again

• also called the General Assembly, has two parts

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition:

appeal (160)

• made up of courts that enforce the laws

• refuse to sign

• ask that the case be heard again

• also called the General Assembly, has two parts

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition:

legislative branch

(158)

• Made up of courts that enforce laws

• refuse to sign

• ask that the case be heard again

• also called the General Assembly, has two parts

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition:

bill

(158)

• a proposed law

• money that the state receives

• Branch that puts laws and programs into action; headed by the governor