Creating a Government Quiz

What are the three branches of government in the United States?

• agricultural, industrial, and commercial

• federal, state, and local

• legislative, executive, and judicial

• military, economic, and social

What is the separation of powers?

• The separation of powers is the elimination of power from the government.

• The separation of powers is the sharing of power among different countries.

• The separation of powers is the concentration of power in one branch or level of authority.

• The separation of powers is the division of power among different branches or levels of authority.

Which document contains the Bill of Rights?

• Declaration of Independence

• Emancipation Proclamation

• United States Constitution

• Magna Carta

What are constitutional principles?

• Traditional customs and practices followed by a society.

• Political ideologies and beliefs of a nation.

• Basic laws and regulations that govern a country.

• Fundamental rules and guidelines that govern the operation of a constitution.

Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws?

• Legislative branch

• Judicial branch

• Executive branch

• Military branch

What is the purpose of the Legislative branch?

• Enforce laws

• Execute laws

• Interpret laws

• Make laws

Which amendment guarantees freedom of speech?

• First Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

What is the role of the Judicial branch?

• To oversee the executive branch

• To provide social services

• To interpret and apply the law, resolve disputes, and protect individual rights and liberties.

• To make and enforce laws

Which constitutional principle ensures that no one branch of government becomes too powerful?

• Checks and balances

• Judicial activism

• Executive privilege

• Separation of powers

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Nineteenth Amendment

• Twenty-sixth Amendment