civics test

Question 1

Who makes up the legislative branch?

Answer 1

senate and house of representatives

Question 2

The Virginia plan created the

Answer 2

House of representatives

Question 3

Who makes up the Executive branch?

Answer 3

President and Cabinet

Question 4

The ___ Plan wanted representation in the legislative branch to be based on population

Answer 4

Virginia

Question 5

The New Jersey plan created the

Answer 5

Senate

Question 6

The___ plan wanted representation in the legislative branch to be equal

Answer 6

New Jersey

Question 7

What was the name of the compromise made to appease both plans for a type of government?

Answer 7

Connecticut Plan.

Question 8

The people in favor of the new Constitution were called ____

Answer 8

Federalist

Question 9

The main problem in Articles of Confederation was

Answer 9

The federal government was too weak

Question 10

Which branch of the government enforces laws

Answer 10

Executive

Question 11

Nominating justices to serve on the U.S. Supreme court is the responsibility of

Answer 11

The president

Question 12

Who can declare a law unconstitutional

Answer 12

Judicial

Question 13

The executive branch checks the legislative branch

Answer 13

veto

Question 14

legislative branch checks the executive

Answer 14

approves appointments

Question 15

the judicial branch checks the legislative

Answer 15

judicial review

Question 16

the president checks the judicial branch

Answer 16

pardons

Question 17

the legislative branch checks the judicial branch

Answer 17

impeaches judges

Question 18

who can declare an action taken by the president as unconstitutional

Answer 18

supreme court

Question 19

what branch of government interprets the laws?

Answer 19

Judicial

Question 20

who can impeach the president

Answer 20

congress

Question 21

what was the first document establishing the national government?

Answer 21

articles of confederation

Question 22

the enlightenment philosopher___influences Jefferson´s deceleration.

Answer 22

John Locke

Question 23

the philosopher____ developed the ideas of separation of powers and check and balances.

Answer 23

Montesquieu

Question 24

The american style of representative democracy is called

Answer 24

Republicanism

Question 25

What system was created to ensure that one branch of the government doesn’t get too powerful?

Answer 25

checks and balances

Question 26

what is judicial review?

Answer 26

reviews the constitutionality of any government action.

Question 27

who makes up the judicial branch

Answer 27

supreme court and federal courts

Question 28

the philosopher___ gave the founding fathers the ideas of freedom speech press and religion.

Answer 28

Voltaire

Question 29

which branch of government is responsible for creating laws?

Answer 29

Legislative

Question 30

people who were against the new constitution were the

Answer 30

anti federalists.