Civics Test Review

Question 1

Members of this branch examine laws to see if they are constitutional

Answer 1

Judicial Branch

Question 2

The head of this branch can veto laws passed by congress

Answer 2

Executive branch

Question 3

Members of this branch must approve the presidents treaties

Answer 3

Legislative Branch

Question 4

Members of this branch are responsible for carrying out the nations laws

Answer 4

Executive branch

Question 5

Members of this branch approve the women and men chosen to be judges

Answer 5

Legislative branch

Question 6

Members of this branch can pass amendments to the constitution with the approval of three-fourths of the states

Answer 6

Legislative Branch

Question 7

The head of this branch chooses women and men to serve as judges

Answer 7

Executive Branch

Question 8

This branch is in charge of dealing with other countries

Answer 8

Executive branch

Question 9

The commander in chief of the armed forces is in this branch

Answer 9

Executive branch

Question 10

This branch is made up of the federal courts

Answer 10

Judicial Branch

Question 11

Which branch can declare war?

Answer 11

Legislative Branch

Question 12

Which branch writes new laws?

Answer 12

Legislative Branch

Question 13

The introduction to the constitution

Answer 13

Preamble

Question 14

Served as a model for the US bill of rights

Answer 14

Virginia declaration of rights

Question 15

States the colonists grievances against the king of Great Britain

Answer 15

Declaration of Independence

Question 16

Provided for freedom of religious beliefs and opinions and was the model for the first amendment

Answer 16

Virginia statue for religious freedom

Question 17

Affirms the individual worth and dignity of all people and establishes the structure of the U.S government and is still used today

Answer 17

Constitution

Question 18

Outlines a broad plan for government, it’s considered a living document, is the supreme law of the land and protects the fundamental freedoms such as religion, assembly, press petition, speech and many others

Answer 18

Constitution

Question 19

First to establish that all people were equal under the law and had unalienable rights such as life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

Answer 19

Declaration of Independence

Question 20

Establishes a federal form of government, delegating certain powers to the federal government and state governments, but makes sure the national government is supreme

Answer 20

Constitution

Question 21

Written in 1607 and guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists in Virginia

Answer 21

Charters of the Virginia company of London

Question 22

The first 10 amendments to the U.S Constitution that were added in 1791 to protect Americans fundamental freedoms and individual rights

Answer 22

Bill of Rights

Question 23

Guarantees equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of the minority are protected

Answer 23

Constitution

Question 24

This document didn’t work because it gave most of the power to the individual states so that the national government was weak. And therefore it led to the writing of the U.S constitution

Answer 24

Articles of Confederation

Question 25

Declared the colonies free from Great Britain and was the first to establish the idea of equality under the law

Answer 25

Declaration of Independence

Question 26

List the 5 fundamental principles

Answer 26

• Rule of Law
• Representative Government
• Democracy
• Consent of the Governed
• Limited Government

Question 27

Rule of law definition and example

Answer 27

Everyone is under the law

Example: president getting a speeding ticket

Question 28

Representative Government definition and example

Answer 28

people elect public office holders to represent the US in the people’s behalf

Example: people voting for Senator Joe

Question 29

Democracy definition and example

Answer 29

The people rule

Example: in the US the citizens have the right to vote

Question 30

Consent of the governed definition and example

Answer 30

People approve the government decisions

Example: Fairfax county citizens will vote yes or no to allow the Fairfax county government to impose a meals tax

Question 31

Limited government definition and example

Answer 31

The government is not all powerful

Example: president term policy, 4 year terms

Question 32

Name the system established in the constitution to divide the governments power among three separate branches.

Answer 32

Separation of Powers

Question 33

What is the system set up in the constitution to keep any one branch of the government from becoming too powerful?

Answer 33

Checks and Balances

Question 34

The ______ is the opening paragraph in the US constitution and states the purposes of the US government

Answer 34

Preamble

Question 35

List the 5 purposes of government

Answer 35

• to form a more perfect union
• to establish justice
• to insure domestic tranquility
• to provide for the common defense
• to promote for the general welfare
• and to preserve the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity(future generations)

Question 36

Which amendment lists the 5 fundamental freedoms?

Answer 36

1st Amendment