Creating a New Government
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- Q1Who was the first president of the US?James MadisonGeorge WashingtonThomas Jefferson30s
- Q2This was the first plan for government.Articles of ConfederationDeclaration of IndependenceProclamation of 176330s
- Q3This was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation.No power to taxCould not print money30s
- Q4The first ten amendments are calledArticles of ConfederationFreedom of SpeechBill of Rights30s
- Q5What does it mean to amend?vetochangeaccept30s
- Q6Who is the current president of the US?George BushDonald TrumpMike Pence30s
- Q7Which branch of government makes the laws?LegislativeExecutiveJudicial30s
- Q8This is a system which each branch checks on the other and ensures no branch becomes to powerful.Constitutionchecks and balancesBill of Rights30s
- Q9Which did federalists favor?a weak central govt.equal power for states and central govt.a strong central govt.30s
- Q10How many senators does each state get?twoonethree30s
- Q11What is the highest court in the nation?State CourtSupreme CourtNational Court30s
- Q12Which branch of government interprets the meaning of laws?ExecutiveJudicialLegislative30s
- Q13If the president vetoes a bill, can Congress still pass it into law?NoYes30s
- Q14The number of representatives in the House of representatives is based onequal for all statespopulation30s
- Q15Which branch of government enforces the laws?JudicialLegislativeExecutive30s