Government and Citizenship Test
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- Q1In what city did the Founding Fathers gather in 1787 to discuss, debate, and sign the Constitution of the United States?PennsylvaniaWashington D.C.PhiladelphiaMaryland30s
- Q2What do we call the idea that the U.S. government has 3 separate branches of government each with its own powers and responsibilities?Separation of PowersCommunismDemocracyRepublic30s
- Q3A ________________ is a system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized. This document also identifies the powers a government has.treatyconstitutionlawforeign policy30s
- Q4____________ is a type of government in which the people/citizens hold the power; the citizens are the ultimate source of government power and authority.AuthoritarianCommunismDemocracyDictatorship30s
- Q5What type of government do we have in the United States?DemocracyCommunismDictatorshipRepublican30s
- Q6What are the 3 branches of government?House, Senate, White HouseJustice, Executive, SenateLegislative, Executive, and JudicialLaw, Justice, Democracy30s
- Q7What branch of government makes our laws?LegislativeLaw BranchJudicialExecutive30s
- Q8What two houses make up the legislative branch or Congress?House of Representatives and the SenateThe House of Senators and the Representative BuildingThe Senate and the Capital BuildingThe White House and the Senate30s
- Q9Who is the head of the Executive Branch?The PresidentThe MonarchThe Secretary of DefenseThe King30s
- Q10How many senators are elected to represent each state?45It is according to population230s
- Q11How many total seats are there in the House of Representatives?*1237005043530s
- Q12The Principle of giving each branch of government the power to cancel the action of another branch is called ___________. Hint: Veto power and 2/3 override power are examples.checks and balancesstatutes and lawscommunismrules and regulations30s
- Q13If the President does not agree with a bill that the Congress wants to make into a law, what can he do? It means "I forbid" in Latin.Veto itRewrite it himself.Burn itFire the Congressman who wrote it.30s
- Q14How old does someone have to be to in order to become President of the United States?3518504030s
- Q15What is the President also known as? Hint: MilitarySenate PresidentCommander in ChiefGeneral PresidentSpeaker of the House30s