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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Who wrote The Declaration of Independence?Thomas JeffersonThomas PaineJames MadisonGeorge Washington
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Who is the head of the Executive branch?governormayorpresidentspeaker of the house
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the name of the system that makes sure no branch of government gets too much power?judicial branchconstitutional conventionlegislative branchchecks and balances
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What are the first ten amendments called?ConstitutionBill of RightsTorahCommon Sense
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following is part of Congress?SenateSupreme CourtPresidentCabinet
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Whose members are based on state population?SenateCabinetSupreme CourtHouse of Representatives
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Whose members are appointed for life?Supreme CourtSenateHouse of RepresentativesCabinet
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The basis for the US court system comes from...Roger ShermanAbraham LincolnAvrahamYitro and Moshe
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which word means to approve or accept?ammendmentratifylegislativeveto
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What was the first attempt at creating a government?The Articles of ConfederationThe Declaration of IndependenceThe ConstitutionThe Bill of Rights
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which is NOT a job responsibility of the President?Sign or veto a lawCommander-in-Chief of the armed forcesAppoint Supreme Court justicesMake laws
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What was the purpose for writing Common Sense?entertainmentto make a set of lawsto convince people that the colonies should become their own countryto plan a tea party
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Why did The Articles of Confederation set up a weak central government and strong state governments?because states are coolerbecause they didn't want a small group of people to get too much powerbecause they wanted each state to have different moneybecause they wanted people to think of themselves as citizens of their state
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which branch of government introduces a bill?ExecutiveLegislativeJudicialCabinet
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.How can the Judicial branch make sure that Executive and Legislative are not taking too much power?by declaring a law unconstitutionalby vetoing a lawby singing "I'm Just A Bill"by voting against a bill
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?To have checks and balancesTo protect the federal governmentThey thought the Constitution was too shortTo protect peoples' individual rights
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Who wrote Common Sense?Robert ShermanJames MadisonThomas PaineThomas Jefferson
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The leader of a city or village is called...mayorsenatorgovernorpresident
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.How often do we hold presidential elections?every 6 yearsevery 2 yearsevery 4 yearsevery 8 years
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.How can the Executive branch check the Legislative branch?President can fire a senatorPresident can make a lawPresident can declare a law unconstitutionalPresident can veto a law