#7 - Constitution and Bill of Rights Retrieval Quiz

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#7 - Constitution and Bill of Rights Retrieval Quiz

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Amendments are proposed on a national level but ultimately the _______ get to decide whether or not they support each amendment.

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Federalism divides power among three different levels of government: _______, _______, and _______.

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List two amendments and explain how they grant you rights.

Which of the following refers to the Declaration of Independence (NOT the Constitution)?

Gave basic government principles to explain how the U.S. would work

Provided structure and organization for the U.S.

Divided powers and responsibilities among three different branches of government

Established the U.S. as an official country

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

27

11

10

1

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution because people were afraid that the national government would be too weak without it.

True

False

Who else, besides the people, get rights from the Bill of Rights?

The President

States

Congress

Other countries

Match the constitutional principle with its correct definition.

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Federalism		Dividing governmental power among three branches
Popular Sovereignty		Allowing each branch of government to limit the power of the other two branches
Checks and Balances		Dividing governmental power among three different levels of government (national, state, and local)
Limited Government		Having the Supreme Court determine whether or not laws and policies are following the Constitution
Separation of Powers		Making sure that the government only has enough power to carry out its necessary functions
Judicial Review		Making sure that the people have the power

The two main purposes of the Bill of Rights are to prevent abuse of power by the national government and to ensure that all people have natural rights.

True

False

What is the political spectrum?

A chart that shows how a person feels about the role and purpose of government

A chart that lets people know if their vote will be counted in the next presidential election

A chart that establishes the powers for different branches and levels of government

A chart that shows when the economy is doing well or doing poorly

It is possible for people at different points on the political spectrum to have the same goals as each other.

True

False

Your place on the political spectrum might explain how you feel about issues such as the government's role in the economy and how much individual freedom people should have.

True

False

Check off the three primary responsibilities of all governments.

Place the following items in the appropriate branch of government.

Makes laws
Includes the President
Includes Congress
Includes agencies that help to carry out and enforce the law
Includes the Supreme Court
Enforces laws
Interprets laws

Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch

When laws are written, they are supposed to follow all of the guidelines that are outlined in the Constitution.

True

False

When there is debate about whether or not a law follows the rules set forth in the Constitution, whose job is it to figure it out?

Supreme Court

President

Congress

It is very easy to add an amendment to the Constitution.

True

False

Amendments are proposed on a national level but ultimately the _______ get to decide whether or not they support each amendment.

At what point in our history were almost half of our constitutional amendments added?

In the last twenty years

In the 1950s

Very early on in our history

During WWII

Which critical event caused three of our most significant amendments to be added to the Constitution?

9/11

Civil War

End of the Cold War

American Revolution

Even though very few amendments have been added in recent years, people still propose ideas like banning flag burning and getting rid of income taxes.

True

False

Federalism divides power among three different levels of government: _______, _______, and _______.

The Constitution lists all the specific powers that are given to the states.

True

False

Which amendment says that any power not given to the national government automatically belongs to the state governments?

4th

1st

10th

8th

Some powers only belong to the national government (not the state governments).

True

False

The national government can never expand on the powers that are listed in the Constitution.

True

False

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

9

1

13

8

Which of the following phrases can be found hanging above the U.S. Supreme Court Building?

"In God We Trust"

"We The People"

"Equal Justice Under Law"

"E Pluribus Unum"

Who has the power to nominate Supreme Court justices?

President

Congress

States

People

List two amendments and explain how they grant you rights.

Which of the following refers to the Declaration of Independence (NOT the Constitution)?

Gave basic government principles to explain how the U.S. would work

Provided structure and organization for the U.S.

Divided powers and responsibilities among three different branches of government

Established the U.S. as an official country

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

27

11

10

1

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution because people were afraid that the national government would be too weak without it.

True

False

Who else, besides the people, get rights from the Bill of Rights?

The President

States

Congress

Other countries

Match the constitutional principle with its correct definition.

Federalism

Dividing governmental power among three branches

Popular Sovereignty

Allowing each branch of government to limit the power of the other two branches

Checks and Balances

Dividing governmental power among three different levels of government (national, state, and local)

Limited Government

Having the Supreme Court determine whether or not laws and policies are following the Constitution

Separation of Powers

Making sure that the government only has enough power to carry out its necessary functions

Judicial Review

Making sure that the people have the power

The two main purposes of the Bill of Rights are to prevent abuse of power by the national government and to ensure that all people have natural rights. 

True

False

What is the political spectrum?

A chart that shows how a person feels about the role and purpose of government

A chart that lets people know if their vote will be counted in the next presidential election

A chart that establishes the powers for different branches and levels of government

A chart that shows when the economy is doing well or doing poorly

It is possible for people at different points on the political spectrum to have the same goals as each other.

True

False

Your place on the political spectrum might explain how you feel about issues such as the government's role in the economy and how much individual freedom people should have.

True

False

Check off the three primary responsibilities of all governments.

Conduct surveillance

Enforce laws

Make laws

Create education policy

Develop new technologies

Feed the citizens

Interpret laws

Place the following items in the appropriate branch of government.

Makes laws

Includes the President

Includes Congress

Includes agencies that help to carry out and enforce the law

Includes the Supreme Court

Enforces laws

Interprets laws

Legislative Branch

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

When laws are written, they are supposed to follow all of the guidelines that are outlined in the Constitution.

True

False

When there is debate about whether or not a law follows the rules set forth in the Constitution, whose job is it to figure it out?

Supreme Court

President

Congress

It is very easy to add an amendment to the Constitution.

True

False

At what point in our history were almost half of our constitutional amendments added?

In the last twenty years

In the 1950s

Very early on in our history

During WWII

Which critical event caused three of our most significant amendments to be added to the Constitution?

9/11

Civil War

End of the Cold War

American Revolution

Even though very few amendments have been added in recent years, people still propose ideas like banning flag burning and getting rid of income taxes.

True

False

The Constitution lists all the specific powers that are given to the states.

True

False

Which amendment says that any power not given to the national government automatically belongs to the state governments?

4th

1st

10th

8th

Some powers only belong to the national government (not the state governments).

True

False

The national government can never expand on the powers that are listed in the Constitution.

True

False

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

9

1

13

8

Which of the following phrases can be found hanging above the U.S. Supreme Court Building?

"In God We Trust"

"We The People"

"Equal Justice Under Law"

"E Pluribus Unum"

Who has the power to nominate Supreme Court justices?

President

Congress

States

People