*Unit Test 4: Institutions of US Government

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*Unit Test 4: Institutions of US Government

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16 questions

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Prompt: Why is it important that there are three branches of government, each with their own powers, and how does this help to protect peoples' rights?
Write a detailed, one-paragraph CER.
Include:
1) a clear claim, stating how the three branches of the US government are related to “separation of powers"
2) evidence describing how the branches have different powers, and
3) reasoning that demonstrates how this separation helps protect people’s rights.

You MUST write 3-4 sentences clear sentences for full credit.

How many people are in charge of the government? 
Drag & Drop the correct answers into the specific part of the chart below. 
Hint: The top row describes how many people are in charge while the rows below are the names for the specific types of governments. 

Federalism means having a centralized federal government that has more power than the state and local governments. What is the purpose of a government like this? (Choose 3)

With a central government, the country can act as one and get things done

Federalism sounds very official

With a centralized government you can serve the needs of all the people

Federalism unifies many diverse groups of people while respecting their differences

Why is Separation of Powers important in a democracy? (Choose 2)

It's not important because you only need one person to run a democratic government

It empowers diverse voices

It is the fastest way to make decisions

It prevents one person from getting too powerful and becoming a dictator

The Executive Branch of the federal government...

reviews the laws and includes the Supreme Court

enforces the laws and includes the president

makes the laws and includes Congress

The Legislative Branch of the federal government...

makes the laws and includes Congress

enforces the laws and includes the president

reviews the laws and includes the Supreme Court

The Judicial Branch of the federal government...

enforces the laws and includes the president

reviews the laws and includes the Supreme Court

makes the laws and includes Congress

Which of these are examples of how the president can make sure the laws of the US are carried out? (Select 2)

The president meets with leaders of other countries to make strong international relationships

The President respects the voting process.

The President breaks the laws because they don't apply to him

The President follows the laws and holds their friends accountable too

Which of these is the legislative branch of the city government?

The Mayor

City Council

The district courts

What does "checks and balances" mean in government?

A city government can "check" the power of the federal government

The ways that different branches of government can keep the other branches from getting too powerful

The president checks off items on his "to do" list

The president writes checks and the legislature balances the checkbook

How can the Executive branch "check" the Legislative Branch?

The President can veto, or reject, laws passed by Congress

The President can get the Judicial Branch to impeach members of congress

The President can investigate Congress

The President can judge if other elected officials should be in Congress

How can the Legislative Branch Check the Judicial Branch? (Select two)

The House of Representatives can deny the Supreme Court housing if needed

Congress can amend the Constitution

The Senate approves or rejects candidates for the Supreme Court

The Judicial Branch can rewrite laws to make them more fair

What is a verdict?

A lawyer

A kind of fruit

A decision made by a court about which side wins

A person accused of a crime

What is a "precedent"?

A type of present given on religious holidays

A verdict passed by a high court that sets a standard for similar cases in the future

The president's state of the union speech

The elevator used by the Supreme Court

What does it mean to "appeal" a court case?

To fire your lawyer

To ask the president to pardon you for your crime

To ask a higher court to look at the case again and decide if any mistakes were made in the first court

To like the verdict

What best describes “Consent of the Governed?” (Select two)

It is the social contract between people and their government

All governments in the world have Consent of the Governed

Consent of the Governed is “given” when the people protest in the streets

People vote to elect government leaders, and agree to follow the rule of law

Prompt: Why is it important that there are three branches of government, each with their own powers, and how does this help to protect peoples' rights?
Write a detailed, one-paragraph CER.
Include:
1) a clear claim, stating how the three branches of the US government are related to “separation of powers"
2) evidence describing how the branches have different powers, and
3) reasoning that demonstrates how this separation helps protect people’s rights.

You MUST write 3-4 sentences clear sentences for full credit.

How many people are in charge of the government? 
Drag & Drop the correct answers into the specific part of the chart below. 
Hint: The top row describes how many people are in charge while the rows below are the names for the specific types of governments. 

Federalism means having a centralized federal government that has more power than the state and local governments. What is the purpose of a government like this? (Choose 3)

With a central government, the country can act as one and get things done

Federalism sounds very official

With a centralized government you can serve the needs of all the people

Federalism unifies many diverse groups of people while respecting their differences

Why is Separation of Powers important in a democracy? (Choose 2)

It's not important because you only need one person to run a democratic government

It empowers diverse voices

It is the fastest way to make decisions

It prevents one person from getting too powerful and becoming a dictator

The Executive Branch of the federal government...

reviews the laws and includes the Supreme Court

enforces the laws and includes the president

makes the laws and includes Congress

The Legislative Branch of the federal government...

makes the laws and includes Congress

enforces the laws and includes the president

reviews the laws and includes the Supreme Court

The Judicial Branch of the federal government...

enforces the laws and includes the president

reviews the laws and includes the Supreme Court

makes the laws and includes Congress

Which of these are examples of how the president can make sure the laws of the US are carried out? (Select 2)

The president meets with leaders of other countries to make strong international relationships

The President respects the voting process.

The President breaks the laws because they don't apply to him

The President follows the laws and holds their friends accountable too

Which of these is the legislative branch of the city government?

The Mayor

City Council

The district courts

What does "checks and balances" mean in government?

A city government can "check" the power of the federal government

The ways that different branches of government can keep the other branches from getting too powerful

The president checks off items on his "to do" list

The president writes checks and the legislature balances the checkbook

How can the Executive branch "check" the Legislative Branch?

The President can veto, or reject, laws passed by Congress

The President can get the Judicial Branch to impeach members of congress

The President can investigate Congress

The President can judge if other elected officials should be in Congress

How can the Legislative Branch Check the Judicial Branch? (Select two)

The House of Representatives can deny the Supreme Court housing if needed

Congress can amend the Constitution

The Senate approves or rejects candidates for the Supreme Court

The Judicial Branch can rewrite laws to make them more fair

What is a verdict?

A lawyer

A kind of fruit

A decision made by a court about which side wins

A person accused of a crime

What is a "precedent"?

A type of present given on religious holidays

A verdict passed by a high court that sets a standard for similar cases in the future

The president's state of the union speech

The elevator used by the Supreme Court

What does it mean to "appeal" a court case?

To fire your lawyer

To ask the president to pardon you for your crime

To ask a higher court to look at the case again and decide if any mistakes were made in the first court

To like the verdict

What best describes “Consent of the Governed?” (Select two)

It is the social contract between people and their government

All governments in the world have Consent of the Governed

Consent of the Governed is “given” when the people protest in the streets

People vote to elect government leaders, and agree to follow the rule of law