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Grade 7 Legislative Branch
The Branch of government that makes the laws is the:
  1. Authoritarian
  2. Despotic
  3. Legislative
  4. Judicial
Grade 7 Legislative Branch
Which of the following is not a power of Congress?
  1. to regulate trade with other nations
  2. to raise and support a navy
  3. to coin money
  4. to appoint judges
Grade 7 US Government
What are the 3 Branches of US government?
  1. Legislative, Judicial, Executive
  2. Prime Minister, Courts, Congress
  3. Senate, King, Supreme Court
  4. Legislative, Governor, Mayor
Grade 7 Judicial Branch
What famous Supreme Court case ruled that police officers must read the constitutional rights to all people they place under arrest?
  1. Plessy v. Ferguson
  2. Brown v. Board of Education
  3. Miranda v. Arizona
  4. Jordan v. Bryant
Grade 7 US Laws and Amendments
Which situation does NOT involve a right protected by the Bill of Rights?
  1. The ability to own a gun, as long as the laws are followed
  2. The guarantee of a well paying job
  3. Freedom to publish opinions in the local newspaper
  4. Freedom to join the church of choice
Grade 7 Judicial Branch
What Supreme Court case from 1803 established the power of judicial review?
  1. Marbury v. Madison
  2. Brown v. Board of Education
  3. Miranda v. Arizona
  4. Washington v. Jefferson
Grade 7 Legislative Branch
How is representation in the House of Representatives determined?
  1. by the physical size of the state
  2. by the location of the state
  3. by the size of the state's population
  4. Every state has the same number of representatives.
Grade 7 Executive Branch
The amendment that allows the President and Vice president to be on the same ballot
  1. Amendment 14
  2. Amendment 10
  3. Amendment 12
  4. Amendment 19
Grade 7 US Laws and Amendments
What does the phrase "insure domestic tranquility" in the Preamble of the Constitution mean?
  1. Give land to the homeless
  2. Fight wars on foreign soi
  3. Keep the homeland at peace
  4. Provide citizens with insurance
Grade 7 Executive Branch
The branch of government that carries out laws is
  1. Executive
  2. Electoral College
  3. Judicial
  4. Legislative
Grade 7 US Government
Congress can override a veto with what majority of both houses?
  1. Simple majority
  2. Three-fourths majority
  3. Two-thirds majority
  4. 100 per cent of Congress
Grade 7 Judicial Branch
The branch of government that interprets laws is the
  1. legislative
  2. judicial
  3. executive
  4. constitutional convention
Grade 7 US Government
Powers that are shared both by the states and federal government
  1. Expressed Powers
  2. Concurent Powers
  3. Reserved Powers
  4. Government Powers
Grade 7 US Laws and Amendments
Where did the concept of citizenship begin?
  1. Ancient China
  2. Ancient Rome and Greece
  3. medieval Euorpe
  4. the United States
Grade 7 Legislative Branch
Which group of people utilize the U.S. Capitol building for making the laws of the United States?
  1. The president's cabinet
  2. Congress
  3. The Supreme Court
Grade 7 US Government
Powers that the constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states.
  1. Expressed Powers
  2. Concurent Powers
  3. Reserved Powers
  4. Government Powers
Grade 7 US Laws and Amendments
Governments have the power to make and enforce laws
  1. so the police can arrest you
  2. to find people who are not good citizens
  3. to keep people safe and prevent conflicts
  4. to run peoples' lives
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