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Grade 8 US Laws and Amendments
"Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech."
  1. Amendment 1
  2. Amendment 4
  3. Amendment 7
  4. Amendment 9
Grade 8 US Laws and Amendments
What amendment defines citizenship?
  1. 14th
  2. 27th
  3. 1st
  4. 5th
Grade 8 Executive Branch
Which of the following nominates presidential candidates?
  1. Electoral College
  2. Political parties
  3. State governments
  4. Federal legislature
Grade 8 Judicial Branch
The power of judicial review was established by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in what case?
  1. Miranda v. Arizona
  2. Plessy v. Ferguson
  3. Brown v. Board of Education
  4. Marbury v. Madison
Grade 8 US Laws and Amendments
The Bill of Rights is part of the
  1. Proclamation of 1763
  2. Declaration of Independence
  3. Articles of Confederation
  4. Constitution of the United States
Grade 8 Legislative Branch
The Constitution gives what part of government the power to create a national budget?
  1. Congress
  2. Supreme Court
  3. Federal Reserve
  4. President
Grade 8 Legislative Branch
A bill cannot become law until it is
  1. approved by Congress and judged constitutional by the Supreme Court.
  2. proposed by the president and approved by Congress.
  3. approved by Congress and signed by the president.
  4. proposed by Congress and ratified by the states.
Grade 8 Executive Branch
A state sends delegates to the Electoral College to vote for -
  1. a Senator
  2. a Representative
  3. the Governor
  4. the President
Grade 8 Executive Branch
Who appoints the Justices to the Supreme Court?
  1. The President
  2. The Vice-President
  3. The Secretary of State
  4. The voters
Grade 8 Judicial Branch
The judicial branch is responsible for
  1. resolving disputes under the law.
  2. putting federal laws into effect.
  3. vetoing laws it doesn't like.
  4. making new laws to stop crime.
Grade 8 US Laws and Amendments
The Second Amendment protects the right of citizens to own
  1. guns
  2. animals
  3. slaves
  4. land
Grade 8 US Government
Principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern.
  1. Rule of Law
  2. Types of Law
  3. Criminal Law
  4. Justinian Law
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