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Eighth Grade (Grade 8) US Government Questions

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Grade 8 US Government
Which of the following includes two Cabinet-level positions?
  1. Secretary of Education and Secretary of History
  2. Secretary of Energy and Secretary of Motor Vehicles
  3. Secretary of Human Affairs and Secretary of the Navy
  4. Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of the Treasury
Grade 8 US Laws and Amendments
The Fourth Amendment protects people and their property from
  1. unreasonable searches
  2. double jeopardy
  3. self-incrimination
  4. due process of law
Grade 8 Executive Branch
The president's cabinet is made up of
  1. Supreme Court Justices
  2. executive department heads.
  3. members of Congress.
  4. high-ranking military officers.
Grade 8 Judicial Branch
Who appoints the Justices to the Supreme Court?
  1. The President
  2. The Vice-President
  3. The Secretary of State
Grade 8 US Laws and Amendments
Where is the original Constitution today?
  1. Texas
  2. Mexico
  3. Washington D.C
  4. none of the above
Grade 8 US Laws and Amendments
Grade 8 US Laws and Amendments
The "Miranda warning" reminds people who are arrested for a crime that they have the right to
  1. demand a retrial if they are found guilty
  2. choose the judge who will set their bail.
  3. questions witnesses during their trial.
  4. remain silent and not answer questions.
Grade 8 US Laws and Amendments
Excessive bail shall not be required.
  1. Amendment 2
  2. Amendment 10
  3. Amendment 8
  4. Amendment 1
Grade 8 Legislative Branch
Which of the following is not an enumerated (written in the Constitution) power of Congress?
  1. Declare war
  2. Provide for common defense
  3. Establish post offices
  4. Command the army and the navy
Grade 8 US Laws and Amendments
The Ninth Amendment says that rights not listed in the Constitution
  1. can be added to it later.
  2. belong to the people.
  3. do not exist legally.
  4. are not very important.
Grade 8 Legislative Branch
Grade 8 Executive Branch
Which principle of American democracy prevents a president from declaring a national religion?
  1. rule of law
  2. limited government
  3. representative government
  4. consent of the governed
Grade 8 Legislative Branch
Grade 8 US Laws and Amendments
When each branch of government holds control over the other two branches
  1. checks and balances
  2. separation of powers
  3. federalism
  4. republicanism
Grade 8 Legislative Branch
The "elastic clause" gives Congress the power to
  1. amend the Constitution as times change.
  2. declare the actions of the president unconstitutional.
  3. veto decisions of the Supreme Court.
  4. pass laws needed to carry out its other powers.
Grade 8 US Laws and Amendments
The job of protecting the rights listed in the Bill of Rights belongs mainly to
  1. federal courts
  2. the president
  3. Congress
  4. state governors
Grade 8 US Laws and Amendments
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