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Grade 3 Legislative Branch
The Legislative branch contains
  1. the Supreme Court
  2. the President, a governor, or a mayor
  3. Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives
Grade 12 US Laws and Amendments
What amendment gives criminals the right to remain silent?
  1. 14th Amendment
  2. 8th Amendment
  3. 5th Amendment
  4. 1st Amendment
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
What is the function of a discharge petition?
  1. To ensure a bill will not get voted on
  2. To allow a vote on a judicial nominee
  3. To send the bill to the Senate to vote on
  4. To force a vote on a bill over the Speaker of the House's objections
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
In what year was the first congressional committee formed?
  1. 1789
  2. 1837
  3. 1905
  4. 1944
Grade 9 Judicial Branch
Match the landmark Supreme Court cases with their results.
__ Marbury v. Madison A. determined that slaves or their descendants could not be United States citizens
__ McCulloch v. Maryland B. determined that restricting access to an abortion was unconstitutional
__ Dred Scott v. Sandford C. required police to inform individuals under arrest of their rights
__ Plessy v. Ferguson D. determined that the Constitution gave Congress implied powers it could use to carry out its expressed powers
__ Brown v. Board of Education E. determined that corporate spending in elections was protected by the first amendment
__ Obergefell v. Hodges F. upheld racial segregation under the idea that different facilities were "separate but equal"
__ Roe v. Wade G. determined that racial segregated schools were unconstitutional
__ Miranda v. Arizona H. established judicial review
__ Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission I. determined that same sex couples have a fundamental right allowing them to be married
Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
What is the beginning of the U.S. Constitution called?
  1. The Beginning
  2. The Preamble
  3. Opening Paragraph
  4. Star Spangled Banner
Grade 3 Legislative Branch
What is the branch of government that makes up the laws?
  1. Judicial
  2. State
  3. Executive
  4. Legislative
Grade 8 US Government
Who appoints the board of governors for the Federal Reserve?
  1. the president
  2. the speaker of the house
  3. the secretary of the treasury
  4. the director of the Office of Management and Budget
Grade 3 Executive Branch
What is the branch of government that carries out the laws?
  1. Judicial
  2. Legislative
  3. Local
  4. Executive
Grade 8 Executive Branch
How many cabinet-level positions are there?
  1. 11
  2. 15
  3. 22
  4. 30
Grade 5 US Government
What does Separation of Power mean?
  1. No branch of government can control the other.
  2. Balanced powers
  3. A country ruled by a king
  4. Majority Rules
Grade 12 US Laws and Amendments
Which amendment protects criminals from cruel and unusual punishments?
  1. 4th Amendment
  2. 6th Amendment
  3. 14th Amendment
  4. 8th Amendment
Grade 7 US Laws and Amendments
Who has the power to pardon or commute sentences for state crimes?
  1. state governor
  2. state supreme court
  3. speaker of the house
  4. state attorney general
Grade 12 US Laws and Amendments
The                                              Act made it so that agencies could not spend more than had been appropriated.
  1. Antideficiency
  2. Administrative Procedure
  3. Consolidated Appropriations
  4. Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control
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