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5th Grade Govt Test
Test over the Constitution and Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which problem in the United States was highlighted by the events of the Shays's Rebellion? | the weakness of the national government |
| Who has to share power to govern under the federal system of government? | the national and the state governments |
| What question did the delegates of the Constitutional Convention try to resolve? | how should representation in Congress be divided among the states |
| What role did Gouverneur Morris have at the Constitutional Convention? | he wrote the Preamble to the Constitution |
| What branch is responsible for enforcing laws? | executive branch |
| Why did many delegates insist on adding ten amendments to the Constitution soon after it was ratified? | to protect the basic rights of the people |
| Why did the writers of the Constitution add checks and balances to the federal government? | to prevent any one branch from controlling the government |
| Which branch has the power to approve the appointments of Supreme Court justices? | legislative |
| Which branch decides whether laws follow the Constitution? | judicial |
| Which branch makes all the national laws? | legislative |
| Which branch has the power to veto bills? | executive |
| Which branch is the President part of? | executive |
| What are the five freedoms of the 1st amendment | freedom to assemble, freedom to petition the government, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion |
| What right does the 2nd amendment give? | right to bear arms |
| What is the 3rd amendment? | no quartering of troops |
| What the 4th amendment? | right to privacy, no searches without a warrant |
| What is the 5th amendment? | right to life, liberty, and property and right to remain silent |
| What is the 6th amendment? | right to a speedy trial |
| What is the 7th amendment? | right to trial with a jury |
| What is the 8th amendment? | right to reasonable punishment, not cruel and unusual |
| What is the 9th amendment? | there are other rights besides the bill of rights |
| What is the 10th amendment? | Rights not given to the federal government are given to the states |
| The ideal that one purpose of the United States government was "to establish justice" is stated in which historical document? | Preamble to the Constitution |
| How can the judicial branch limit the powers of the legislative branch? | ruling laws unconstitutional |
| What name is given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution? | Bill of Rights |
| The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan both addressed the states' conflict over: | legislative representation |
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