Chapter 13 Online test

The Articles of Confederation set up our country's first. central government. state government. congress.

The Constitution was written during the. Constitutional Convention. Articles of Confederation. Confederational Convention.

Who was the "Father of the Constitution"?. James Madison. James Klein. George Washington. Thomas Jefferson.

The Constitution was adopted in. 1789. 1798. 1788. 1787.

To ratify means to officially. approve. add. take away. cancel.

The introduction to the Constitution is called the. Preamble. Bill of Rights. Amendment. Checks and Balances.

What describes the basic rights of the people?. the Bill of Rights. the Preamble. the Declaration of Rights. Checks and Balances.

To amend means to. add. give. approve. change.

In a federal system of government, what two groups share power?. the central government and the states. the central government and the federal government. the central government and the Congress. the Senate and the House of Representatives.

What system prevents too much power being given to one branch of government?. checks and balances. amendments. the Bill of Rights. rights and powers.

____________ head each department of the government. secretaries. cabinets. drawers. administrators.

All of the officials who head the different departments of the government is called the. cabinet. secretaries. drawer. political party.

A _______________ is a group of people who share similar ideas about government. political party. politics party. boring party. government party.

The federal government has the power to. declare war, run the post office, settle disputes between states. set up local governments, run the post office, settle disputes between states. settle disputes between states only. set up all public schools, declare war, and settle disputes between states.

State governments have the power to. set up public schools and local governments and run elections. declare war, run the post office, settle disputes between states. set up public schools and local governments and settle disputes between states. set up public schools and local governments and declare war.

The two houses that make up Congress are the. House of Representatives and the Senate. House of Representatives and Legislative. Senate and Legislative. Legislative and Executive.

What are the three branches of government?. Executive, Legislative, Judicial. President, Congress, Supreme Court. Executive, Congress, Supreme court. Executive, Senate, Judicial.

House of Representatives. Senate.

Match each branch of government with the person or people who head it. Executive. Legislative. Judicial.

Match the branch of government with its powers. Executive. Legislative. Judicial.

How does each branch check and balance each other?. Executive. Legislative. Judicial.

How does each branch check and balance each other?. Executive. Legislative. Judicial.

The Constitution is not made to change with the growing needs of society. true. false.

The Bill of Rights describes the basic rights of the government. true. false.

The Constitution protects people's rights. true. false.

The Constitution unifies states and takes its power from them. true. false.

Both the federal government and the states share power in a federal system of government. true. false.

George Mason is known as a man who was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.". true. false.