You are to attempt to do these questions twice....The first time, read the questions and attempt to answer the questions.
You need to record any words in the questions that you do not understand. Look up the vocabulary that you did not
understand. Go back and look over the questions, would you change any answers?

Review 1 - Government questions...
1. An important principle in the Constitution is that:
a) the President should have absolute power
b) limits should be placed on the government power
c) states can not act on their own
d) a one house legislature is the most democratic type of representation

2. To become official, the U.S. constitution had to be ratified by at least
nine states. This is an example of what principle?
a) a system of checks and balances
b) government gets its power from the people
c) all people are equal under the law
d) It is a confederation type of government.

3. Which statement about the Constitution is an opinion?
a) The writing of the Constitution involves many compromises
b) It is the best working plan of government in the world.
c) The New York Constitution served as a model for the U.S. Constitution.
d) The U.S. Constitution was drawn up because many people were not happy with the
Articles of Confederation.

4. At the Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise settled a dispute over:
a) representation in Congress
b) the issue of slavery
c) the presidential veto power
d) judicial review

Base your answer to questions 5 and 6 on the statements be low...

Speaker A: "The President does not like the law Congress is voting on and thinks it is wrong."

Speaker B: "If the President disagrees, he has the power to stop the law."

Speaker C: "Congress can still have its way by a two-thirds vote later on."

Speaker D: "The Supreme Court can declare that law unconstitutional."

5. Which congressional power is referred to by Speaker C?
a) veto
b) override
c) judicial review
d) impeachment

6. Speaker D is referring to which constitutional principle?
a) veto
b) override
c) judicial review
d) impeachment

7. The New York Legislature and the U.S. Congress are similar in that members of both:
a) serve in the federal government
b)can declare war
c)are elected by the people
d) can ratify treaties with foreign nations

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8. What do the hats in this cartoon represent?
a) the political offices a person must hold before becoming President
b) the different positions a President must fill with qualified people
c)the different roles a President has while in office
d) the official titles the President holds after leaving office

9. Why was our government written with a system of checks and balances?
a) guarantee people the right to overthrow the government
b) give rights not given to the government to the states
c) guarantee every citizen the right to trial by jury
d) see that one branch of the government does not become more powerful than the rest

10. The U.S. Constitution has a federal system that divides powers between the
a) state and local governments
b) state and national governments
c) the executive and legislative branches
d)Congress and the House of Representatives