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Quiz of the Day

1. CE.6a  Define legislative branch.

 A) the branch of government that makes the laws
B) the branch of government that reviews the laws
C) the branch of government that carries out the laws
D) the system by which states cast ballots for president

2.



CE.6a  Name the two houses of Congress.

3.

CE.2b  Which document, written by Thomas Jefferson, allowed freedom of religious beliefs and established the separation of church and state?

A) Bill of Rights
B) Charters of the Virginia Company of London
C) Declaration of Independence
D) Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

4.

CE.5a The American political process is characterized by a ______-party system.

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Limitless


5.

“All persons born or naturalized in the United States... are citizens of the United States and the state wherein they reside.”



CE.3a  The above excerpt is from which amendment?

A) 1st
B) 4th
C) 14th
D) 16th

6.

CE.3c According to the 16th Amendment, citizens are required to pay federal taxes. This is our civic   ________________.

A) duty
B) responsibility
C) right
D) job

7.

CE.6a  Define executive branch.

 A) the branch of government that makes the laws
B) the branch of government that reviews the laws
C) the branch of government that carries out the laws
D) the system by which states cast ballots for president

8.

CE.6b  What is the term for when the president checks the legislative branch by rejecting legislation?

9.

CE.6a  Write down one word that you've learned about this year, then put a dash, and then write the definition. For example, "amendment - change to the US Constitution" (don't use that one!)

10.

CE.6b Which branch of government has the power to impeach a President?

A) Legislative
B) Executive
C) Judicial
D) Supreme Court



 


 

 

Bonus

CE.6a What is the term used to describe how America's federal legislative branch has two houses?