Government Exam Review

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

Name one right only for US citizens.

The Constitution defines the government of Canada

The House of Representativees has how many voting members?

Who is the Vice President of the United States?

Who is the Commander in Chief of the Military

The Declaration of Independence declared independence from wiich country?

Why did the colonist fight the British? Pick 2

Who wrote the Declaratio of Independence?

What is an amendment?

What is the name of the national anthem?

What are two responsibalities that are only for US citizens? Pick 2

What are two Cabinet-level positions? Pick 2

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are these words?

What stops one branch of government from becoming to powerful?

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government

All of the following are rights guaranteed by the First Amendment EXCEPT

Who signs bills to become laws

Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II?

We elect a US Senator for how many years?

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is on state power?

Who was the first President?

Name two (2) wars faught by the US in the 1800s.

What does the President's Cabinet do?

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Which of the following is a territory of the US?

What did Susan B Anthony do?

Names one branch of the Government

We elect a US Representative for how many years?

What is the rule of law? (pick 3)

What is the supreme law of the land?

We elect a President for how many years?

Who vetoes bills?

Which country did the US not fight against during World War II

What is the capital of your state (Texas)?

How many US Senator are there?

When was the Constitution written?

What is the economic system of the United States

Who becomes President if the President can no longer serve in office?

What is one reason colonist came to America?

What is freedom of religion?

There were 13 orginial states. Name 3

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

In what month do we vote for President?

How many amendments to the Constitution are about who can vote

What is the name of the President of the United States?

What territory did the Unite States buy from France in 1803?

During the Cold War the US greatest concern was?

What are the two parts of the US Congress? pick 2

If both the President andd Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President