US Politics Separation Powers Advanced Test 7

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Politics & Civics — Test 7 (Separation Powers Advanced) High School & Adult (US Government & Civics, USA) USA US Constitution, Bill of Rights & Civics (USCIS)

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Section: Politics & Civics — Test 7 (Separation Powers Advanced) · Education: High School & Adult · Part: Politics & Civics — Test 7 (Separation Powers Advanced) · Country: USA

Civics knowledge is crucial for knowing individual rights and responsibilities and understanding government structure.

This test is designed to assess your knowledge of constitutional law and essential civics.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

What best defines the 10th Amendment about?

A) powers reserved to states

B) free speech

C) guns

D) voting age

Question 2

What does the 1st Amendment protect?

A) guns

B) speech, religion, press

C) travel

D) housing

Question 3

Who led the Constitutional Convention?

A) James Madison

B) Ben Franklin

C) George Washington

D) John Adams

Question 4

Which of these did the 14th Amendment do?

A) poll taxes

B) women's vote

C) ended slavery

D) citizenship and equal protection

Question 5

Provide the definition of separation of powers:

A) dividing government into branches

B) no branches

C) state split

D) one branch rules

Question 6

Which of the following best defines the Federalist Papers?

A) Anti-tax pamphlets

B) Pro-ratification essays

C) War orders

D) Love letters

Question 7

Which of the following best defines separation of powers?

A) no branches

B) state split

C) dividing government into branches

D) one branch rules

Question 8

Which of the following best defines the Articles' weakness?

A) Too much power

B) No states

C) King remained

D) No tax or trade power

Question 9

Article III covers which of these?

A) Courts

B) Congress

C) President

D) Rights

Question 10

Which term means "People hold power"?

A) the supreme law of the USA

B) popular sovereignty

C) the Bill of Rights

D) federalism

Question 11

Provide the definition of republicanism:

A) Kings inherit rule

B) Priests decide

C) Elected representatives rule

D) Armies decide

Question 12

Provide the definition of the supremacy clause:

A) State law wins

B) Courts decide all

C) Treaties expire

D) Federal law wins

Question 13

Which term means "Seven"?

A) the number of articles are there

B) the Bill of Rights

C) federalism

D) the separation of powers

Question 14

What best defines federalism?

A) one ruler

B) power shared nation and states

C) no states

D) only courts

Question 15

Which of the following best defines popular sovereignty?

A) Kings hold power

B) Judges hold power

C) People hold power

D) Generals hold power

Question 16

What plan based votes on population?

A) New Jersey Plan

B) Connecticut Plan

C) Hartford Plan

D) Virginia Plan

Question 17

Which of the following best defines an amendment process?

A) proposal plus ratification

B) popular vote only

C) court orders

D) president signs

Question 18

Who wrote most Federalist essays?

A) Washington alone

B) Madison and Hamilton

C) Jefferson alone

D) Adams alone

Question 19

What best defines an amendment process?

A) popular vote only

B) court orders

C) proposal plus ratification

D) president signs

Question 20

Which of these did the 13th Amendment do?

A) gave votes

B) citizenship

C) due process

D) ended slavery

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