3.
The United States Constitution establishes our laws and government along with protecting our rights.
True
False
5.
Separation of church and state has come to be included with the freedom of religion.
True
False
7.
The federal court system is the___________.
electoral branch
executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
8.
The birthrate refers to ______.
how many children are in each family
the way a country grows
the size of a population
the annual number of live births
9.
One of the goals of the Constitution is to create a _________ government.
limited
unlimited
totalitarian
powerless
10.
The writers of the Articles of Confederation wanted to preserve the states’ ____________.
sovereignty
liberty
confederation
country
27.
_____________, the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention, did not approve of parts of the Constitution.
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
28.
When citizens do all they can do to protect their rights, we call this _____________________.
American values
government
citizenship
civic duty
30.
Native born citizens make up 90% of the U.S. population.
True
False
33.
The United States’ government is known as a(n) _______.
monarchy
representative democracy
direct democracy
dictatorship
34.
The main purpose of a census is _______.
to find the size of each state’s population
to find the number of children in each family
to keep track of aliens
to count senior citizens
36.
By establishing schools, the government makes it possible for _______.
all children to receive an education
all children to go to the library
every family to educate their own children at home
parents to work
37.
The executive branch is responsible for ___________.
passing laws
distributing power
making laws
enforcing the laws
38.
All states ratified the new Constitution by the end of 1787.
True
False
39.
The purpose of government is to tax people.
True
False