Chapter 13 Quiz and Review

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Chapter 13Quiz and Review

• May the best team win!

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Q 1

• Name at least five different levels of government
  that you live under today. (5)

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A 1

• Federal, state, local county, local city, school,
  family, church

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Q 2

• Laws are made by what levels of government? (2)

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A 2

• Laws are made by the Federal and State
  governments.

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Q 3

• Ordinances are made by what levels of government?
  (2)

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A 3

• Ordinances are made by the local county and local
  city governments.

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Q 4

• Rules are made by what systems of government?
  (2)

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A 4

• Rule are made by schools, churches,
  organizations, and homes.

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Q 5

• Why did the founding fathers write the
  Constitution of the United States? (3)

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A 5

• They wrote it to limit the powers of government
  so that people here would never have to live
  under the kinds of tyranny they had seen in
  Europe.

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Q 6

• What is the bill of rights? (3)

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A 6

• The Bill of Rights was an amendment added to the
  Constitution that secured ten specific rights for
  citizens.

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Q 7

• Why was the bill of rights written? What does it
  protect? (3)

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A 7

• Freedom of religion, speech, press, assemble,
  public trial and others.

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Q 8

• Define amendment. (1)

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A 8

• Additions or changes to a constitution

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Q 9

• Define democracy. (2)

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A 9

• Rule by the people in which we have a choice and
  a vote for who leads us and how we are governed.

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Q 10

• What are the three branches of government at the
  federal level? (3)

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A 10

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

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Q 11

• The legislative branch is also called_____________
  ___. (1)

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A 11

• Congress

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Q 12

• Congress ( or the legislative branch) is made up
  of the __________________ and the
  ___________________ of _____________________.
  (3)

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A 12

• Senate
• House of Representatives

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Q 13

• Each state has _________________ senators. (1)

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A 13

• Two

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Q 14

• The number of representatives from each state
  assigned to the house of representatives in
  Washington DC is determined by the
  ________________________ of the state. (1)

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A 14

• Population

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Q 15

• The purpose of the legislative branch is to
  _________________________. (1)

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A 15

• Make laws

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Q 16

• The primary purpose of the judicial branch of the
  government is to make sure that the laws being
  passed are ________________________. (2)

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A 16

• Constitutional

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Q 17

• The people who are in the judicial branch are
  called _________________. (1)

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A 17

• Judges or Justices

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Q 18

• The head position of the executive branch is the
  ______________________.

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A 18

• President of the United States

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Q 19

• Who are legislators? (2)

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A 19

• People who work in the legislature

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Q 20

• What is meant by the term checks and balances?
  (3)

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A 20

• Each of the three branches of the government
  limits the others.

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Q 21

• Give three examples of how this actually works
  between the three branches. (6)

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A 21

• Executive can veto, judges can rule laws
  unconstitutional, legislature can overturn veto
  by 2/3 vote

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Q 22

• What are the two major political parties in our
  country? (2)

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A 22

• Republican and Democrat

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Q 23

• What are political parties and why do we have
  political parties? (4)

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A 23

• Political parties are groups of people who share
  a lot of the same views on government.
• We have them because we want to work as groups to
  get our voices heard and get people elected who
  share our views.

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Q 24

• Who came up with the idea to have political
  parties James Madison, George Washington, or Ben
  Franklin? (1)

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A 24

• None it is not part of our governmental
  structure

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Q 25

• Define third party (2)

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A 25

• A smaller party one that is not republican or
  democrat

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Q 26

• Define womens suffrage. (1)

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• The right to vote for women.

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Q 27

• Name two reasons that Washington is a leader in
  womens rights. (6)

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• First in the nation to allow women to vote
• ERA Equal rights amendment

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Q 28

• Explain at least five steps in the process of how
  a bill becomes a law. (10)

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• Idea to legislator
• Legislator writes up and sends to committee in
  House or Senate
• Committee reviews
• Has a hearing
• Date set for debate
• Debate
• Final vote

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Q 29

• Who do lobbyists work for and what is their job?
  (3)

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A 29

• Hired by large companies or organizations, go to
  congress and talk to legislators, try to
  influence their decisions on what bills should or
  shouldnt pass through the legislature

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Q 30

• The most obvious way that people can be involved
  in direct democracy is by using
  _______________________ and _____________________
  to make laws. (2)

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A 30

• Initiatives and referendums

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Q 31

• The head of the executive branch at the state
  level is the ______________________. (1)

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A 31

• governor

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Q 32

• Name at least three ways that Washington taxes
  its citizens. (3)

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• Property, retail, utilities, gas, alcohol,
  tobacco

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Q 33

• Name at least five government services that those
  taxes pay for. (5)

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• Education, streets, parks, police officers, fire
  department, libraries welfare services

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Q 34

• What is the difference between an initiative and
  a referendum? (4)

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• Initiative an initiative is when citizens can
  pass a law on their own by getting enough
  signatures to get it on the ballot
• Referendum people can approve or reject laws
  already passed by the legislature

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Q 35

• What do you have to do before you can vote? (1)

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A 35

• register

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Q 36

• In order to register you have to prove that you
  are ___________ years old and show your current
  ________________.
• (2)

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A 36

• 18, address

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Q 37

• In the primary election, who are you deciding on
  and for what position? (3)

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• You are selecting the strongest candidate out of
  many in your party the one you want to run for
  president.

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Q 38

• In the general election, who are you deciding on
  and for what position? (3)

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A 38

• You are voting for the final decision of who will
  be president or governor.

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Q 39

• Along with our many rights as citizens, we also
  have many _____________. (1)

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A 39

• Responsibilities

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Q 40

• The word municipal means ___________. Therefore,
  a municipal government is a ___________
  government. (2)

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• Having to do with a city
• city