History Kids - 3 Branches of Government
Review Questions
1. IN WHAT CITY DID THE FOUNDING FATHERS GATHER IN 1787 TO
DISCUSS, DEBATE AND SIGN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES?
A. BOSTON
B. PHILADELPHIA
C. BALTIMORE
D. NEW YORK
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS B; OUR FOUNDING FATHERS MET IN
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA TO DISCUSS, DEBATE AND SIGN THE
CONSTITUTION.
2. WHAT DO WE CALL THE IDEA THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS THREE
SEPARATE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, EACH WITH ITS OWN POWERS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES?
A. THE MONROE DOCTRINE
B. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
C. THE SEPARATION OF POWERS
D. THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS C; THE SEPARATION OF POWERS IS THE IDEA
THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS THREE SEPARATE BRANCHES OF
GOVERNMENT, EACH WITH ITS OWN POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DO OUR THREE BRANCHES OF
GOVERNMENT INCLUDE?
A. LEGISLATIVE
B. EXECUTIVE
