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Grade 5 Unit 7 Lesson 7 Quiz

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Grade: 5

1. The division of powers between the federal and state governments is called _________.

a. democracy
b. republic
c. federalism
d. concurrent power

2. Which former cabinet member was the leader of the Federalist Party?

a. Alexander Hamilton
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. George Washington
d. John Adams

3. Who led the Democratic-Republican Party, which favored strong state governments?

a. Alexander Hamilton
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. George Washington
d. John Adams

4. Congress must pass a bill by ______ in order for it to be forwarded to the president.

a. a majority
b. two-thirds
c. one-third
d. three-fourths

5. What is judicial review?

a. the ability of the Supreme Court to cancel a law it finds unconstitutional
b. the president's power to nominate Supreme Court Justices
c. the president's right to veto a bill
d. a person's right to a fair trial by a jury of their peers