Government Unit Study Guide
Test is Friday, Nov 20th (47 pts)
Section/Topic
Pts.
Key
Documents
5
The US
Constitution
(Structure and
Principles)
13
Fill in the blank
(with a word
bank)
Multiple choice
How a Bill
Becomes a Law
6
Government
by the
Numbers
Checks and
Balances
Bill of Rights
Format
Matching
11
4
8
Fill in the missing
steps
Multiple choice
Fill in the blank
(with a word
bank)
Matching
Short answer
Short essay
What Items to Study
-Key Documents
Chart (last page in
Structure of the
Constitution
packet)
-Structure of
Constitution &
Breaking Down the
Branches packet
Questions to Consider
1. What are the four key documents that we studied in this unit?
2. What was the purpose of each of them?
3. What are some major differences between the Articles and the
Constitution?
-How a Bill Becomes
a Law BrainPop
notes and flow
chart
-U.S. Constitution
Scavenger Hunt
1. Can you describe the basic process of how a bill becomes a law?
-Structure of
Constitution &
Breaking Down the
Branches
-The Bill of Rights
for people under
18
-Is It Constitutional?
-Bill of (Your) Rights
Lyrics
1. What are the 7 principles of the Constitution and what do they
mean?
2. What are the three main parts of the Constitution?
3. What are the three branches and what is their role in government?
1. What is the significance of certain numbers, as they relate to the US
Government?
(For example: 18, 435, 3, 100, 25)
1. What are some examples of “Checks and Balances”?
1. What rights are guaranteed by each of the first 10 amendments?
2. If given a scenario, can you determine which right (if any) was
violated, citing a specific amendment and explaining why?
3. The Bill of Rights protects citizens from abuses by
________________.
4. What do you think are the most important rights contained in the
Bill of Rights? Explain.
Government Unit Study Guide
Test is Friday, Nov 20th (47 pts)
Section/Topic
Pts.
Key
Documents
5
The US
Constitution
(Structure and
Principles)
13
Fill in the blank
(with a word
bank)
Multiple choice
How a Bill
Becomes a Law
6
Government
by the
Numbers
Checks and
Balances
Bill of Rights
Format
Matching
11
4
8
Fill in the missing
steps
Multiple choice
Fill in the blank
(with a word
bank)
Matching
Short answer
Short essay
What Items to Study
-Key Documents
Chart (last page in
Structure of the
Constitution
packet)
-Structure of
Constitution &
Breaking Down the
Branches packet
Questions to Consider
1. What are the four key documents that we studied in this unit?
2. What was the purpose of each of them?
3. What are some major differences between the Articles and the
Constitution?
-How a Bill Becomes
a Law BrainPop
notes and flow
chart
-U.S. Constitution
Scavenger Hunt
1. Can you describe the basic process of how a bill becomes a law?
-Structure of
Constitution &
Breaking Down the
Branches
-The Bill of Rights
for people under
18
-Is It Constitutional?
-Bill of (Your) Rights
Lyrics
1. What are the 7 principles of the Constitution and what do they
mean?
2. What are the three main parts of the Constitution?
3. What are the three branches and what is their role in government?
1. What is the significance of certain numbers, as they relate to the US
Government?
(For example: 18, 435, 3, 100, 25)
1. What are some examples of “Checks and Balances”?
1. What rights are guaranteed by each of the first 10 amendments?
2. If given a scenario, can you determine which right (if any) was
violated, citing a specific amendment and explaining why?
3. The Bill of Rights protects citizens from abuses by
________________.
4. What do you think are the most important rights contained in the
Bill of Rights? Explain.