Civics English Grammar Quizzes for Verbs

After an amendment has passed in Congress or by a special convention, the amendment must then [____________] by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.

The rule of law helps to make sure that government protects all people equally and does not [____________] the rights of certain people.

If both houses [____________] the bill, it is considered “enrolled.” An enrolled bill goes to the president to be signed into law. If the president signs the bill, it becomes a federal law.

All representatives [____________] up for election every two years.

Article II of the Constitution establishes the executive branch. The executive branch [____________] the laws that Congress passes. The executive branch makes sure all the people follow the laws of the United States.

Congress [____________] into two parts—the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The First Amendment [____________] Congress from setting up an official U.S. religion, and protects citizens’ rights to hold any religious belief, or none at all.

The Constitution [____________] a system of government called “representative democracy.” In a representative democracy, citizens choose representatives to make the laws. U.S. citizens also choose a president to lead the executive branch of government.

People who [____________] in a representative’s district are called “constituents.”

The president’s powers include the ability to sign treaties with other countries and to select ambassadors to represent the United States around the world. The president also sets national policies and proposes laws to Congress. The president [____________] the top leaders of the federal departments. When there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court, the president [____________] a new member.