Introduction to American Government

Intro to Government Unit Review

By Teri Crutcher

Multiple Choice

What are the three branches of federal government set up by the Constitution?

• legislative, executive, and judicial

• congressional, executive, and legislative

• legislative, executive, and provisional

• constitutional, executive, and provisional

Multiple Choice

The US Constitution structures the government by creating a system that

• divides power equally between the states.

• organizes power on state and local levels.

• organizes power on federal, state, and local levels.

• divides power between executive and judicial branches.

Multiple Choice

Which best describes an important civic responsibility?

• legislating

• voting

• taxing

• teaching

Multiple Choice

Which body can begin an impeachment process?

• the Senate

• the Supreme Court

• the State Department

• the House of Representatives

Multiple Choice

Which group has the responsibility of enforcing laws?

• people appointed by the Senate

• people appointed by the president

• people appointed by the Supreme Court

• people appointed by the representatives

Multiple Choice

Who has the power to introduce a bill to the legislative branch during the lawmaking process?

• any state governor

• a member of Congress

• any citizen of the nation

• the president of the US

Multiple Choice

What must happen in Congress before a bill can reach the president’s desk?

• One chamber of Congress has to vote to pass the bill.

• A committee in each chamber of Congress has to approve the bill.

• Both chambers of Congress have to resolve any concerns and vote for the bill.

• Both chambers of Congress have to send the bill to the Supreme Court to check legal issues.

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Multiple Choice

What does it mean that the US Congress is a bicameral legislature?

• Congress is the branch of government that interprets the laws. 

• Congress is made up of three branches—executive, legislative, and judicial.

• Congress is divided into two parts—the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• Congress is made up of two elected officials from each state.

Multiple Choice

What is one way Congress can check the executive branch?

• by overturning the results of an election

• by taking over the executive branch if necessary

• by charging public officials with crimes 

• by replacing officials in the executive branch

Multiple Choice

A state court that sets a precedent makes a decision that

• can authorize similar action in the future.

• can stop similar action in the future.

• assigns jurisdiction to an appeals court 

• assigns jurisdiction to a trial court.

Multiple Choice

A similarity between the federal and state court systems is that both have

• trial, appellate, and civil courts.

• trial, appellate, and high courts.

• family, appellate, and high courts. 

• traffic, appellate, and civil courts.

Multiple Choice

How long is a Presidential term?

• Two years

• Four years

• Six years

• Eight years

Multiple Choice

What does the president have the power to do as the commander in chief?

• declare war on another country

• veto, or reject, a bill passed by Congress

• decide how to interact with other countries

• use troops to enforce US laws

Multiple Choice

What are the main duties of the vice president?

• to replace a president who leaves office and to fill in as needed

• to advise the president on foreign policy and to negotiate with foreign countries

• to develop military policies and to plan responses to national security

• to advise the president and cabinet and to represent the United States in legal matters

Multiple Choice

What is one way in which local governments are similar to federal governments?

• Both are divided into three branches

• Both have divisions called counties

• Both are led by a president

• Both have a board of supervisors

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements about counties is true?

• Counties determine state laws, and towns determine local laws.

• In most states, each individual county has its own government.

• The federal constitution determines the structure of a county government.

• Several states may make up one county and share the same government.

Multiple Choice

To which court system do CITY courts belong?

• the state court system

• the local court system

• the federal court system

• the municipal court system

Multiple Choice

What are the two smallest forms of government in the United States?

• federal and state

• county and municipal

• state and municipal

• state and county