SC Government

The __________ is an important document that lays out the plan for our government. 

• Diploma
• Certificate
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence

Who is the governor of SC?

• Jay Lucas
• Nikki Haley
• Gerald Malloy
• Barack Obama

Who is the current president of the United States?

• Barack Obama
• Nikki Haley
• George Washington
• Donald Trump

Who is the head of the executive branch of state government?

• President
• Judge
• Governor

Which of the following is a duty of the EXECUTIVE branch of state government?

• To approve or veto bills
• To decide if a law goes against the Constitution
• To write bills to become laws

What are South Carolina's Senate and House of Representatives called together?

• Good Leaders
• General Assembly
• Supreme Court

For a bill to become a law, who has to sign it?

• Governor
• Speaker of the House
• Senator

What Branch of Government is this person the head of?

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

To make sure that no one branch of government would become too strong, our government uses a system of ____________.

• Scales and Weights
• Rights and Wrongs
• Checks and Balances
• Truths and Lies

If the Congress passes a bill and the President refuses to sign it, this is called a ________.

• veto
• dead bill
• law
• pocket veto