Unit 4 Orange Book

What is the genre of American Government, Branches of Government: A Closer Look?

• Historical Fiction
• Informational Text
• Biography
• Diary

What is the author's purpose of American Government, Branches of Government: A Closer Look?

• To Persuade
• To inform
• To entertain
• To describ

What is the number of representative a state has in Congress based on?

• the number of senators the state has in congress
• the state's population
• the state's number of square miles
• the state's number of cities

Which of the following details is LEAST (lowest) important to an understanding of the three branches of government?

• The highest court in the nation is the United States Supreme court.
• The President is elected to serve for four years
• Each state has 2 senators.
• New York has 27 representatives.

What are the three brances of government described in the passage?

• congressional, executive, judicial
• congressional, executive, legislative
• judicial, legislative, professional
• executive, judicial, legislative

Read the following sentence: 
These three branches divide the work of creating, interpreting, and enforcing the laws of the United States.
In this sentence the word enforcing means ...

• ruling a country
• creating laws
• to make sure laws are followed
• getting rid of laws

What is the passage mainly about?

• the importance of the separation of powers in government
• the beginnings of the three branches of American government
• the roles of the three branches of American government
• the tension among the three branches of American government

Which headings are used in the text? 

• Branches of Government: A Closer Look
• Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch
• There are no headings

Where can you learn more about Congress?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch

Why does the author use headings?

• to let the reader know what topic will be in each section
• to make it easier to read
• to summarize each section