United States Government - PRETEST

Which of these would be the BEST definition of the word "democracy"?

• government run by the people
• controlled by the government
• government is not need
• defeated by government

The Supreme Court of the United States belongs to which branch of government?


 

• executive
• judicial
• legislative  

What is the main responsibility of the Legislative branch of government?

      

• to make sure laws are carried out
• to settle questions about the laws
• to give people tickets for not following the laws
• to make laws

Congress belongs to which branch of government?


  

• judicial
• executive
• legislative

The Constitution has a built-in system to keep any one branch from becoming too powerful. What is this system of balancing power usually called?

      

• the two-party system
• the Balancing Act
• checks and balances
• the scales of justice

What is the main purposes of the Constitution?

      

• to set out a plan for the United States government and to protect the rights of citizens
• to give the President all power like a king
• to say why the United States should be its own country
• to give jobs to all Americans

The President belongs to which branch of government?


      

• executive
• judicial
• legislative

Which branch is responsible for enforcing or carrying out the laws at the federal level?

   

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

The federal government of the United States is divided into three branches. These branches are  

    

• national, state, and local
• executive, legislative, and judicial
• state, executive, and local
  
• city, state, and judicial

In the Federal government, who must sign a law before it can go into effect?  

     

• a judge
• a Senator
• the President
• the people