United States PEGS Quiz

Congress is part of which branch of government?

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
• All 3 Branches

The President is the head of which branch of government? 

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
• All 3 Branches

The Supreme Court is in which branch of government?

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
• All 3 Branches

Why was the Bill of Rights established?

• To give us rules
• To give the government more power
• To ensure individual rights
• To help people vote

What are two criteria for voting in the United States?

• You must be a citizen and at least 21 years old
• You must be a citizen and at least 18 years old
• Everyone who can read English can vote
• Citizens of the United States and Mexico can vote

What do you call a government run by its citizens?

• democracy
• monarchy

What type of government allows the people to participate in the decision making process? 

• Monarchy
• Bureaucracy
• Democracy
• Hierarchy 

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