The Three Branches of Government

The ________________ branch is made up of two groups of people.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

The ________________ branch of the government judges the laws and makes sure they are used fairly.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

The ________________ branch is made up of the President of the United States, the Vice President, the Executive Office of the President, and the Cabinet.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Citizens elect _____________ representative for every 30,000 people that live in that state.

• two

• one

• three

• four

Every _________ years, the government recounts the number of people living in each state.

• ten

• twelve

• six

• four

Members of the House are elected every _________ years.

• ten

• two

• six

• four

Every state has ______ people in the Senate.

• ten

• four

• six

• two

The ________________ ___________________ is the head of the judicial branch.

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Judge

• President

The _________________ is the leader of the smaller courts.

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Judge

• President

The _________________ sits and watches the court sessions. They use evidence to decide if a person is innocent or guilty of a crime.

• Jury

• Lawyer

• Judge

• Bailiff