US Government

Which branch of government is responsible for creating laws?

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

Which branch of government hears cases about the laws and decides what the laws mean?

• judicial
• legislative
• executive

Who is the leader of the executive branch and considered the leader of the US?

• President
• Prime Minister
• Dictator
• Chief of Staff

What are the names of the three branches of our government?

• executive, legislative, judicial

• local, state, federal

• county, state, country

True of False: The Senate is part of Congress.

• True

• False

What is the job of the Judicial branch of our government?

• carry out the laws

• write the laws

• make sure laws are fair

• follow the laws

What are the names of the 2 parts of the legislative branch of our government?

• Senate and House of Representatives

• Justices and Judges

• Mayor and President

• Public Works and Town Manager

True or False: A mayor runs a city or town

• True

• False

What is the job of the Supreme Court?

• To elect the President

• To make new laws

• To decide if laws agree with our Constitution

• To pay taxes

What is the the job of Congress?

• To write the Constitution

• To write new laws and decide how to spend tax money

• To elect new officials