US Citizenship Test - B. System of Government

What are the branches (or parts) of government?

• legislative, executive, judicial

• president, senators, congress

• president, governors, courts

• executive, military, corporate

What stops one branch from becoming too powerful?

• checks & balances, separation of powers

• the US military

• the electoral college

• the Presidential veto

Who makes federal law?

• Voters

• Congress

• the President

• the Supreme Court

What are the 2 parts of the US Congress?

• The President and the Senate

• The Senate and the Supreme Court

• The Senate and the House of Representatives

• The federal Senate and all state Senates

How many US Senators are there?

• 100

• 50

• 51

• 435

We elect a US Senator for how many years?

• 6

• 4

• 2

• life

Who are Massachusetts' US Senators right now?

• Edward Markey & Elizabeth Warren

• Joseph Kennedy and Mitt Romney

• Kanye West and Bernie Sanders

• Charlie Baker and Andrew Cuomo

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

• 435

• 50

• 51

• 100

Massachusetts currently (2025) has 9 US Representatives. We elect a US Representative for how many years?

• 2

• 6

• 4

• life

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

• all people of his/her state

• all people of his/her political party

• the interests of those who voted for him/her

• all people across the US