Government, Elections and More

What are the three branches of the United States government?

• legislative, judicial, executive

• supreme, local, national

• federal, local, national

• legislative, courts, laws

What are the three levels of government? Be sure to make three selections.

• local

• state

• federal

• county

A justice for the Supreme Court is nominated by the (a)   . Type in only one word.

It is our civil right to...

• taxes

• laws

• vote

• represent

How many senators from each of the 50 states are in government?

• one

• two

• three

• four

Which document protects individual rights in the United States?

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Magna Carta

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

What is a representative democracy?

• A government where one person rules.

• A government where a king or queen rules.

• A government where the people elect representatives to make decisions for them.

• A government where people elect a dictatorship.

To vote in the United States elections, citizens must be (a)   years old. Type in a number only.

Citizens who want to run for office or serve in government must go through a ...

• campaign

• candidate

• census

• poll

Our system of checks and balances between the three branches means...

• no branch can become too powerful.

• each branch has the power to check on the other two.

• each branch can stop actions of another branch.

• all of the above