Government Review

What are the 3 BRANCHES of government?

• Legislative, Executive, Judicial
• Local, State, Federal
• Democratic, Republic, Indepentent

Which branch of government creates laws?

• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial

What do you call the first 10 amendments of the Constitution?

• the Preamble
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Bill of Rights

How many Senators does each state have?

• 2
• 5
• 10

The number of representatives a state has is based on the state's __________

• money
• population
• location
• physical size

Ensuring that no one person or branch can take too much power is called _______.

• the election process
• civil rights
• checks and balances

The Supreme Court Justices are part of the _______ branch AND serve for ______.

• Judicial, life
• Judicial, 10 years
• Executive, life

What branch is the President a part of?

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

The Legislative Branch is made up of the ____________ and the ________________.

• Senate AND President
• Supreme Court AND President
• Senate AND House of Representives

A government ruled by a queen or king is called a

• democracy

• dictatorship

• republic

• monarchy