Unit 4 Government and Citizen Test Practice

Police officers enforce the laws or make sure laws are carried out. Based on this action, what branch of government are police part of?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

• Democracy

What are 3 examples of good citizenship?

• volunteering at a social organization to help tutor children

• helping to solve local issues or problems

• bagging groceries for an elderly lady at your job at Wal-Mart

• helping to fix homes after a natural disaster

Who are U.S. Senators elected by?

• The President appoints U.S. Senators

• the state legislature elects U.S. Senators

• whole state- every person in the state

• districts- only people in the senator's district can vote for him or her

How are State Senators elected?

• districts- all the people in the senator's district can vote for him or her

• whole state- every person in the whole state votes

• members of the state legislature vote

• members of the city council vote

The governor is at the State Level of Government and is part of the Executive Branch.

What is the responsibility of a governor?

• Enforces the laws by making new laws.

• Enforces the laws, or makes sure the laws are carried out, and manages all of the business of a city.

• Enforces the laws and manages the business of a parish.

• Enforce the laws, or make sure the laws are carried out, and manage all of the business of a particular state.

The mayor is part of the Local Level of Government and part of the Executive Branch that carries out the laws.

• Enforce Laws

  Manage the Business of a City or Town

• Makes New Laws

  Manages the Business of a Particular State

• Interprets the Laws

  Manages the Business of the Country

• Calls Laws Constitutional or Unconstitutional

  Manages the Business of a City or Town

What does the Executive Branch of government do?

• Enforces the laws

  Carries out the laws

  Signs laws into action

  Blocks new laws with Veto Power

• Makes sure everyone has a fair trial

  Makes sure justice is being upheld

  Solves Conflicts

  Judges whether a low follows the constitution

• Makes new laws

  Votes on new state laws

  Rewrites old laws

  Decides what new laws are needed

• Makes sure trash is picked up

  Declares war

  Runs the post office

  Makes new laws

Louisiana State Police enforce laws across the state and on interstate highways that travel across the state through different towns.

Local City Police enforce local city laws to keep people safe and maintain order in the community.

Which group of police officers would enforce city traffic laws in Morgan City, Louisiana?

• Parish Sheriff's Office

• Louisiana State Police

• City Police Department

• The FBI

How often is the President of the United States elected?

• Every 4 years

• Every 6 years

• Every 8 years

• Every 2 years

How often is the Governor of a state elected?

• Every 8 years

• Every 2 years

• Every 4 years

• Every 6 years