6th Grade Government

What country did the United States used to be a part of?

• France

• Canada

• England

• Spain

What is the U.S. government based on?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Revolutionary War

• Whatever the President Wants

What animal is our national symbol and appears on the seals of the President and many Cabinet departments?

• turkey

• elephant

• eagle

• donkey

The three branches of government are:

• Executive, Legislative Representative

• President, Senate, Judicial

• Judicial, Legislative, Executive

• Executive, Judicial, Vice President

Requirements of a President

• 35 years old, born in the U.S or at least one parent born in the U.S.

• 35 years old, born in the U.S or at least one parent born in the U.S., and have been a governor first

• 40 years old, born in the U.S or at least one parent born in the U.S.

• 40 years old, born in the U.S., and both parents born in the U.S.

Senators and Representatives are both members of which branch of government?

• Legislative

• Congress

• Judicial

• Executive

What is known as the sharing of responsibilities, so that no one branch of government is more powerful than the others?

• A monarchy

• Checks and Balances

• Declaration of Independence

• Impeachment

In what order did these different groups get the right to vote?

• African-American men, women, white men, Native Americans

• White men, African-American men, Native Americans, women

• Women, Native Americans white men, African-American men

• White men, African American men, Women Native Americans

Responsibilities of the Legislative Branch?

• Can Make new laws

• can veto a bill that they do not like

• decides how our tax money is spent

• decides the meaning of our laws

• can impeach the president

What is an example of checks and balances?

• The President visiting leaders of other countries

• Congress declaring war

• The Supreme Court meeting on the first Monday in October

• The President vetoing a bill that he does not like