Social Studies Test Review --- Government

What are the three levels of government in the United States?

• small, medium, large

• federal, state, local

• legislative, judicial, and executive

What is the title of the person who is the head or leader of a state's government?

• president

• governor

• mayor

• senator

What document established or created the branches of the United States Government?

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Gettysburg Address

• Constitution

What are the three branches of the US Government?

• legislative, judicial, and executive

• federal, state, and local

• national, local, and community

• world, country, and state

What is the title of the person who is the leader of the executive branch?

• Senator

• Chief Justice

• President

• Representative

Which branch of the United States Government is responsible for drafting bills that may or may not eventually become laws?

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

Which branch of the government is made up of lawyers and judges who handle cases pertaining to issues of the Constitutionality of new laws?

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

How can a person born in another country but living in the United States become a citizen?

• by taking a test

• by applying to become an American citizen

• by completing an interview

• all of the above

How many years can a person be the President of the United States?

• 5

• 7

• 8

• 10

How is the President of the United States chosen?

• in an election

• by senators from all 50 states

• he or she must win a war

• his or her father must have been President