Government Quiz - Grade 7

What does the executive branch do?

• elect the president
• make the laws
• enforces the laws
• count the votes

Who's in charge of the Executive Branch?

• Congress 
• the president 
• judges 
• committee

True or False:  The President must approve a bill before it becomes a law.

• True
• False

The purpose of the President's cabinet is to 

• advise and help the President
• advise Congress
• Help make laws
• decide if laws make sense

Who is the head of the House of Representatives?

• Lieutenant Governor

• Governor

• Secretary of State

• Speaker of the House

What is the Legislative Branch?

• Congress: the House of the Representatives and the Senate

• The President

• Government

• Supreme Court

What is the function of Congress?

• Interprets the laws of our country
• Carries out the laws of our country
• Makes the laws of our country
• To defend the country from danger from foreign powers. 

The Legislative Branch is the _______________ branch of the federal government.

• Lawmaking

• Law enforcing

• Law ignoring

• Court

Which branch of government can declare war?

• All three branches

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

• Judicial branch

Under the Three-Fifths compromise, which individuals counted as 3/5 of a free person when a census was taken?

• women
• Native Americans
• slaves
• children