7th Grade Civics

Which of the following is part of the 3 branches of government?

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• all of these

The job of the executive branch is

• make laws

• interpret the laws

• enforce the laws

• all of these

the job of the legislative branch is

• make laws

• interpret laws

• enforce laws

• all of these

the job of the judicial branch is

• make the laws

• interpret the laws

• enforce the laws

• all of these

Which of the following is true about the Senate? Check off all that are correct!

• There are 50 Senators

• Senators serve 6 year terms

• There are two senators per state

• You must be at least 30 to be a Senator

Which of the following is NOT true about the House of Representatives?

• You must be at least 30 years old

• Representatives serve 2 year terms

• There are 435 members of the House

• The number of members depends on the population of each state

Which statement shows that the President works with other people to make decisions?

• They must focus on the welfare of the entire nation

• The president is the most important job. If they die, the Vice President takes over

• the President delegates a lot of work to the cabinet

• the first 4 cabinet positions were State, Treasury, War and Attorney General

How does the Supreme Court get a case?

• Arguments about federal law come up in a large country

• it is the highest court of the nation

• if someone loses a case in a district court, the can try to have the decision taken to the court of appeals, if they lose there, it can go to the Supreme Court

• all of the answers

Why does the government have 3 branches?

• the power is separated so they can check each other

• to make sure the executive branch and legislative branch checks each other

• it ensures leaders can override the Constitution

• to prevent any part of government from becoming too powerful

Match the following: Powers of each branch

can declare laws unconstitutional - (a)  

Appoint Supreme Court Justices - (b)  

Can override a veto - (c)  

• can declare laws unconstitutional

• Appoint Supreme Court Justices

• Can override a veto

• Supreme Court
• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch