NJ Chapter 11 Government Review

John is a law student and he is studying about the different branches of the state government. He learned that the branch which interprets, or explains, state laws is the _________.

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

• Judicial branch

• Administrative branch

In the city of New York, the head of the local government is the ___________.

• President

• Prime Minister

• Mayor

• Governor

During the presidential elections, the person who will run the executive branch of our federal government is ___________.

• Mayor

• President

• Prime Minister

• Governor

Courts and judges are part of the _________ of our state government.

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Principal Branch

The _______ is the legislative branch of our national government.

• Officer

• Congress

• President

• Judge

As the President of a country, you are part of the executive branch. Your main responsibility is ______.

• making laws

• carrying out laws

• updating laws

The United States is set up as a ________,  in which citizens elect representatives to run the government.

• borough

• democracy

• state

• colony

John, the governor of New Jersey, is deciding how much money will be allocated to different services in the state. This plan is known as the _______.

• tax

• money plan

• budget

• schedule

___________ is a system in which the three branches of government watch over one another so that no one person or group has too much power.

• Checkers and chess

• Check your work

• Guess and check

• Checks and balances

Each county in New Jersey, like Hudson County, has a _____________ where the county government is located.

• county chair

• state seat

• county seat

• city seat