NJ Studies Weekly, Week 1: Government

What are the three branches of government?

• executive, Congress, & legislative

• Congress, legislative, & judicial

• judicial, president, & legal

• judicial, executive, & legislative

The president is the head of which branch of government?

• legislative

• judicial

• executive

• Congress

The leader of a city government is called the __________.

• senator

• mayor

• governor

• president

This branch of government creates laws and sets taxes.

• legislative

• judicial

• executive

• Congress

True or false: The legislative branch interprets the laws

• true

• false

Which of the following are democratic principles? Choose 3.

• justice

• fairness

• determination

• equality

Which of the following services is paid for through taxes?

• dinner

• clothing

• community parks

• books

Your community is trying to solve a littering problem at the park.

Which 3 of these could be a possible solution for the littering problem?

• leave it for the sanitation department

• organize a park clean up

• raise money to buy more trash bins for town

• make signs to post around town, reminding people to clean up

• stop going to the park