Unit 2 Test

Which of the following is a branch of the US Government?

• Judicial

• Presidential

• Monarchy

• Supreme Court

What is the purpose of Checks and Balances?

• The purpose of Checks and Balances is to ensure that the President has absolute power.
• The purpose of Checks and Balances is to prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
• The purpose of Checks and Balances is to limit the power of the judicial branch.
• The purpose of Checks and Balances is to allow the legislative branch to make all decisions.

This branch of the government can veto a law.

• judicial branch
• legislative branch
• executive branch
• congress

Congress is another name for which branch of the government?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• I have no idea.

Congress has the power to overturn a presidential veto.

• False

• True

Only this branch can rule a law is unconstitutional:

• executive branch
• military branch
• judicial branch
• legislative branch

There are 125 members of the Senate.

• True

• False

The House of Representative has 435 members. This is based on what?

• Census Bureau data
• Constitution of the United States
• Each state's population

• Presidential Executive Order

What is the system of government in the United States?

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

• Communist

• I have no idea.

The 17th Amendment says what?

• The 17th Amendment abolished the direct election of senators.
• The 17th Amendment increased the number of senators per state.
• The 17th Amendment established the direct election of senators.
• The 17th Amendment granted the president the power to appoint senators.