3 Branches of Government Quiz

The legislative branch of the federal government includes the

• Cabinet and Senate

• Supreme Court and Cabinet

• House of Representatives and Cabinet

• House of Representatives and Senate

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Articles of Confederation

Which of these people is the leader of the National Executive Branch?

• 
  Vice President

• 
  President

• 
  Senator

• 
  Governor

Which of the following duties is the primary responsibility of the executive branch?

• carrying out/enforcing the laws

• interpreting laws

• writing laws

• establishing court

The table below describes the federal government.

Executive- President

Legislative- Congress

Judicial-?

• Senate

• 
  Cabinet

• Supreme Court

• 
  House of Representatives

This branch of government interprets the laws and decides if they are constitutional.

• 
  legislative

• 
  

  federal

• executive

• judicial

The United States government has a system of ___________ to ensure that no one branch has more power than another.

• laws

• written agreement

• checks and balances

• amendments

Each state has two representatives in the ________________, while the _____________________ is based on a state's population.

• Senate; House of Representatives

• House of Representatives; Senate

• Supreme Court; House of Representatives

• House of Representatives; Supreme Court

Who has the power to veto bills from Congress?

• The Executive Branch

• 
  The Legislative Branch

• 
  The Judicial Branch

• The State Governors

Match the following

• Legislative Branch

• House of Representatives, Senate

  Creates or changes laws

• Executive Branch

• President, Vice President, Cabinet, independent Gov. agencies

  Enforces the Laws

• Judicial Branch

• Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Courts.

  Interprets the laws.