Alabama's Government Study Guide

What are the three branches of government?

• constitutional, executive, legislative

• executive, legislative, judicial

• legislative, judicial, presidential

• governmental, legislative, judicial

The president is the head of which branch of government?

• executive branch

• legislative branch

• judicial branch

• constitutional branch

The leader of a city is called the ​ ​

• mayor
• governor
• president
• police officer

This branch of government creates laws and sets taxes.

• constitutional branch

• judicial branch

• executive branch

• legislative branch

Which are democratic principals?

• justice, fairness, and howdy

• politeness, fairness, and equality

• justice, fairness, and equality

• chivalry, fairness, and equality

Alabama was the __ state to join the Union.

• 47

• 5

• 10

• 22

Why does Alabama have multiple branches of government?

• to keep one person or group of people from gaining too much power

• they wanted to

• to make one person or group of people the most powerful

• they only had two branches

If the state supreme court thinks a law is unconstitutional, it can ____.

• deal with it

• do nothing

• reject the law

• file a lawsuit

Why was Alabama's state capital moved from Tuscaloosa to Montgomery?

• Tuscaloosa burned down

• they weren't Alabama fans

• the population had shifted east and wanted better access to the capital

• it wasn't big enough

How many times did Alabama change its capital city?

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 10