Chapter 4 Social Studies

Which of the following is a plan for how the US Government works?

• US Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• The Federalist Papers

• CNN

Match the following levels of government with the things they are responsible for:

• Federal Government

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• Local Government

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• State Government

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Match the following levels of government with the things they oversee:

• Federal Government

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• Local Government

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• State Government

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Match the following branches of government with their responsibility:

• Make sure laws follow the Constitution

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• Executes (carries out) the laws

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• Make the laws

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Match the following federal leaders for each branch of government:

• Legislative Branch

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• Judicial Branch

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• Executive Branch

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Every state elects how many Senators to represent them in the Senate of Congress? (Enter the number)

Each state elects representatives to the House of Representatives. The number of representatives for each state is decided by ​ (a)   .

• how many people live in the state
• the state bird
• the state motto
• who the president is

The people that run the Supreme Court are known as what?

• Chief Justices or Supreme Court Justice

• Senators or Representatives

• President or Vice President

• Mrs. Fladung or Mrs. Schmidt

The Executive Branch is led by the President and Vice President. They are responsible for all of the following EXCEPT what?

• signing bills into law

• the military

• meeting with world leaders

• working with a cabinet

• creating taxes

The system of checks and balances does which of the following?

• keeps 3 branches working together, sharing the power of law

• makes sure people pay their taxes

• gets rid of poorly written laws and replaces them with new ones

• decides how much money gold is worth