Branches of Government Test

What is the main responsibility of the legislative branch?

• make laws

• enforce laws

• check the President

• interpret laws

All laws start out in Congress as this

• a bill

• a law

• an addendum

• a proposal

Which article of the Constitution talks about the Legislative Branch?

• Article 1

• Article 2

• Article 3

• Article 4

Which part of the Constitution allows the powers of Congress to stretch beyond what is written?

• Stretchy clause

• Elastic clause

• Supremacy clause

• full faith and credit clause

What is the list of powers that are expressed, or written, clearly in the Constitution called?

• Elastic Clause

• Bill of Rights

• Enumerated Powers

• Stated Powers

Which branch of Congress is based on the idea of Equal Representation?

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Treasury

• Congress

In the Constitution, there is a "Necessary & Proper" Clause, that we also sometimes call the "Elastic Clause". These are known as Congress's Implied Powers.

• Stretchy Powers

• Enumerated Powers

• Will Powers

• Implied Powers

Receiving foreign dignitaries (leaders) is an example of which presidential role?

• Chief Diplomat

• Party Leader

• Commander In Chief

• Chief Economist

Who approves ambassadors, Cabinet members, and Supreme Court judges nominated by the president?

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

• Vice President

What is the main responsibility of the executive branch of the U.S. government?

• make laws

• interpret laws

• enforce laws

• ignore the laws