American Government Practice

Reorder the following steps of a Presidential Election in the correct order in which they occur:

• Electoral College vote

• Presidential Inauguration

• National Party Conventions

• Primary Elections

• Election Day in November

Match the following

• Purple states

• States that a party's candidate can expect to win

• Blue States

• States that are very competitive between party candidates

• Safe States

• States that usually vote Democrat

• Swing states

• States that usually vote Republican

• Red states

• Another term for swing states, also a toss up states between condidates

Label the following buildings of the federal government:

a

b

c

White House

Supreme Court

Capitol Building

Label the following items on the illustration of the checks and balances of the branches of the federal government

c

d

e

f

b

a

Declare laws unconstitutional

Declares orders unconstitutional

Appoints new justices

Override a veto

Veto

Confirms new justices

Organize these options into the right branch of the U.S. government

Groups:

(a) EXECUTIVE

,

(b) LEGISLATIVE

,

(c) JUDICIAL

• SENATE

• SUPREME COURT

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

• 9 JUSTICES

• VICE PRESIDENT

• PRESIDENT

• CHIEF JUSTICE

• CABINET

• LOWER FEDERAL COURTS

• CONGRESS

Organize these options into the right branches of the US government:

Groups:

(a) EXECUTIVE

,

(b) LEGISLATIVE

,

(c) JUDICIAL

• NEGOTIATE TREATIES

• DECLARE WAR

• JUDICIAL REVIEW

• APPROVE TREATIES

Which of the following can write laws (legislation)?

Groups:

(a) WRITE LAWS

,

(b) DON'T WRITE LAWS

• Secretary of Education

• Congressmen/women

• Legislators

• President

• Vice President

• Supreme Court Justices

• Lawmakers

• Senators