American Government

The United States government has three branches. Which part decides if laws are fair?

• The Congress

• The president

• The governor

• The Supreme Court

Which level (type) of government is made up of a president and a group of legislators?

• city government

• state government

• county government

• national government

What do we call the people who are elected to serve in the state government?

• presidents and vice presidents

• mayors and councilmen

• teachers and principals

• senators and representatives

The national government of the United States is divided into three branches. These branches are

• federal, state, and local

• international, federal, and local

• interstate, state, and intrastate

• executive, legislative, and judicial

Which is a "check" the president has over the judicial branch?

• deciding the meaning of a law

• making a treaty with another country

• nominating a Supreme Court justice

• rejecting a law passed by Congress

Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing the laws?

• judicial

• executive

• legislative

• international

Why was the United States government divided into 3 branches?

• to make sure that citizens elect the best possible candidates

• to make sure that one branch does not gain too much power

• to let citizens participate in a direct election

• to allow the federal government to control the state government

Which statement is true about the legislative branch of the government?

• Congress is made up of three parts

• Congress is responsible for making the laws

• The president appoints the members of Congress

• The members of Congress decide what the law means

Which branch is responsible for deciding what the laws mean?

• the judicial branch

• the legislative branch

• the international branch

• the executive branch

Which branch of the government decides:

a law is unconstitutional; an act by the president is unconstitutional; and a treaty is unconstitutional?

• senators and representatives

• the president and the cabinet

• ambassadors and consuls

• the justices of the Supreme Court