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Understanding the Three Branches of Government

Authored by Cassandra Meyers

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5th Grade

DOK Level 1: Recall covered

Understanding the Three Branches of Government
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main function of the legislative branch of the U.S. government?

To interpret laws

To make laws

To enforce laws

To amend the Constitution

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for enforcing laws?

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

Constitutional

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Explain why the U.S. Constitution divides the national government into three branches.

To ensure that one branch has all the power

To create a system of checks and balances

To make the government more complex

To simplify the amendment process

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the article of the U.S. Constitution that defines the judicial branch.

Article I

Article II

Article III

Article IV

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one function of the judicial branch of the U.S. government?

To veto laws

To interpret laws

To create laws

To enforce laws

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Describe the process by which an amendment to the U.S. Constitution can be proposed.

By the President alone

By a two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate

By a simple majority in Congress

By the Supreme Court

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which branch of the U.S. government has the power to veto bills?

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

None of the above

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