Unit 5 Vocab quiz

What is the main function of the legislative branch?

• Enforcing laws

• Making laws

• Interpreting laws

• Judging laws

What are the two parts of Congress?

• The Supreme Court and the Senate

• The House of Representatives and the Senate

• The Executive Office and the House of Representatives

• The Cabinet and the Senate

Who is the head of the executive branch of the United States?

• The Vice President

• The Speaker of the House

• The President

• The Chief Justice

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

• Making laws

• Interpreting laws

• Enforcing laws

• Amending laws

What is the primary role of the judicial branch?

• To create new laws

• To enforce laws

• To decide the meaning of laws and their application

• To manage government budgets

What is the main purpose of checks and balances in government?

• To allow one branch to have all the power

• To ensure no one branch controls too much power

• To eliminate the separation of powers

• To create a single powerful branch

What is popular sovereignty?

• A government based on the consent of the people.

• A government ruled by a single leader.

• A government that does not allow voting.

• A government that controls all aspects of life.

What is the main purpose of the separation of powers in a government?

• To ensure that one branch has all the power

• To divide the government into branches with separate powers

• To allow the executive branch to control the others

• To eliminate the need for a judicial branch

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Legislative branch

• Administrative branch

What does the executive branch do?

• Makes laws

• Enforces laws

• Interprets laws

• Abolishes laws