Structure of Government - Unit 1 Test Review

The __________________________ Branch of our government makes the laws.

• Senate
• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial

What are the two parts of our Congress?

• The Station and the House
• The Senate and the House of Representatives
• The President and the Vice President

Who names new Supreme Court Justices?

• The President
• The Electoral College
• Congress

The number of representatives a state has is based on the state's _________________________.

• location
• name
• population
• altitude

Who works at the U.S. Capitol Building?

• Congress
• the Chief Justice
• the President
• The Vice-President

Which federal court reviews cases from the lower courts?

• U.S. District Courts
• U.S. Courts of Appeals
• U.S. Supreme Court

One way that the US constitutional republic differs from historic monarchies is that in the US constitutional republic political authority is given to —

• a king

• ambassadors

• political party officials

• representatives of the people

The Founding Fathers chose to establish a federal system in order to —

• create a government with divided power

• model the government after the one in Britain

• experiment with a new system of government

• concentrate government power at the national level

Which of the following belongs in Section III?

• Collect taxes

• Raise an army

• Provide school textbooks

• Ensure home fire protection

Which power is granted to the federal government, but not to state governments?

• Collecting corporate taxes

• Issuing professional licenses

• Maintaining a standing army

• Providing fire protection for homes