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Worksheets4th Grade Government Basics
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do we call the area where we live, work and play?
a)
town
b)
home
c)
state
d)
community
2.
The constitution
a)
decides which citizens are named delegates
b)
states the basic laws of a country
3.
This is the group of people that helps the president make good decisions for the country.
a)
Congress
b)
Justices
c)
Judges
d)
Cabinet
4.
What Branch of Government enforces the laws and commands the military?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
Judicial
Judicial
d)
Governor
5.
What Branch of Government makes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
d)
Governor
6.
What Branch of Government interprets the laws to make sure they are constitutional?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
State
7.
Who is head of the executive branch?
a)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
b)
the President of the U.S.
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
the Mayor
8.
The President is part of what branch?
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Governor
9.
What branch are the Supreme Court Justices a part of?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
d)
State
10.
This is the court that all other courts have to follow.
a)
District Court
b)
State Court
c)
Supreme Court
d)
City Court
11.
Which is true about the Legislative Branch?
a)
They serve for life.
b)
They are appointed by the president.
c)
The decide if laws are constitutional (fair).
d)
They create laws.
12.
This person is the leader of the state's government.
a)
President
b)
Judge
c)
Governor
d)
Mayor
13.
Which branch of government creates laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Government
14.
Which branch of government makes sure that the laws are constitutional?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
Government
15.
The _________ branch interprets and judges a law.
a)
Judical
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Constitution
16.
What document contains all the rules and instructions for a government?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Nation's traditions
d)
The Social Contract
17.
The capital of the United States is
a)
Springfield
b)
Boston
c)
Washington DC
d)
Philadelphia
18.
Who was the first President of the United States?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
George Washington
19.
What do the stars on the U.S. flag represent?
a)
states
b)
original colonies
c)
bill of rights
d)
American wars
20.
Which of these is NOT a branch of government?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
d)
Senate
21.
Which branch of government makes sure the laws are obeyed?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Senate
d)
Judicial
22.
Which branch of government decides if the laws are fair?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
23.
A person that belongs to a community is called a
a)
Citizen
b)
Student
c)
Voter
d)
Adult
24.
This is a time when people vote for their leaders.
a)
President
b)
Election
c)
Court
d)
Law
25.
The feeling of pride that people have for their country is called
a)
Patriotism
b)
Constitution
c)
Governor
d)
Tax
26.
The group of citizens that runs a city, state or country is the
a)
Mayor
b)
Governor
c)
Legislative
d)
Government
27.
What do we call a rule in a community that people must obey?
a)
Rule
b)
Tax
c)
Citizen
d)
Law
28.
Which one is something that the US Government does NOT do?
a)
Manage Problems
b)
Establish Order
c)
Name People
d)
Protect Citizens
29.
This is a place where a judge decides whether or not a person has broken the law.
a)
Congress
b)
Court
c)
White House
d)
Capitol Building
30.
The leader of a city or town government is called this.
a)
Mayor
b)
President
c)
Governor
d)
Teacher
31.
The leader of a court is the ___________.
a)
President
b)
Citizen
c)
Judge
d)
Mayor
32.
Which one of these is NOT a patriotic symbol in the US?
a)
The US Flag
b)
The White House
c)
A Bald Eagle
d)
A Limousine
33.
A written plan that our government must follow is called _______________.
a)
Governor
b)
Legislative
c)
Constitution
d)
Laws
34.
Mr. Obama is our current __________.
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Governor
d)
Judge
35.
Money that is paid to the government to do things like build roads and schools is called
_____________.
_____________.
a)
Dollars
b)
Tax
c)
Money
d)
Fees
36.
The leader of the US Government is the __________.
a)
Governor
b)
Mayor
c)
Judge
d)
President
37.
This is a choice that gets counted.
a)
Vote
b)
Raffle
c)
Contest
d)
Drawing
38.
This is the name of the building where Congress works.
a)
Capitol Building
b)
White House
c)
Supreme Court Building
d)
The Washington Monument
39.
This is the group of people that make up the Legislative branch of government in Washington DC.
a)
Cabinet
b)
Congress
c)
Justices
d)
Doctors
40.
This is the name of the place that the President of the United States lives in.
a)
Capitol Building
b)
Supreme Court Building
c)
The White House
d)
The Presidential Home
41.
True or False:
When you obey someone you do NOT do what they tell you to do.
When you obey someone you do NOT do what they tell you to do.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
This is the building where the justices in Washington DC work.
a)
Capitol Building
b)
Supreme Court Building
c)
The White House
d)
The Congress Hall
43.
How many branches of government do we have in the United States?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
44.
What does the word branch mean when we talk about government?
a)
Part of a tree
b)
Part of the government
c)
Part of the school
d)
Part of the congress
45.
Government is boring.
a)
True
b)
False
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