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Worksheets4th Grade Government
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which branch of government MAKES the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
2.
What is the constitution?
a)
A document giving the United States their freedom from England.
b)
A document telling the laws of the United States.
c)
A document telling who is president.
d)
A document that changed the Declaration of Independence.
3.
What type of government does the United States have?
a)
Presidential
b)
Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Republic
4.
What does "democracy" mean?
a)
Only one person is in charge of the government.
b)
Only a few people are in charge of the government.
c)
No one is in charge of the government.
d)
The people of the United States decide who is in charge of the government.
5.
What is a "bill"?
a)
Something Congress wants to make into a law.
b)
A law.
c)
Money.
d)
Something only the President can write.
6.
What does the word "veto" mean?
a)
The President is fired.
b)
A bill has become a law.
c)
The President "said no" to a bill from Congress.
d)
The President "said yes" to a bill from Congress.
7.
Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
a)
It tells the laws of the United States.
b)
It tells the President what his or her job is.
c)
It made the United States a free country.
d)
It says that the United States can still have a king and queen.
8.
Which branch of government makes sure people are FOLLOWING THE LAWS?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
9.
The Senate and the House of Representatives belong to which branch of government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
10.
What is the capital of the United States?
a)
Washington
b)
Washington, D.C.
c)
New York City
11.
The Supreme Court is part of which branch of government?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
12.
What are the people who serve on the Supreme Court called?
a)
Executives
b)
The Senate
c)
Justices or judges
d)
Jury
13.
Who takes over if the President can no longer do his or her job?
a)
Vice President
b)
Secretary of State
c)
No one
d)
The Senate
14.
How do senators and representative members get their jobs?
a)
They are born into it.
b)
They assign themselves.
c)
The President assigns them.
d)
They are voted in by the American people.
15.
How many senators are there from each state?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
500
d)
50
16.
How many representatives are there from each state?
a)
It depends on how many people live in the state.
b)
The state gets to decide how many.
c)
25
d)
2
17.
What does it mean to make a change to the Constitution?
a)
Veto
b)
Vote
c)
Amendment
d)
Bill
18.
After the Constitution was written, there were amendments (changes) made to it. What are the first 10 amendments called?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Constitution
d)
Spongebob
19.
Which branch of government makes sure the laws are FAIR?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
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