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WorksheetsBranches of Government
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many branches of government are there?
a)
Five
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
2.
Which branches of government does the president work under?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
All branches
d)
Executive
3.
What is the job of the legislative branch?
a)
to carry out the laws
b)
to declare war
c)
to make the laws
d)
to decide all the laws
4.
What does the word veto mean?
a)
to approve a law
b)
to say no to a law
c)
to sign a law
d)
to jump
5.
Which branch of government do the supreme court justices work under?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
All branches
6.
Which branch of the government makes the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
7.
What are the three branches of government?
a)
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
b)
Executive, Legos, Judges
c)
President, Vice President, and cabinet,
d)
City, state, and country
8.
The_________________is a part of the Judicial branch of the government.
a)
Congress
b)
Senate
c)
Cabinet
d)
Supreme Court
9.
In what month do we vote for president?
a)
November
b)
October
c)
January
d)
May
10.
What is the main job of the Executive Branch?
a)
Make Laws
b)
Enforce Laws
c)
Declare Laws Constitutional
d)
Decide if Laws are Fair
11.
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Declare if Laws are constitutional
c)
Decides if Laws are Fair
d)
Makes Laws
12.
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Makes Laws
c)
Veto Laws
d)
Declare if laws are constitutional
13.
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Senate
b)
Supreme Court and House of Rep.
c)
President
d)
Vice President
14.
Who is in charge of the Legislative Branch?
a)
President
b)
Senate and House of Rep.
c)
Vice President
d)
Supreme Court
15.
Who is in charge of the Judicial Branch?
a)
President
b)
Senate
c)
Vice President
d)
Supreme Court
16.
Who can veto a law?
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Mayor
d)
Supreme Court
17.
The most important job of our Congress is to
a)
Pass Laws
b)
Put people in jail
c)
Vote for President
d)
Collect Taxes
18.
The __________________________ Branch of our government makes the laws.
a)
Senate
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Judicial
19.
The _________________________ Branch of our government makes sure our laws are fair.
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
20.
Which of these is the Branch of Government that enforces the laws?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
21.
What are the two parts of our Congress?
a)
The Station and the House
b)
The Senate and the House of Representatives
c)
The President and the Vice President
22.
There are ____________ senators.
a)
100
b)
0
c)
20
d)
10,000
23.
The _____________________ is elected by eligible United States citizens who vote and by the Electoral College system
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Principal
c)
Participant
d)
President
24.
_______________________ and _______________________ are elected by voters in their states.
a)
Speakers and Station Managers
b)
Judges and Lawyers
c)
Senators and Representatives
d)
Principals and Teachers
25.
The _________________ is the leader of the Executive Branch of our government.
a)
Jedi Knight
b)
Batman
c)
President
d)
Super Hero
26.
The number of representatives a state has is based on the state's _________________________.
a)
location
b)
name
c)
population
d)
altitude
27.
What is the highest court in the land?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
House of Representatives
28.
Who names new Supreme Court Justices?
a)
The President
b)
The Electoral College
c)
Congress
29.
The three main duties of the President are: Enforcer of laws, head of armed forces, chief diplomat. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Which branch of the government creates bills?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Tree Branch
d)
Legislative Branch
31.
After a bill has passed the two houses of Congress, it is sent to the
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
President
d)
states
32.
Which branch of government is in charge of our Armed Forces?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
33.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
carry out the laws
d)
count the votes
34.
A group of men and women that are the Presidents advisors are also known as what?
a)
Independent Agencies
b)
President Pro Tempores
c)
FCC
d)
Cabinet
35.
. The ________________ contains the supreme laws of the land of the United States of America.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Magna Carta
36.
The Senate and the House of Representatives is also called
a)
Party
b)
Congress
c)
Term
d)
Committee
37.
Highest court in the land
a)
Appellate courts
b)
Trial courts
c)
District courts
d)
Supreme Courts
38.
What is another duty of the President?
a)
makes the laws
b)
decides if laws follow the Constitution
c)
decides on the punishment of those convicted of crimes
d)
meets with heads of other countries
39.
This branch includes 9 justices.
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
40.
How long is a term for a representative?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
41.
Who leads our national defense?
a)
the Speaker of the House
b)
Congress
c)
Senators
d)
the president
42.
What is the maximum amount of time that a president can serve in office?
a)
4 years
b)
8 years
c)
12 years
d)
16 years
43.
True or False? The executive branch has more power than the legislative branch.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
When the citizens of the U.S. decide to remove a president from office, it is called
a)
impeachment
b)
their duty
c)
states rights
d)
illegal
45.
How many amendments are included in the Bill of Rights?
a)
5
b)
13
c)
27
d)
10
46.
This amendment grants the right of people to bear arms.
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 4
c)
Amendment 5
d)
Amendment 2
47.
This amendment protects your right to privacy.
a)
amendment 6
b)
amendment 9
c)
amendment 4
d)
amendment 1
48.
This amendment says you have freedom of speech, religion and the press.
a)
amendment 1
b)
amendment 2
c)
amendment 3
d)
amendment 4
49.
This amendment says you cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
a)
amendment 6
b)
amendment 8
c)
amendment 5
d)
amendment 2
50.
This amendment says the government can't force you to house soldiers.
a)
amendment 1
b)
amendment 3
c)
amendment 5
d)
amendment 7
51.
This amendment forbids the use of cruel or unusual punishment.
a)
amendment 8
b)
amendment 1
c)
amendment 7
d)
amendment 10
52.
This amendment gives you the right to a fair trial with a jury.
a)
amendment 5
b)
amendment 6
c)
amendment 7
d)
amendment 8
53.
Freedom to peaceably assemble
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
54.
Police must get a warrant.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
55.
Protects against "cruel and unusual punishment."
a)
1st
b)
3rd
c)
5th
d)
8th
56.
This means to change or alter...
a)
amend
b)
erase
c)
sparkles
d)
constitution
57.
What was the reason from adding the Bill of Rights?
a)
to end the American Revolution
b)
to equalize individual rights
c)
to protect individual rights
d)
to protect the Federalists
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