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WorksheetsMichigan Government
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What branches of government are missing? Judicial, ________________ and ____________________
a)
Executive, Legislative
b)
Legislative, Governor
c)
Executive, House of Representatives
d)
House, Senate
2.
Who is in charge of the Judicial Branch?
a)
Governor
b)
House of Representaives
c)
Senate
d)
Supreme Court
3.
Who is in charge of the Legislative Branch?
a)
Governor
b)
House and Senate
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Mr. Mitton
4.
What does the Judicial Branch do?
a)
Enforce the laws
b)
Make the laws
c)
Judge the laws...make sure the laws are fair
5.
What does the Executive Branch do?
a)
Enforce the laws...make sure the laws are carried out
b)
Make the laws
c)
Judge the laws...make sure they are fair
6.
What does the Legislative Branch do?
a)
Make laws
b)
Enforce the laws
c)
Make sure the laws are carried out
d)
Judge the laws and make sure they are fair
7.
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch at the state level?
a)
President
b)
Governor
c)
Supreme Court
d)
House of Representatives
e)
Senate
8.
The Governor is the leader of the State Government
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The United States is an example of a democracy.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The constitution is something a state must follow. The constitution is like a rule book for the government.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Gretchen Whitmer is Michigan's mayor.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Government provides services that we can do on our own.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Government is paid for by the taxes we pay.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The tax you pay on the money you make is called
a)
house tax
b)
income tax
c)
sales tax
d)
property tax
15.
The tax you pay 6% on what you buy is called___________.
a)
income tax
b)
sales tax
c)
6% tax
d)
property tax
16.
Only people that are involved in the government are allowed to come up with ideas for laws.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
If you want to make a law, you need to contact your
a)
only your State Representative
b)
only your State Senator
c)
President of the United States
d)
your State Representative or State Senator
18.
A bill can only be introduced in the senate.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
If a bill is started in the House and passes, it then moves to the _____________________.
a)
Governor
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Senate
d)
Committee
20.
If the House and Senate both pass a bill, it automatically becomes a law.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
If the Governor vetoes a bill, it is "dead".
a)
True
b)
False
22.
If the Governor signs her name on a bill, it becomes a law.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
In order for a bill to pass in the House and Senate, it needs a ________________ vote.
a)
majority
b)
minority
c)
split
d)
Governor
24.
If a bill passes both the House and Senate, but the Governor vetoes it, the bill needs a _________________ majority vote to override the veto.
a)
1/2
b)
3/4
c)
2/3
d)
100%
25.
Which one is the State Government not in charge of.
a)
State highways
b)
building and maintaining the Mackinac Bridge
c)
How many days are in a school year
d)
Parades and celebrations for East Grand Rapids
26.
Even if a bill passes the House and the Senate, and is signed into law by the Governor, the Supreme Court can still rule the law unconstitutional, and get rid of it?
a)
True
b)
False
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