WorksheetsMO Government
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the General Assembly have to do in order to approve a bill?
a)
vote on it
b)
have a judge pass it
c)
sign it
d)
veto it
2.
Who is the head of the executive branch of state government?
a)
the attorney general
b)
the state treasurer
c)
the governor
d)
the lieutenant governor
3.
What can the governor do to keep an idea from becoming a law?
a)
vote on it
b)
veto it
c)
have a judge overrule it
d)
sign it
4.
What is the role of the Legislative Branch?
a)
enforce the laws
b)
interpret the laws
c)
make the laws
5.
What is the role of the Executive Branch?
a)
interpret the laws
b)
enforce the laws
c)
make the laws
6.
What is the role of the Judicial Branch?
a)
interpret the laws
b)
enforce the laws
c)
make the laws
7.
How many branches are there in the state government?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
8.
What is another name for a suggested law when it is first introduced?
a)
an ammendment
b)
a secondary source
c)
a bill
d)
a document
9.
True or False: One of the jobs of the governor is to sign bills passed by the General Assembly, which will make them into laws.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
People who are appointed by the governor to interpret the laws are called what?
a)
appeals
b)
judges
c)
civil patrol officers
d)
committee members
11.
What is the highest court in the state?
a)
the circuit courts
b)
the local courts
c)
the county courts
d)
Missouri Supreme Court
12.
What are the two houses that make up the General Assembly called?
a)
The House of Representatives and the Senate
b)
The House of Representatives and the Courts
c)
The Governor and the Judges
d)
The Committee and the Senate
13.
Most of the money needed to run the state government comes from
a)
fees
b)
fines
c)
taxes
d)
all of the above
14.
The state constitution explains how Missouri is to be
a)
governed
b)
the capital of the United States
c)
named
d)
a free state
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