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Branches of Government

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which branch has the President?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
2.
Which branch has the Supreme Court? 
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
3.
Which branch has the Cabinet? 
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
4.
Which branch has the Senate?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
5.
Which branch has the Vice President?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
6.
Which branch has the House of Representatives?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
7.
Which branch can make new laws?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
8.
Which branch can create lower courts?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
9.
Which branch interprets the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
10.
Which branch can veto or approve laws? 
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
11.
Which branch can appoint (choose) justices?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
12.
Which branch can override the veto?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
13.
Which branch commands the military?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
14.
Which branch can declare war?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
15.
Which branch presides over the cabinet?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
16.
Which branch declares laws unconstitutional?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
17.
Which branch has the power to tax?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
18.
Which branch can declare the acts of the other branches unconstitutional?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
19.
Which branch enforces the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
20.
Which branch is Congress?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
21.
a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

22.
a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

23.
a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

24.
a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

25.
a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

26.
a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

27.
a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

28.
a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

29.
a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

30.

Which branch has the Senate and House of Representatives?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

31.
What are the two parts of our Congress?
a)
The Station and the House
b)
The Supreme Court and the White House
c)
The President and the Vice President
d)
The Senate and the House of Representatives
32.
There are ____________ senators.
a)
100
b)
0
c)
20
d)
10,000
33.
The number of representatives a state has is based on the state's _________________________.
a)
location
b)
name
c)
population
d)
altitude
34.
Which branch can veto or approve laws? 
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
35.
Read these sentences from the text.
"The people who wrote the Constitution didn't want one person or group to have too much power.  That was why they divided the government into three parts, known as branches." What can you concluded  based on this evidence.
a)
The three branches of the government do not have the same amount of power.  
b)
The people who wrote the Constitution wanted every American to help make laws.
c)
The people who who wrote the constitution wanted a balance of powers.
36.

Which branch can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 majority vote?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

37.
Dividing up the functions or role of government is known as what?
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Amendment Process
38.
Why were checks and balances necessary?
a)
Prevent any branch from becoming more powerful than the others
b)
Prevent the judicial branch from becoming more powerful than the executive
c)
Prevent the executive from being more powerful than the judicial
d)
Prevent the legislature from controlling the judical and the executive branches
39.
What are the three branches of the U.S. government?
a)
legislative, executive, and judical
b)
congress, the Supreme Court, and the Senate
c)
the president, the House of Representatives, and the Senate
40.
Read these sentences from the text.
"The people who wrote the Constitution didn't want one person or group to have too much power.  That was why they divided the government into three parts, known as branches." What can you concluded  based on this evidence.
a)
The three branches of the government do not have the same amount of power.  
b)
The people who wrote the Constitution wanted every American to help make laws.
c)
The people who who wrote the constitution wanted a balance of powers.
41.
The highest court in the United States is
a)
District Court
b)
The Peoples Court
c)
The Supreme Court
d)
Appeals Court
42.
The law that prevails over all other laws in the United States is
a)
Civil Law
b)
Constitutional Law
c)
Criminal Law
d)
Administrative Law
43.
What is the meaning of Rule of Law?
a)
Everyone is above the law.
b)
Everyone is below the law.
c)
No one is above the law.
d)
The president is above the law.
44.
Which Branch has the primary job of making laws?
a)
all three branches
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Legislative
45.
Which house of Congress must a bill pass through in order to become a law?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Both 
d)
Neither
46.
What is the introduction to the Constitution called? 
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Preamble
47.
According to the Preamble, where does the authority of the federal government come from? 
a)
Electoral College
b)
the states
c)
the people
d)
the President
48.
Which branch is Congress?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
49.

Members in the House of Representatives are elected to a term of what?

a)

6 years

b)

4 years

c)

2 years

d)

8 years

50.

How many senators does each state have?

a)

Depends on population of the state

b)

Each state gets 5 senators

c)

Each state gets 2 senators

d)

Depends on the size of the state

51.

Who is the commander-in-chief of the army and navy?

a)

vice-president

b)

secretary of state

c)

president

d)

speaker of the house

52.

The president must have been a US citizen for how long?

a)

since the age of 18

b)

for 10 years

c)

for 25 years

d)

since birth

53.

Which branch is the subject of Article II?

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Security Branch

54.

The President can serve up to ______, _______ year terms.

a)

two, four

b)

one, two

c)

three, two

d)

one, four

55.

A Supreme Court justice's term in office lasts how long?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

life

56.

Which branch checks others by impeaching a president or judge for misconduct?

a)

executive

b)

legislative

c)

judicial

d)

cabinet

57.

Which branch is the subject of Article I?

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Security Branch

58.

What is the head of the judicial branch and considered the highest court of the US?

a)

Federal Court of Appeals

b)

The Presidential Court

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The Congressional Court

59.

Which branch checks other branches by the ability to approve or veto bills by Congress?

a)

legislative

b)

executive

c)

judicial

d)

senate

60.

The person who serves as the president of the Senate is also the what?

a)

Senate majority leader

b)

member elected by the Senate

c)

Vice-President of the US

d)

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

61.

The Executive Branch is made up of what?

a)

President, Vice-President, and cabinet

b)

Senate and the House of Representatives

c)

Supreme Court and Federal Court Systems

d)

Supreme Court and Senate

62.

A US senator serves for a term of how long?

a)

2 years

b)

6 years

c)

4 years

d)

8 years

63.

For Congress to override a presidential veto, what must the vote be?

a)

a simple majority

b)

a 2/3 majority

c)

a 3/4 majority

d)

unanimously

64.

What is another name for the legislative branch?

a)

Cabinet

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Congress

d)

Executive Office

65.

How many representatives does each state have?

a)

Each state has two representatives in the House

b)

It was decided when the state was admitted to the union

c)

It depends on the population of the state

d)

It depends on the size of the state

66.
How many justices are there in the Supreme Court?
a)
9
b)
8
c)
7
d)
6
67.
What is the total number of House of Representative members?
a)
100
b)
50
c)
435
d)
500
68.
What branch does the House of Representative belong to
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
69.

Powers of the United States government is divided among:

a)

two branches

b)

seven branches

c)

twenty five branches

d)

three branches

70.

Congress is divided into:

a)

one house

b)

two house

c)

three houses

d)

four houses

71.
What is the primary job of Congress?
a)
make laws
b)
enforce laws
c)
make taxes
d)
interpret laws
72.
The Constitution creating 3 branches so the government does not get too powerful is called
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Federalism
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Delegated Powers
73.
The Constitution requires each branch to monitor the others so they do not have too much power is an example of what?
a)
Federalism
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Delegated Powers
74.
What Article of the Constitution explains the Legislative Branch?
a)
Article 1
b)
Article 2
c)
Article 3
d)
Article 4
75.
Which of the following is NOT a qualification for Presidency?
a)
A - at least 35 years old
b)
B - US resident for 14 years
c)
C - former Congressperson
d)
D - natural born citizen

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