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The Powers of Government

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which of these is the Branch of Government that enforces the laws? 
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
3.
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Makes Laws
c)
Veto Laws
d)
Declare if laws are constitutional
4.
Who can veto a law?
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Mayor
d)
Supreme Court
5.
Who names new Supreme Court Justices?
a)
The President
b)
The Electoral College
c)
Congress
6.
Which branch has the Senate?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
7.
Which branch can declare war?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
8.
Which branch has the power to tax?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
9.

Dividing power into 3 branches to make sure the government does not become too powerful and take away people's rights is called...

a)

checks and balances

b)

federalism

c)

separation of powers

d)

representative democracy

10.

Which is NOT one of the 3 branches of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Federal

d)

Judicial