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SS Chapter 4

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which branch is in charge of making laws?

a)

legislative

b)

executive

c)

judicial

2.

Which branch is the President in charge of?

a)

legislative

b)

executive

c)

judicial

3.

Which branch includes the Supreme Court?

a)

legislative

b)

executive

c)

judicial

4.

Which is NOT related to the judicial branch?

a)

works with Cabinet

b)

makes sure laws are fair

c)

includes justices

d)

decides consequences when laws are broken

5.

Which branch is in charge of military?

a)

legislative

b)

executive

c)

judicial

6.

a group of advisors who tell a leader what they think about a subject

a)

executive

b)

branches

c)

veto

d)

Cabinet

7.

Which document is the "highest law"?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution

c)

The Amendments

d)

Legislative Laws

8.

Who is the head of the NATION's executive branch?

a)

President

b)

mayor

c)

governor

d)

Cabinet

9.

Who is the head of the STATE's executive branch?

a)

President

b)

mayor

c)

governor

d)

Cabinet

10.

Who is head of a CITY's executive branch?

a)

President

b)

mayor

c)

governor

d)

Cabinet

11.

a person chosen to speak for others

a)

Cabinet

b)

council

c)

advisor

d)

representative

12.

Which branch makes sure that laws follow the Constitution?

a)

executive

b)

legislative

c)

judicial

13.

Which branch carries out the laws?

a)

executive

b)

legislative

c)

judicial

14.

What is the special term for when a President says NO to a bill becoming a law?

a)

deny

b)

veto

c)

approve

d)

reject

15.

The President is in charge of....

a)

the highway repairs

b)

the supermarkets

c)

the military

d)

the health care system

16.

Congress is split into two groups called...

a)

Senate

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Cabinet of Advisors

17.

How are local services able to pay for the services they provide for their community?

a)

bills

b)

taxes

c)

charity

d)

the President

18.

A senator's term lasts ______ years.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

a lifetime

19.

A President's term lasts _______ years.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

a lifetime

20.

Judges in a Supreme Court are called

a)

justices

b)

court officials

c)

advisors

d)

judies

21.

Changes in the Consitution are called

a)

changes

b)

amendments

c)

articles

d)

rules

22.

provides schools and libraries

a)

national

b)

state

c)

local

23.

provides the police and fire department

a)

national

b)

state

c)

local

24.

provides rules for voting

a)

national

b)

state

c)

local

25.

provides road repairs for state highways

a)

national

b)

state

c)

local

26.

provides printed money and makes coins

a)

national

b)

state

c)

local

27.

provides the Postal Service

a)

national

b)

state

c)

local

28.

a group of advisors that tells a leader what they know about a subject

a)

congress

b)

council

c)

cabinet

d)

executive

29.

a group who makes laws

a)

council

b)

congress

c)

representative

d)

judicial

30.

a person chosen to speak for a group

a)

council

b)

legislative

c)

representative

d)

cabinet

31.

means that each branch can check the actions of another

a)

council

b)

checks and balances

c)

congress

d)

representative

32.

True or False - The three branches are only used for the entire nation. States and cities do not have the three branches.

a)

true

b)

false

33.

True or False - the executive branch, with the President, has the most power out of all of the branches of government.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

True or False - Taxes are sometimes used to provides services to the city, state, and nation.

a)

true

b)

false