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Three Branches of Government

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which branch makes laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

2.

Which branch enforces laws?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Legislative

3.

Which branch interprets laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

4.

Which branch is the President a member of?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

5.

Which branch includes Congress?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

6.

Which branch includes the Cabinet?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

7.

Which branch includes the Supreme Court?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

8.

Which branch has the power to declare war?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

9.

Which branch can enter into treaties?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

10.

Which branch includes the House of Representatives and Senate?

a)

Legilslative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

11.

Which branch presides over civil and criminal cases?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legilslative

c)

Executive

12.

Which branch can grant pardons?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

13.

Which branch includes the Commander-in-Chief?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

14.

Which branch can raise revenue through taxes and tariffs, borrowing money, or printing money?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

15.

Which house has a minimum age requirement of 25 years old?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Both

16.

Which house has exactly 2 members per state?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Both

17.

Which house requires its members to live in the state in which they were elected?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Both

18.

Which house has the sole power to impeach?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Both

19.

Which house has representation based on population?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Both

20.

Who was in charge of writing the final version if the Constitution?

a)

James Madiso

b)

Gouverneur Morris

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

21.

The purpose of the constitution is

a)

to protect the rulers

b)

to protect the states

c)

to protect the individual rights

d)

to protect the land

22.

Why did The Constitution's writers separate the powers?

a)

they thought it was important to create a government that controls all the powers

b)

they thought it was important to create a government that controls part of the powers

c)

they thought it was important to create a government that controls with limited powers

d)

they thought it was important to create a government that controls powers by separated

23.

Legislative branch location

a)

White House

b)

The U S Capitol

c)

The Supreme Court

24.

Executive branch location

a)

White House

b)

The U S Capitol

c)

The Supreme Court

25.

Judicial branch location

a)

White House

b)

The U S Capitol

c)

The Supreme Court