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WorksheetsBranches of Government
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the only person that can veto a bill?
a)
President
b)
vice president
c)
speaker of the House
d)
Supreme Court
2.
How long is the president’s term?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
3.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
carry out the laws
d)
count the votes
4.
A group of men and women that are the Presidents advisors are also known as what?
a)
Independent Agencies
b)
President Pro Tempores
c)
FCC
d)
Cabinet
5.
. The ________________ contains the supreme laws of the land of the United States of America.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Magna Carta
6.
The Senate and the House of Representatives is also called
a)
Party
b)
Congress
c)
Term
d)
Committee
7.
What branch is Congress?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Democratic Party
8.
How many justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
9
d)
12
9.
Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.
a)
President
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Senate
10.
Role of the judicial branch
a)
make laws
b)
interpret laws
c)
enforce laws
d)
impeach a president
11.
Highest court in the land
a)
Appellate courts
b)
Trial courts
c)
District courts
d)
Supreme Courts
12.
The U.S. Supreme Court must make all decisions based on ________.
a)
the Constitution
b)
what the President says
c)
who won the Super Bowl
d)
the weather
13.
How many branches of government are there?
a)
Five
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
14.
Which branches of government does the president work under?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
All branches
d)
Executive
15.
What is the job of the legislative branch?
a)
to carry out the laws
b)
to declare war
c)
to make the laws
d)
to decide all the laws
16.
What does the word veto mean?
a)
to approve a law
b)
to say no to a law
c)
to sign a law
d)
to jump
17.
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Makes Laws
c)
Veto Laws
d)
Declare if laws are constitutional
18.
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Senate
b)
Supreme Court and House of Rep.
c)
President
d)
Vice President
19.
What is another duty of the President?
a)
makes the laws
b)
decides if laws follow the Constitution
c)
decides on the punishment of those convicted of crimes
d)
meets with heads of other countries
20.
What is another duty of the President?
a)
leads the army, navy, and airforce
b)
decides fi the laws follow the Consitiution
c)
passes laws
d)
decided on the punishemnt of those convicted of crimes
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