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Government Test Study Guide

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many branches of government are in both state and federal government?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

2.

Rules are for _____.

a)

Everyone in the country

b)

No one

c)

Just kids

d)

Individuals

3.

Laws are created by ____.

a)

the government

b)

regular people

c)

teachers

4.

Keep your room clean is an example of a ____.

a)

law

b)

rule

5.

Wear your seatbelt is an example of a ____.

a)

rule

b)

law

6.

If you break a rule or law you will have a ____.

a)

a lollipop

b)

a pat on the back

c)

a consequence

7.

The three levels of government are ____.

a)

Federal, Government, law

b)

Federal, State, Local

c)

Local, State, Government

d)

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

8.

Which level of government is responsible for things that affect the COUNTRY?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

9.

Which level of government is responsible for highways, hospitals, schools?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

10.

The Local level of government is responsible for ___.

a)

highways, collecting state taxes, and hospitals

b)

laws for everyone, National (USA) concerns

c)

neighborhoods, land use, garbage collection, streets

11.

The job of the legislative branch is ___.

a)

enforce laws

b)

interpret laws

c)

make laws

12.

The executive branch's job is to ___.

a)

enforce laws

b)

make laws

c)

interpret laws

13.

The judicial branch _____ laws and makes sure they are ___.

a)

makes/legal

b)

enforces/big

c)

interprets/fair

14.

Who is at the top of the Judicial branch?

a)

the President

b)

the Congress

c)

the Supreme Court

d)

the Governor

15.

Who is in charge of the legislative branch?

a)

the President

b)

the House and Senate in Congress

c)

the Supreme Court and its Justices

16.

Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?

a)

the President

b)

Supreme Court

c)

the Congress

17.

Who is in charge of our state government?

a)

the President

b)

the Governor

c)

the Police

18.

How many House members does Louisiana's Legislative branch have?

a)

95

b)

435

c)

105

19.

How many senators does Louisiana have?

a)

89

b)

105

c)

21

d)

39

20.

The House of Representatives represents the _____.

a)

the people

b)

the President

c)

the State

d)

local governmnet

21.

The speed limit is an example of a ____.

a)

law

b)

rule

22.

Raising your hand to speak is a ___.

a)

law

b)

rule

23.

Both rules and laws keep everyone ___.

a)

with a consequence

b)

in the dark

c)

safe

24.

How many levels of government are there?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

25.

What is the top level of government?

a)

local

b)

state

c)

federal

26.

Legislative branch is known as ___ at the federal level.

a)

The United States

b)

The President

c)

The Congress

27.

If someone wants to pass a new law, it is called a ___ and has to go through ___ at Capitol Hill.

a)

bill, Congress

b)

bill, the President

c)

paper, the lawyers

28.

If someone like the President or Congress doesn't like the bill/law that they want to pass, they can ___ the bill.

a)

drop

b)

discuss

c)

veto

d)

forget

29.

A long speech that the Senate uses to delay the vote of a bill is called ___.

a)

veto

b)

filibuster

c)

choice

30.

What are the 5 basic steps to a bill becoming a law?

a)

1. Idea

2. House

3. Senate

4. President

5. Approved->Law

b)

1. Idea

2. Senate

3. President

4. House

5. Approved->Law

c)

1. Idea

2. President

3. House

4. Senate

5. Approved->Law