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Federal Government Vocab

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A system where state, local, and national governments should be separate.

a)

Democracy

b)

Federalism

c)

Bicameral

d)

Senate

2.

Where laws are created. This branch includes the House and the Senate.

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

3.

When a lawmaking body has two chambers.

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

Bicameral

d)

House of Representatives

4.

People in this part of government must be reelected once every two years.

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Supreme Court

d)

White House

5.

There are only two of these people from each state in the legislative branch.

a)

Senators

b)

Representatives

c)

Justices

d)

Lobbyists

6.

The process by which a person is recommended to be removed from a position of power.

a)

Veto

b)

More like, "I'll separate you from your powers!" If you know what I mean.

c)

Impeachment

d)

Confirmation

7.

Congress uses this to essentially determine what the government will or will not do because Congress controls the money.

a)

Veto

b)

Power of the Purse

c)

Impeachment

d)

Confirmation

8.

This branch enforces the law and includes the office of the President.

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

9.

This person is in charge of the Executive Branch and must be born a USA Citizen.

a)

Senator

b)

Representative

c)

Supreme Court Justice

d)

President

10.

A check on the power of the legislative branch administered by the leader of the executive branch.

a)

Velveeto

b)

Prohibition

c)

Senate Confirmation Hearing

d)

Veto

11.

The president's role in the armed forces.

a)

Big Person on Campus

b)

Commander in Chief

c)

Comrade at Arms

d)

Commander in Chef

12.

When a President signs a bill into a law.

a)

Expressed Power

b)

Implied Power

13.

When a President sends the military into action without the approval of Congress.

a)

Expressed Power

b)

Implied Power

14.

When a President tells Congress to go home and stop making laws.

a)

Expressed Power

b)

Implied Power

15.

When a President gives someone a pardon.

a)

Expressed Power

b)

Implied Power

16.

When a President fires a Cabinet member.

a)

Expressed Power

b)

Implied Power

17.

Branch of government that decides if the laws are constitutional or not.

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

18.

Chamber of the Judicial Branch

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

White House

d)

Supreme Court

19.

Title of a member of the Judicial Branch

a)

Justice

b)

Senator

c)

Representative

d)

President

20.

Process by which the Supreme Court decides if a law agrees with the Constitution.

a)

"Hang on, let me check the Constitution before you wreck yourself with that law, der hey."

b)

"Let's vote to see if this law is OK."

c)

Judicial Review

d)

Interpreting the Law into a new language

21.

The courts that are not as important as the Supreme Court.

a)

Circuit Court

b)

Appellate Court

c)

Lower Court

d)

Court of Public Opinion

22.

Limitations that each Branch of Government can use on one another

a)

Checks and Balancez

b)

Becks and Chalences

c)

Cheques and Blatancies

d)

Checks and Balances

23.

The U.S. Constitution's attempt to prevent one branch from using all of the powers of the government

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Federalism

c)

Anti-Tyrant Spray (tm)

d)

Checks and Balances

24.

A "concerned citizen" who may or may not have millions of dollars at their disposal to donate to a lawmaker's re-election campaign fund if they pass certain types of laws that favor one group over another. This person isn't actually bribing officials are they? Are they? If you think about it isn't voting kind of a bribe.....??? No??

a)

Representative

b)

Constituent

c)

Justice

d)

Lobbyist