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Government - Unit 1 Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many years is a term for a Senator?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

They serve for life

2.

How many years is a term for a Member of the House of Representatives?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

They serve for life

3.

How many years is a term for the President?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

They serve for life

4.

How many years is a term for a Supreme Court Justice?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

They serve for life

5.

It is the Legislative Branch's main duty to _____________________.

a)

Make Laws

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Interpret Laws

d)

Declare Laws Unconstitutional

6.

It is the Judicial Branch's main duty to _____________________.

a)

Make Laws

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Interpret Laws

d)

Declare War

7.

It is the Executive Branch's main duty to _____________________.

a)

Make Laws

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Interpret Laws

d)

Declare War

8.

If a President does not approve of a particular bill become a law then they can ________________ the bill.

a)

Use implied powers from the constitution to stop

b)

Subpoena

c)

Declare it unconstitutional

d)

VETO

9.

Select ALL that are expressed powers provided to the President from the Constitution.

a)

Head of State

b)

Chief Executive

c)

Commander in Chief

d)

Chief Diplomat

e)

Chief Legislature

10.

If the President decides to VETO a bill to prevent it from becoming a law, then the ______________ branch can override the VETO with a 2/3 majority in it's two chambers.

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Tree

11.

Congress is a term used to refer to a combination of _______________ and _______________.

a)

The Supreme Court and the Executive Branch

b)

The Senate and The House of Representatives

c)

The House of Representatives and State Government

d)

The President and their entire cabinet

12.

There are _____ members of the House of Representatives.

a)

170

b)

435

c)

635

d)

100

13.

There are _______ members of the Senate

a)

100

b)

435

c)

9

d)

50

14.

Members of the House of Representatives represent __________________ in the Federal Government.

a)

Citizens

b)

States

c)

Supreme Court Justices

d)

The President's 15 departments

15.

Members of the Senate represent __________________ in the Federal Government.

a)

Citizens

b)

States

c)

Supreme Court Justices

d)

The President's 15 departments

16.

True or false: It does not take a long time to pass laws.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

_______________ is the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether a law, executive order, or other act of government is constitutional or not.

a)

Legislative override

b)

The War Powers Act

c)

VETO

d)

Judicial Review

18.

Government is the study of ______________.

a)

Choice

b)

Power

c)

Life

d)

Behavior

19.

True or False: The President is in charge of 15 departments, which have countless agencies beneath them.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The ________________ is the second in command of the Executive Branch

a)

Vice President

b)

Secretary of State

c)

Chief Justice

d)

Speaker of the House

21.

A group of people who give advice to the president in order to help him make important decisions is known as the ________________.

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Congress

c)

The Cabinet

d)

The Senate

22.

Select all that are US Senators in the State of Kansas.

a)

Jerry Moran

b)

Pat Roberts

c)

Sharice Davids

d)

Mike Huckabee

23.

Who is the Wyandotte county member of the house of representatives that represents Kansas's 3rd congressional district?

a)

Laura Kelly

b)

Gerry Moron

c)

Sharice Davids

d)

Fat Poberts

24.

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

a)

Mike Pence

b)

Donald Trump

c)

John Roberts

d)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

25.

Who is the current President of the United States of America?

a)

Mike Pence

b)

Barack Hussein Obama

c)

Dillon Buck

d)

Donald Trump

26.

There are a total of __ Supreme Court Justices.

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

27.

America has a _____________ system. Meaning that there are two types of courts.

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Dual-Court

c)

Criminal and Civil

d)

Appellate Court

28.

The Supreme Court is the _______________ Court in the United States.

a)

Dumbest

b)

Highest ranking

c)

Bona Fide

d)

Mediocre

29.

What can the President issue that carries the weight of a law and is not under the advisory of the Legislative Branch in it's creation, but is under Judicial Review by the court system?

a)

A law

b)

An executive order

c)

A declaration of war

d)

The ability to declare a law unconstitutional

30.

Which Branch nominates Supreme Court Justices?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial