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Branches of Government

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Each state has at least _______ representatives.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.
How does a state get their amount of electoral votes 
a)
Multiply The number of senate and House of Representatives.
b)
Only Number of senate
c)
Add the number of Senates and Representatives per state
d)
Only Number of Representativs
3.
The least amount of electoral votes that a state may have.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
10
4.

If we know that Florida has 29 Electoral College votes, how many representatives do they have?

a)

2

b)

27

c)

28

d)

31

5.
What president served more than two terms in office?
a)
George Washington
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Abraham Lincoln
6.
How many Amendments are there in the Constitution?
a)
10
b)
25
c)
27
d)
52
7.
How many Amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
25
d)
27
8.

CORRECT order in the Line of Succession

a)

Vice President, Attorney General, Secretary of State, President pro tempore

b)

Vice President, Speaker of the House, Secretary of State, Majority Leader of the Senate

c)

Vice President, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore, Secretary of State

9.
Name the 2 parts of Congress.
a)
President & Supreme Court
b)
House of Representatives & Senate
c)
Supreme Court & Senate
d)
House of Representatives & Supreme Court
10.
If elected to the House of Representatives, how many years is a term?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
11.

How many members are there in the House of Representatives?

a)

100

b)

235

c)

335

d)

435

12.

How many members are there in the Senate?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

435

13.
How many total members of Congress are there?
a)
100
b)
435
c)
535
d)
635
14.
The part of the Constitution that describes the legislative branch is _________________-
a)
Preamble
b)
Article I
c)
Article II
d)
Amendments
15.

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

a)

Vice President

b)

President Pro Temopre

c)

Superintendent of the House

d)

Speaker of the House

16.

What is the term length of a Senator?

a)

6 years

b)

5 years

c)

2 years

d)

4 years

17.

To be elected president, a candidate MUST win

a)

The popular vote

b)

The special election

c)

The electoral vote

d)

The party's nomination

18.
All presidents have been men? 
a)
true
b)
false
19.

Presidential candidates campaign heavily in which states?

a)

Colorado & Utah

b)

California & FLA

c)

Alaska & New Mexico

d)

Texas & Kansas

20.
What state has the largest number of electoral votes?
a)
Montana
b)
California
c)
Texas 
d)
Alaska
21.

Which amendment gave 3 EV to Washington D.C.

a)

3rd Amendment

b)

13th Amendment

c)

22nd Amendment

d)

23rd Amendment

22.

What is the name of the head of the Supreme Court?

a)

Supreme Justice

b)

Speaker of the Court

c)

Chief Justice

d)

President Pro Tempore

23.

Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.

a)

President

b)

Senate

c)

Vice President

d)

Congress

24.

How many justices make up the Supreme Court?

a)

8

b)

5

c)

9

d)

7

25.

What is the age requirement for the Supreme Court Justices?

a)

25

b)

30

c)

35

d)

No age requirement

26.

Supreme Court nominees are confirmed by...

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

Senate

d)

Chief Justice

27.
The purpose of the Judicial branch is:
a)
Interpret laws
b)
Create laws
c)
Enforce laws
28.

What Article of the Constitution establishes the Judicial Branch?

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 4

29.

What does unconstitutional mean?

a)

Agrees with the president

b)

Does not agree with the president

c)

Agrees with the Constitution

d)

Does not agree with the Constitution

30.

What is highest court in the land?

a)

a. U.S. Court of Appeals

b)

a. U.S. Supreme Court

c)

a. U.S. District Court

d)

a. U.S. High Court

31.
How are federal judges selected?
a)
The person is named to the bench by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
b)
The person is named to the bench by the President and does not need to be confirmed.
c)
The person is publicly elected to the bench and confirmed by the Senate.
d)
The person is nominated by the Senate and chosen by the President.
32.

How long can you remain a Supreme Court Justice once you are appointed and approved?

a)

10 years

b)

6 years

c)

until you are re-elected

d)

until you resign, die, or you could be impeached

33.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
enforces the laws
d)
count the votes
34.

How old must a person be to be President?

a)

25 years old

b)

30 years old

c)

35 years old

d)

40 years old

35.

How long must a President have lived in the US to be President?

a)

7 years

b)

9 years

c)

11 years

d)

14 years

36.

How long is a term of office for the President? (the amount of time they serve before they must leave or run for re-election)

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

37.

How many terms can a President serve at a maximum?

a)

1 term

b)

2 terms

c)

3 terms

d)

unlimited, they can serve as many terms as they get elected

38.

Which article in the Constitution deals with the Executive Branch?

a)

l

b)

ll

c)

lll

d)

lV

39.

How many Electoral College votes are there?

a)

538

b)

435

c)

100

d)

535

40.
How many Electoral College votes does it take to win a Presidential election?
a)
535
b)
270
c)
435
d)
100
41.

The head of an Executive/Cabinet department is called a ___________________.

a)

Department Head

b)

Secretary

c)

General

d)

Director

42.

If a state has 13 members in the H.O.R., how many electoral votes will it have?

a)

11

b)

15

c)

17

d)

22

43.

Which amendment deals with presidential succession?

a)

51st amendment

b)

1st amendment

c)

25th amendment

d)

28th amendment

44.

There are ________ cabinet departments that assist the President in carrying out the work of the executive branch.

a)

14

b)

3

c)

15

d)

13

45.

Which person would be eligible to run for president in the 2024 election?

a)

Susan, born in 1990 in Texas, lived in Georgia for 15 years

b)

George, a naturalized citizen, lived in New York for 20 years

c)

Tiffany born in 1975 in Alabama, has lived in the U.S. for 40 years

d)

John, a legal immigrant, has lived in the U.S. for 14 years

46.

The head of the Department of Justice is called

a)

Secretary of Justice

b)

Director of Justice

c)

Head of Justice

d)

Attorney General

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