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National and State Government

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which branch of government makes the laws?

a)

legislative

b)

executive

c)

judicial

2.
The Supreme Court belongs to the __ branch of government.
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
3.
Congress is made up of the
a)
house of reps and senate
b)
house of reps and supreme court
c)
senate and cabinet
4.
Right before a bill gets to the president, it must be
a)
amended
b)
approved by the committee
c)
approved by both houses
5.

Who is the President of the United States?

a)

President Obama

b)

President Clinton

c)

President Trump

6.

How many justices are there at the National Supreme Court level?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

7.

What is the role of the legislative branch?

a)

Interpret the laws

b)

Execute the laws

c)

Write the laws

d)

Deem laws unconstitutional

8.

Who is our Governor?

a)

Pat McCrory

b)

Bev Perdue

c)

James Tillman

d)

Roy Cooper

9.

The official name for North Carolina's Legislative branch is:

a)

The General Assembly

b)

Congress

c)

The Capitol

d)

NC Lawmaking Coalition

10.

Who is the head of the executive branch of government in our state?

a)

Governor

b)

Government

c)

President

d)

Vice President

11.

The legislative branch is divided into two parts. What are the two parts?

a)

Men and Women

b)

Democratic & Republican

c)

Senate & House of Representatives

d)

Peanut Butter & Jelly

12.

What is the judicial branch made up of?

a)

governor and cabinet

b)

senators and representatives

c)

judges and courts

d)

criminals and lawyers

13.

What is the highest court in North Carolina?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Burke County Court

c)

Catawba County Court

d)

Basketball Court

14.

There are _______ branches in the North Carolina system of government.

a)

5

b)

4

c)

2

d)

3

15.

What is the purpose of a political party?

a)

Design a state budget

b)

Pass a new law

c)

Organize senate meetings

d)

Elect officials who share the same beliefs

16.

The General Assembly is part of the _____________ branch.

a)

Senate

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

d)

Executive

17.

Our state's governor is __________ by the people.

a)

heard

b)

elected

c)

run

18.

A ______ is a proposal for a new law.

a)

law

b)

bill

c)

declaration

d)

senate

19.

North Carolina has 100 counties.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The governor, like the president, has a group of advisers who also run departments of the executive branch called the __________.

a)

General Assembly

b)

Council of State

c)

Council of Trent

d)

Cabinet

21.

States raise money through these two types of taxes.

a)

state income tax and sales tax

b)

federal income tax and property tax

c)

sales tax and death taxes

d)

hunting licences and parking permits

22.

Another name for a city or town is this:

a)

metropolitan area

b)

settlement

c)

county

d)

municipality

23.

The Judicial Branch does what?

a)

Interprets the laws

b)

Makes the laws

c)

Enforces the laws

24.

The Legislative Branch does what?

a)

Makes the laws

b)

Interprets the laws

c)

Enforces the laws

25.

Who is the head of the Legislative branch?

a)

Senate

b)

House of Reps

c)

Congress

d)

The People

26.

This system gives the 3 branches of the government the ability to 'check' each other's power.

a)

Separation of powers

b)

Checks and separations

c)

Checks and balances

27.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress overrides a President's veto?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
28.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress impeaches a president?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
29.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress refuses to approve judicial appointments.
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Executive & Judicial Branch
30.
What branch is having its power checked when...
the President vetoes a bill?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
31.
What branch is having its power checked when...
the President nominates judges to federal courts?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
32.
Which branch of government enforces the laws?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
33.

Which branch has the power to declare war?

a)

legislative

b)

executive

c)

judicial

34.

What is the system the U.S. uses to make sure no one branch can become too powerful?

a)

democracy

b)

federal

c)

checks and balances

d)

constitution

35.

The supreme court judges are called _____________?

a)

senators

b)

justices

c)

chief justice

d)

representatives

36.

The state courts are in what branch of government?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Legislative

37.

When the president does not approve a bill to become law, we say the bill was _____________________.

a)

vetoed

b)

passed

c)

changed

d)

moved

38.

The governor is in the executive branch at the _________ level.

a)

National

b)

State

c)

County

39.

A _____________________ is someone who works in the Senate.

a)

representative

b)

officer

c)

justice

d)

senator

40.

There are ___________ seats to represent each state in the Senate.

a)

100

b)

2

c)

9

d)

5