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The Government and Its Branches

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which branch of the government meets in this building?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

2.

Which branch of the government meets in this building?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

3.

Which branch of the government meets in this building?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

4.

What is the name of this building?

a)

Congress

b)

White House

c)

Supreme Court

5.

What is the name of this building where Congress meets?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

US Capital Building

c)

White House

d)

Congress

6.

What is the name of the building where the judges serve?

a)

White House

b)

Congress

c)

Capital Building

d)

Supreme Court

7.

How many Representatives in Congress does Florida have?

a)

2

b)

13

c)

27

d)

34

8.

How many senators represent the state of Florida?

a)

2

b)

27

c)

4

d)

20

9.

Who are Florida's Representatives in the Senate?

a)

Paul and Ginsberg

b)

Rubio and Scott

c)

Rubio and Desantis

d)

Desantis and Rubio

10.

Which one of these is not a branch of the government?

a)

judicial

b)

cabinet

c)

executive

d)

legislative

11.

Senators are elected every ___ years

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

12.

If something happens to the president AND the Vice President who takes over?

a)

Secretary

b)

Treasurer

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Oldest Senator

13.

There are ______ Representatives in the House of Representatives.

a)

400

b)

100

c)

435

d)

25

14.

What is another name for the Legislative Branch?

a)

Capital

b)

Congress

c)

Penny Lane

d)

Rep Lane

15.

The Cabinet includes the Vice President and heads of ____ different departments.

a)

10

b)

9

c)

15

d)

8

16.

Each state has a different number of representatives depending on __________

a)

location

b)

weather

c)

population

d)

religion

17.

Who is the leader of the executive branch?

a)

supreme justice

b)

president

c)

Vice President

d)

mayor

18.

Who has the power to sign a law or veto it?

a)

President

b)

Vice President

c)

Cabinet

d)

Supreme Court

19.

How old do you need to be to become president?

a)

at least 26

b)

at least 21

c)

at least 30

d)

at least 35

20.

Who is the head of the military force?

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

President

d)

Vice President

21.

interpret, create, and enforce the laws (what order is that)

a)

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

b)

Judicial, Legislative, Executive

c)

Legislative, Judicial, Executive

d)

Executive Judicial, Legislative

22.

Who nominates the Supreme Court Members?

a)

Congress

b)

Senate

c)

President approved by Congress

d)

Congress approved by President

23.

Who creates an annual budget for the government and taxes citizens to pay for it?

a)

President

b)

Cabinet

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Congress

24.

The President has the right to pardon anyone in any prison?

a)

True

b)

False

25.

How do you get the electoral votes in each state

a)

# senators + # representatives = electoral votes

b)

# towns + # cities = electoral votes

c)

# mayors + governors = electoral votes

d)

# mayors + senators = electoral vote

26.

The states colored RED during an election have been won by which party?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

27.

The states colored BLUE during an election have been won by which party?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

28.

The Elephant represents which party?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

29.

The Donkey represents which party?

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

30.

The next election for president is in

a)

2020

b)

2021

c)

2022

d)

2023