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Government: "Legislative Branch" & "Judicial Branch"

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The legislative branch includes the Senate and the House of Representatives. Together they are called ________.

a)

Congress

b)

Judiciary

c)

Lawmakers

d)

Rulers

2.

Congress has the power to:

a)

declare war

b)

approve government spending

c)

appoint judges

d)

collect taxes

e)

make executive orders

3.

The Senate has _______ Senators.

a)

50

b)

100

c)

435

d)

350

4.

Voters in each state elect _____ Senators, who server ______ year terms.

a)

2 Senators

b)

4 Senators

c)

4 year

d)

6 year

e)

8 year

5.

Unlike the president, there is no limit on how many times a Senator can be reelected.


Do you think this is a good thing, or a bad thing?

a)

That is a good thing

b)

That is a bad thing

6.

Choose all that are true about the House of Representatives

a)

It is often called "the House"

b)

Only members of the House can introduce bills about raising taxes

c)

It has 200 members

d)

The term of office is 4 years

e)

It has 435 members

7.

The judicial branch consists of

a)

the Supreme Court

b)

13 circuit courts

c)

50 state courts

d)

94 district court

e)

21 area courts

8.

There are ________ associate justices on the Supreme Court.

a)

8

b)

9

c)

12

d)

7

9.

There is 1 chief justice on the Supreme Court and that person is the (a)   of the judicial branch of government.

10.

The president appoints justices to the Supreme Court, but who else has a say?

a)

The House of Representatives

b)

The Senate

c)

The Judiciaries

d)

The head of the Supreme Court

11.

The justices on the Supreme Court serve until they retire or die. That way they can make decisions without worrying about losing their job.


Do you think justices should be allowed to keep their job until they retire or die?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

The Supreme Court has the power to strike down any law that _______.

a)

is too wordy or hard to understand

b)

is not a nice law

c)

does not help people

d)

goes against the Constitution

13.

The 13 Circuit Courts are also called

a)

round courts

b)

courts of appeals

c)

area courts