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US Government Recap!

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the Three Branches called?

a)

Legislative / Executive / Judicial

b)

CEO / Lawyers / Law

c)

Moe / Curly / Larry

d)

President / Congress / Rules Committee

2.

How many Senators are there?

a)

50

b)

75

c)

100

d)

435

3.

Which of these powers does the president have?

a)

select senators

b)

choose a Supreme Court judge

c)

Declare War

d)

Make new taxes

4.

How many representatives are there in congress?

a)

100

b)

50

c)

435

d)

75

5.

The Supreme Court has the power to:

a)

Decare War

b)

Print more money

c)

Strike down (cancel) a law

d)

elect representatives

6.

How can the president 'check & balance' the congress?

a)

Veto a bill

b)

Hire new representatives

c)

Bring the military to the capitol to force their ideas

d)

Fire Senators

7.

How does the Supreme Court 'check & balance' the president/Executive Branch?

a)

Can make laws that limit the president

b)

They challenge executive orders

c)

Can remove a president

d)

can fire the Vice President

8.

The Congress/Legislative Branch can 'check & balance' the president/Executive Branch by:

a)

Moving the military into the white house

b)

Impeaching them/removing them from power

c)

Make the president pay more taxes

d)

Have a court case about the constitution

9.

The legislative Branch is bicameral, that means two groups. What are they called?

a)

Congress & Supreme Court

b)

Lawyers & Judges

c)

President & Executive

d)

Representatives & Senators

10.

The Judicial branch is huge! It includes:

a)

All the lawyers in the country

b)

The President and their advisors

c)

The Supreme Court and all lower courts

d)

All the people it takes to make a law

11.

The Preamble to the Constitution is:

a)

what gave women the right to vote

b)

The Introduction and not part of the law

c)

The beginning and is law

d)

The name of the author