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Government Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three branches of the United States Government?

a)

Judicial, legislative, and executive

b)

Local, state, and federal

c)

House of Representative, senate, and the Supreme Court

d)

president, senator, and court justice.

2.

How many are in the House of Representatives?

a)

135

b)

435

c)

235

d)

535

3.

What is the federal government responsible for?

(Check all that apply)

a)

Print money

b)

declare war

c)

control laws within states

d)

police and fire department

e)

build the military

4.

True of false

A president can serve more than 2 terms.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

How many years are in one presidential term?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

4

d)

3

6.

Which word means money that citizens pay to the government?

a)

taxes

b)

common good

c)

money

d)

equality

7.

What does Rule of law means?

a)

the government is accountable to the law

b)

when people think about what is best for everyone

c)

rights that create equality and ensure that everyone's rights are

protected

d)

making sure everyone has what they need to be successful

8.

The document that protects individual rights in the United States is called?

a)

The Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The Magna Carta

c)

The Charter of Privileges

d)

The Bill of Rights

9.

What principles have influenced making laws in the United States?

a)

independence

b)

justice

c)

freedom

d)

fairness

e)

equality

10.

What is civil discourse?

a)

Everyone has an opinion.

b)

People argue to be heard over each other.

c)

People are polite and listen to others.

d)

Everyone talks but no one listens.

11.

The three levels of government in the United States are

a)

federal

b)

state

c)

legislative

d)

executive

e)

local

12.

True or False

The legislative branch makes laws and sets taxes.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What are the two parts of Congress?

a)

Senate

b)

President

c)

House of Representative

d)

Supreme Court