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Branches of Government 2021

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many branches of government are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

The Legislative Branch..

a)

creates bills/laws

b)

carries out and vetos bills/laws

c)

determines if a bill/law is constitutional (fair based on the Constitution)

3.

The Executive Branch..

a)

creates bills/laws

b)

carries out and vetos bills/laws

c)

determines if a bill/law is constitutional (fair based on the Constitution)

4.

The Judicial Branch..

a)

creates bills/laws

b)

carries out and vetos bills/laws

c)

determines if a bill/law is constitutional (fair based on the Constitution)

5.

The House of Representatives and Senate are elected groups of people that meet at the US Capitol to make decisions. They are part of which government branch?

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

6.

The House of Representatives is made up of 435 people (based on each state's population).

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The Senate is made up of 100 people (2 from each state).

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The president is part of which branch of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

9.

What is the name of a law before it is passed?

a)

money

b)

paper

c)

ticket

d)

bill

10.

The reason our government has three branches is to equally balance power and decision making.

a)

True

b)

False