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Three Branches Government Test

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the highest court in the land?

(a)  

2.

How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

(a)  

3.

A case that involve disagreements with money or services that someone did or did not provide someone else. Is it a Criminal or Civil case.

(a)  

4.

Cases that deal with offenses against the states, society, and/or individual are Criminal or Civil?

(a)  

5.

The lowest court in the Federal court system is:

(a)  

6.

Is made up of 9 Justices

a)

Supreme

b)

District

c)

Appellate

7.

Is the first to hear criminal cases

a)

Supreme

b)

District

c)

Appellate

8.

Is the middle court in the Federal Court System

a)

District

b)

Appellate

c)

Supreme

9.

How members are in the House of Representatives?

a)

435

b)

450

c)

100

d)

425

10.

How many members are in the Senate?

a)

425

b)

435

c)

100

d)

2

11.

What is another name for the Legislative Branch?

(a)  

12.

Who has the power to declare war?

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

Senate

d)

House of Representative

13.

Who has the Power to start an impeachment on an elected official?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

14.

Who is the leader of the Senate?

a)

President

b)

Vice President

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Chief Justice

15.

How long is the term of office for an elected member of the House of Representatives?

a)

4 years

b)

2 years

c)

6 years

d)

3 years

16.

How long is the term of office for an elected member of the Senate?

a)

4 years

b)

6 years

c)

2 years

d)

3 years

17.

Manages and protects the nation’s national parks, monuments, and public lands

a)

Department of Agriculture

b)

Department of Interior

c)

Department of Housing and Urban Development

d)

Department of State

18.

This department provides the military that defends our country. It includes the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

a)

Department of Veteran Affairs

b)

Department of Homeland Security

c)

Department of Defense

19.

This department is responsible for making sure America has a strong workforce. It works on job training, safe working conditions, minimum wage, discrimination in the workplace, and unemployment insurance.

a)

Department of Interior

b)

Department of Labor

c)

Department of State

20.

This department administers benefit programs for our veterans. This is to make sure that people who served in battle for the United States are taken care of once they are back home.

a)

Department of Defense

b)

Department of Homeland Security

c)

Department of Veteran Affairs

21.

Enforces laws and represents the United States in legal matters ; the Attorney General is the Secretary of Justice

a)

Department of Justice

b)

Department of Defense

c)

Department of State

22.

A president's term length in office is ____ years.

a)

2

b)

8

c)

4

d)

6

23.

When the president wants to say no to a bill, he can use his special power called a(n) ______.

a)

Election

b)

Veto

c)

Impeachment

d)

Executive privilege

24.

The commander of the national armed forces (Commander-in-Chief) is the _____.

a)

Vice President

b)

President

c)

Attorney General

25.

What is the primary job of the legislative branch?

a)

Interpret the law

b)

Enforces the law

c)

Makes the laws

26.

What is the primary job of the Judicial Branch?

a)

Makes the laws

b)

Interpret the law

c)

Enforces the law

27.

What is the Primary job of the Executive Branch?

a)

Interpret the law

b)

Enforces the law

c)

Makes the law

28.

What is a Bill in the Legislative Branch?

a)

Something you pay

b)

Proposed law

c)

A law

29.

Each state sends _______ representatives to the Senate.

a)

3

b)

Based on population

c)

2

d)

4

30.

Each state sends _______ representatives to the House of Representatives

a)

2

b)

Based on Population

c)

4

d)

6

31.

Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?

a)

Vice President

b)

President

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Attorney General