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Ch. 8 Social Studies (Government)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the leader of the STATE government?

a)

President

b)

Congress

c)

Governor

d)

Mayor

2.

A _________________ is something that stands for the ideas a country believes in, such as a flag.

a)

law

b)

patriotic symbol

c)

representative

d)

anthem

3.

What is the name of the PLACE where a judge or jury decides if someone has broken a law?

a)

court

b)

Congress

c)

White House

d)

community

4.

A patriotic song is an ______________.

a)

court

b)

representative

c)

anthem

d)

federal

5.

What word is a synonym for "national." The ______________ government makes laws for the entire nation.

a)

Congress

b)

federal

c)

American

d)

governor

6.

What is the promise to be true to the American flag and all that it represents?

a)

Pledge of Allegiance

b)

Star Spangled Banner

c)

anthem

d)

court

7.

A person chosen to act and speak for others is a __________________________.

a)

patriotic symbol

b)

anthem

c)

representative

d)

friend

8.

What is the name of a GROUP of people that make decisions for a town?

a)

council

b)

governor

c)

court

d)

mayor

9.

Which branch of government makes new laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

10.

Which branch of government decides that the laws are FAIR and follow the Constitution?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

11.

Which branch of government makes sure the laws are OBEYED?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

12.

What is the most important court in the country?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Highest Court

c)

Court of Plainfield

d)

Court of Washington, D.C.

13.

How many stripes are on the US flag? What do those stripes represent?

a)

13; original colonies

b)

50; original colonies

c)

13; states

d)

50; states

14.

How many stars are on the US flag? What do the stars represent?

a)

13; original colonies

b)

50; original colonies

c)

13; states

d)

50; states

15.

Who leads the Executive Branch of the federal government?

a)

Congress

b)

Supreme Court

c)

President

d)

Senate

16.

Who leads the Legislative Branch of the federal government?

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Senate

17.

Who leads the Judicial Branch of the federal government?

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Senate

18.

What are the three LEVELS of government?

a)

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

b)

local, state, federal

c)

Senate, House of Representatives, Supreme Court

19.

Name the two parts of Congress.

a)

Executive and Legislative

b)

Judges and Justices

c)

Senate and House of Representatives

d)

President and Vice President

20.

Which of the following are services provided by a town government?

a)

water/sewer, recreation, education, police/fire

b)

basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball

c)

doctors, nurses, trash pickup, electricity

d)

parks, gas stations, McDonalds