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Branches of Government

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The branch of government that enforces, carries out, the law.

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

2.

The branch of government that makes the laws.

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

3.

The branch of government that reviews laws to determine whether they are fair or unfair.

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

4.

The head of this branch is the Supreme Court

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

5.

The head of this branch is Congress

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

6.

This chamber of the legislative branch is made up of 435 representatives, based on population.

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

7.

This chamber of the legislative branch is made up of 435 representatives, based on population.

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

8.

This chamber of the legislative branch is made up of 100 representatives, 2 per state.

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

9.

Prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful. Allows each branch of government to limit powers of the other two branches

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Checks & Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Natural Rights

10.

What are the three branches of government?

a)

Congress, House of Representatives and the Senate

b)

Executive, Legislative and Judicial

c)

President, Vice President and the Cabinet

d)

Judge, Laws and Executive

11.

Which branches of government does the President work under?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

d)

All Branches

12.

There are ____ Supreme Court justices.

a)

2

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

13.

Who can veto a law?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

The President

c)

Senate

d)

House of Representative

14.

How many branches of government are there?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

15.

Which of the following is NOT a branch of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

d)

Supreme Court

16.

The president is part of which branch of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

17.

Check which two parts make up congress

a)

president

b)

senate

c)

house of representatives

d)

judicial

18.

The ________________ is the highest court in the United States.

a)

supreme

b)

supreme court

c)

Supreme

19.

Which branch of government do the supreme court justices work under?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

All branches

20.

The legislative branch of the U.S. government is also called ________________--

a)

representatives

b)

cabinet

c)

Parliament

d)

Congress

21.

When the President rejects a bill, refuses to sign it, and sends it back to Congress it is called a/an _______________.

a)

veto

b)

unconstitutional

c)

bill

d)

congress

22.

The main job of the legislative branch

a)

determine if laws are unconstitutional

b)

veto laws

c)

make laws

d)

approve laws made by the President

23.

A proposed law is called a _______________

a)

veto

b)

bill

c)

congress

d)

unconstitutional

24.

The Legislative Branch is the _______________ branch of the federal government.

a)

Court

b)

Law ignoring

c)

Lawmaking

d)

Lawmaking

25.

How many total Representatives are there?

a)

535

b)

100

c)

452

d)

435