WorksheetsBranches of Government
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 34mins
Based on the US Constitution, the government is run by _________.
The President
Congress
The Supreme Court
"The People"
Select all of the branches of the Federal Government.
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Federal Branch
Executive Branch
A system of __________ and __________ is used to keep any one branch of the government from being dominant, or having too much power.
checks and balances
power and authority
politics and philosophy
life and liberty
Article III of the US Constitution briefly describes the structure and function of this branch of government, which interprets the nation's laws using judges and courts.
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Presidential Branch
How often are the House of Representatives chosen?
every 8 years
every 4 years
every 2 years
every 6 years
What is the minimum age required to be a member of the House of Representatives?
21 years of age
25 years of age
32 years of age
35 years of age
What is the minimum age required to be President?
35 years old
99 years old
16 years old
30 years old
How long is a Senator's term?
9 years
14 years
6 years
What is the minimum age to be a member of the Senate?
2 and 1/2 years old
30 years old
50 years old
35 years old
The length of a term for a United States government _____________________ is a lifetime.
US Representative
US Senator
judge
politician
The Supreme Court has _______ members?
5
7
9
12
What does the executive branch do?
makes the laws
carries out the laws
interprets the laws
writes bills of attainder
What was the name of the compromise that created a bi-cameral legislature during the Constitutional Convention?
3/5 Compromise
Great Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
The Commander-in-Chief of the US military is
The Chief Justice
The Speaker of the House
The Senate Majority Leader
The President
This branch has the power to review all laws and treaties of the United States.
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Congress
Which branch of government has the power to settle disputes between different states?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Who has the power to declare war?
The President
The House of Representatives
The Senate
Congress
Who negotiates treaties with foreign countries?
The Supreme Court
The Senate
The President
The House of Representatives
Who has the sole power of impeachment?
The President
The Supreme Court
The Senate
The House of Representatives
Who has the power to propose a law to raise revenue (a tax law)?
The President
The Supreme Court
Congress
The Speaker of the House
The branch of that interprets laws and can strike down a law if it's deemed unconstitutional.
The Legislative Branch
The Executive Branch
The Judicial Branch
Who has the power to nominate ambassadors, public ministers, or other officers of the United States such as members of the Cabinet?
The Speaker of the House
The President
The Senate Majority Leader
The Chief Justice
Who has the power to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States?
The President and Vice President
Congress and State Houses
The Senate and the Supreme Court
No one can amend the Constitution, because it's sacred.
What can the legislative branch do if the president vetoes a bill?
Override it with a ⅔ vote.
Ignore the president and pass it with a simple majority.
Ask the Vice President to sign it instead.
Who has legislative (law-making) powers?
The President
Congress
The Supreme Court
This branch of government can strike down a law as unconstitutional.
The Executive Branch
The Legislative Branch
The Judicial Branch
How many branches of government are there?
1
3
9
12
Checks and Balances are put into place so that
The people can make all of the decisions
So that a King could be established
No one branch could become too powerful
So that the branches could be bossy
If a president does not agree with a law he is allowed to ________ the law.
Veto
Ratify
Bill
Amend
If the president can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Secretary of State
The Vice President
Speaker of the House
Senate Majority Leader
What is the highest court in the United States?
Small Claims Court
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
The People's Court
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
100
435
270
50
How many judges are (supposed to be) on the Supreme Court?
8
9
10
11
How long is one Presidential term?
6 years
2 years
4 years
5 years
How many US Senators are there?
50
80
100
200
Who signs bills to become laws?
The Vice President
The Legislative Branch
A Supreme Court Judge
The President
Which of the following is a way Congress can balance the power of the President?
Impeachment
Declare laws unconstitutional
Appoint judges
Veto laws
What is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives?
White House
Supreme Court
Congress
Judicial
What branch is having its power checked when...the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
None
Which country does not border Israel?
Jordan
Egypt
Syria
Tunisia
Which statement is true?
Israel was established w/the Balfour Declaration in 1917
All Israelis are Jewish
Israel has occupied much of the West Bank since 1967
Egypt currently occupies the Gaza Strip
Which statement is false?
All Palestinians are Arab
The term "Palestine", describing the area that now includes Israel, was only introduced after WW I
Technically, you are Jewish if your mother is Jewish
The people of Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon are predominately Arab
What were the names of the 2 girls killed in the 2002 suicide bombing in the Jerusalem market?
Samir and Rachel
Ayat and Rachel
Ayat and Abigail
Samir and Abigail
This map shows Europe and the Middle East:
During WW II
After the U.N. partition for Palestine
Before WW I
During the 1st Arab-Israeli War
When a group of people with strong historical, linguistic and cultural ties advocate for a their own state this is known as:
Communism
Socialism
Statism
Nationalism
The word for Jewish nationalism is:
Hebrewism
Zionism
Biblicalism
Statism
Jews living in Russia and Eastern Europe during the 19th century face systematic and organized, discrimination, harassment and violence. What is the term for this?
Holocaust
Pogrom
Bullying
Mandate
The Dreyfus Affair:
Took place in Germany beginning in 1894
Involved a letter sent from Lord Balfour to Sir Walter Rothschild
Revealed anti-Semitism in supposedly enlightened 19th c. France
Set the stage for WW I
Covered the Dreyfus Affair, wrote Der Judenstat, founded the World Zionist Organization:
Chaim Weizman
David Ben-Gurion
Alfred Dreyfus
Theodore Herzl
What does this image depict?
The Madrid Conference
The Balfour Declaration
The Sykes-Picot Agreement
The Treaty of Versailles
The Sykes-Picot Agreement, 1916:
Called for the creation of the State of Israel in Palestine
Restricted Jewish immigration into Palestine
Was a pact between Britain and France to divide up the Middle East between them after WW I
Ended the Dreyfus Affair once and for all
Which is not true about the Treaty of Versailles
It handed the former lands of the Ottoman Empire to Jews looking to found Israel
It broke up European and Middle Eastern Empires to create new states
It punished Germany for WW I
It helped set the stage for the rise of Adolf Hitler
The Sykes-Picot Agreement:
Gave France a mandate over Palestine
Gave Britain a mandate over Palestine
Reinforced the Balfour Declaration
Gave Britain a mandate over Lebanon and Syria
“His Majesty’s Government view with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object.”
The above passage is from:
The Sykes-Picot Agreement
Der Judentsat
The Treaty of Versailles
The Balfour Declaration
Which is true of the 1947 U.N. Partition Plan for Palestine?
A Jewish state and an Arab state side by side with Jerusalem divided between the two states
Two states would be created, a Jewish and an Arab one, with Jerusalem as an international zone under U.N mandate
Jews would be incorporated into a larger state with an Arab-Palestinian majority
A single state would be created with Jews and Arabs sharing political power
What became of the U.N. Partition Plan for Palestine?
Jews accepted it and the Arabs didn't leading to war
Arabs accepted it and Jews did not leading to war
The British failed to back it and the plan was scrapped
It was put into effect on May 14, 1948
After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, how was the map different from what the U.N. Partition Plan for Palestine Proposed?
Jordan controlled the Gaza Strip
Egypt controlled the West bank
Jordan controlled the West Bank
The State of Israel lost land
What was another outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
Israel occupied the West Bank
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees were created
Israel occupied the Gaza Strip
Jerusalem became an U.N. sponsored International Zone
Which countries did Israel defeat in the 1967 Six Day War?
Egypt and Lebanon
Syria and Lebanon
Jordan and Suadi Arabia
Egypt and Syria
What was one result of the 1967 Six Day War?
Jordan captured the West Bank
Egypt captured the Sinai Peninsula
Israel lost the Golan Heights
Israel captured the West Bank
What was one result of the 1967 Six Day War?
Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt
Egypt captured the Gaza Strip
Syria captured the Golan Heights
Jordan captured the West Bank
What was one result of the 1967 Six Day War?
Jordan captured East Jerusalem
Egypt lost the Golan Heights
Israel captured the Golan Heights
Syria captured the Gaza Strip
What was the name of the Palestinian terrorist group that invaded the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, taking 11 Israeli athletes hostage
Hamas
Islamic Jihad
The Red Army Faction
Black September
Why is the city of Jerusalem so hotly contested?
It is important to all 3 monotheistic religions
It is built on top of lone source of water for the region
It is located on the Mediterranean coast
It was to be an International Zone under the 1947 U.N. Partition Plan for Palestine
