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Government - 3rd Grade

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 branches of government?

a)

Judicial, Legislative, & Executive

b)

Federal, State, & Local

c)

Government, Republicans, & Deomocrats

2.

What are the 3 levels of government?

a)

Judicial, Legislative, & Executive

b)

Federal, State, & Local

c)

Republican, Democrat, & Government

3.

Who is the leader of the nation?

a)

Governor

b)

Mayor

c)

President

4.

Which 3 are in the Executive Branch of Government?

a)

City Council, General Assembly, & Congress

b)

Local Courthouse, NC Supreme Court, & US Supreme Court

c)

Mayor, Governor, & President

5.

Which 3 are in the Legislative Branch of the Government?

a)

Mayor, Governor, & President

b)

City Council, General Assembly, & Congress

c)

Local Courthouse, NC Supreme Court, & US Supreme Court

6.

Which 3 are in the Judicial Branch of Government?

a)

Mayor, Governor, & President

b)

City Council, General Assembly, & Congress

c)

Local Courthouse, NC Supreme Court, & NC Supreme Court

7.

What does the Legislative Branch of Government do?

a)

The Legislative Branch of Government carries out the laws and enforces laws.

b)

The Legislative Branch of Government makes the laws.

c)

The Legislative Branch of Government reviews the laws and decides whether the laws follow the Constitution.

8.

What does the Judicial Branch of Government do?

a)

The Judicial Branch of Government carries out the laws and enforces the laws.

b)

The Judicial Branch of Government makes the laws.

c)

The Judicial Branch of Government reviews the laws and decides whether the laws follow the Constitution.

9.

What does the Executive Branch of Government do?

a)

The Executive Branch of Government carries out the laws and enforces the laws.

b)

The Executive Branch of Government makes the laws.

c)

The Executive Branch of Government reviews the laws and decides whether the laws follow the Constitution.

10.

How does the government get money to pay for government services?

a)

By printing their own money

b)

By collecting taxes from people

c)

By holding bake sales

d)

By working at a job to earn money

11.

What is another name for the President?

a)

Your Honor

b)

King

c)

Commander-In-Chief

d)

Vice President

12.

Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?

a)

Governor

b)

Mayor

c)

President

13.

The President of the United States must:

a)

be at least 35 years old

b)

be born in the United States

c)

All of the above

14.

What does VETO mean?

a)

To say no to a bill

b)

It means everyone likes the bill

15.

Who can VETO a bill?

a)

The President

b)

Anyone

c)

Congress

16.

How many parts does Congress have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

17.

What are the parts of Congress called?

(a)  

18.

How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

12

19.

Which type of government has a MAYOR as the leader?

a)

Federal (National)

b)

Local

c)

State

20.

The leader in charge of your STATE Government is called the:

a)

Mayor

b)

Governor

c)

President

21.

If you are elected into government, then you are:

a)

working for free

b)

someone who is old

c)

voted into office by the people

22.

Which type of government provides us with a fire department and police department?

a)

state

b)

local

c)

federal (national)

23.

Which type of government provides us with military including Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force?

a)

local

b)

Federal (National)

c)

State

24.

True or False: The Constitution was written over 200 years ago?

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What year was the US Constitution written?

a)

1987

b)

1787

c)

1587

26.

______________ is the highest law of the land.

a)

Amendments

b)

US Constitution

c)

Bill of Rights

27.

The men that wrote the US Constitution were called______.

a)

senators

b)

mayors

c)

framers

28.

The ___________ are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.

a)

Preamble

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Ten Commandments

29.

What is the capital of the United States of America?

a)

US Capitol

b)

Law

c)

Washington, D.C.

30.

Which is NOT a job of our government?

a)

keep us safe

b)

provide education

c)

provide healthcare

d)

serve us ice cream

31.

Which is NOT a characteristic of a good citizen?

a)

raise money for charity

b)

obeys laws

c)

kind to other citizens

d)

breaks the laws

32.

Who was the first president of the United States of America?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

George Washington

33.

What is another word for a rule?

a)

framers

b)

law

c)

Constitution

d)

bill