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WorksheetsThe Constitution and Three Branches
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the foundation for the federal government of the United States?
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
What is an exclusive (expressive) power?
A power only for the federal government
A power for only state governments
A power only for the president
A power only for the courts
What is a reserved power?
A power only the states have
A power only the federal government has
A power both the federal government and state government has
A power that only local governments have
What is a concurrent power?
A power that both the federal government and state government have
A power that the federal government has
A power that the state governments have
A power that the local governments have
What is the purpose of the legislative branch?
To make laws.
To execute laws.
To interpret laws.
To collaborate with foreign governments.
What is the role of the Speaker of the House
Running the day to day business of the House of Representatives.
Determining when the Senate can and can not meet.
Working with the Supreme Court to make rulings on cases.
Working with election officials to identify fraud in elections.
How many representatives are there?
152
2,308
978
435
What determines how many representatives a state has?
The population of the state compared to others
Its physical size compared to others
The amount of money the state makes compared to others
The amount of soldiers in a state's national guard.
How many senators are there?
50
100
150
200
What determines how many senators a state gets?
Each state has the same number.
The population of the state.
The amount of money a state makes.
The physical size of the state.
What is the purpose of the executive branch?
To execute the laws.
To make laws.
To interpret laws.
To determine which laws are Constitution and Unconstitutional.
What is the definition of a domestic power?
A power the president has within the borders of the United States
A power that the president has that has that relates to other countries
A power that the president has that relates to military matters.
A power that the president has that relates to the Bill of Rights.
Which of the following would be a domestic power of the president?
Signing a bill into law.
Negotiating a treaty with China.
Providing aid to Haiti after an earthquake.
Putting sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine.
What is the definition of a foreign power of the president?
A power the president has that relates to countries outside of the United States
A power that the president has that relates to land within the boundaries of the United States.
A power the president has that focuses on Supreme Court justices.
A power the president has that focuses on education in the New England states.
Which of the following would be an example of the president using a foreign power?
The president signing a treaty with the President of Finland.
The president signing a bill into law that lowers taxes.
The president providing money to help California deal with wildfires.
The president campaigning to help a senator get reelacted.
What is the purpose of the primaries and caucuses?
To narrow down the choices for who will be president.
To review election practices and identify flaws.
To determine who can become a member of the president's cabinet.
To identify laws that may be unconstitutional.
What is the difference between a primary and a caucus.
A a primary people vote in secret and at a caucus they vote in public.
In both a primary and a caucus people vote publicly.
In both a primary and a caucus people vote privately.
In both a primary and caucus people are required to vote only by mail.
What is the electoral college system?
The system used to elect the president where candidates compete to win the electoral votes of states.
The system used to determine who is and who is not eligible to vote in an election.
The system used to educate future leaders of the country by providing them a rigorous college education.
The system used to determine which political party will control the Supreme Court.
What is the popular vote?
The total amount of votes a candidate receives.
The total amount of states that a candidate wins in an election.
The total amount of candidates that run for a particular position in government.
The total amount of super delegates a candidate wins in a primary.
What is a candidate?
A candidate is someone who is running for office.
A candidate is someone who is an assistant to someone who is elected.
A candidate is someone who is in charge of a department of the federal government.
A candidate is someone who recently lost an election.
How many electoral points does a candidate need to win the presidency?
270
300
150
200
What is the purpose of the judicial branch?
To resolve disputes about federal laws.
To create news laws.
To execute laws.
To investigate election fraud and determine the eligibility of candidates.
What federal court has original jurisdiction to hear the majority of cases?
District courts
Appeals courts
The Supreme Court
Judiciary courts
What kind of court re-examines cases to make sure that they were fair before going to the Supreme Court?
Appeals courts
District courts
The Junior Court
Court Martials
What is judicial review?
The power of the federal courts to determine if a law violates the Constitution.
The power of the Supreme Court to decide who is the best candidate for president.
The power of the federal courts to decide who should be given a judgeship and who should be a jury member.
The power of the federal courts to determine who is guilty and who is innocent.
What is an amendment to the Constitution?
Any change that was made to the Constitution after it was ratified.
A law that alters the powers the president has or does not have.
When a court examines a law to decide whether or not it violates the Constitution.
When the president refuses to sign a bill into law.
What is the bill of rights?
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
The guarantee that Americans can move wherever they want throughout the country.
The list of rights that citizens do not have.
When congress proposes a law to grant citizens an additional right.
Which of the following is a check that that legislative branch has on the judicial branch?
The Senate can impeach judges.
Only former senators are allowed to be judges.
The Senate has the power to overturn the rulings of judges.
The Senate has the power to declare judicial decisions unconstitutional.
Which of the following is a check the judicial branch has over the legislative branch?
Laws made by Congress can be declared unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court can impeach senators.
The Supreme Court can require senators to re-vote on a law if they do not approve of their decisions.
All federal courts have the power to force senators to run again for office even if they do not want to.
Which of the following is a check the legislative branch has over the executive branch?
Congress approves of presidential nominations.
Congress has the power to ignore executive orders.
Congress has the power to require the president to change political parties.
Congress has the power to force cabinet members to resign.
Which of the following is a check the executive branch has over the legislative branch?
The president can veto laws.
The president can impeach senators and representatives.
The president can call for a special election and require senators and representatives to re-run for office.
The president can force Congress to declare war.
Which of the following is a check the executive branch has over the judicial branch?
The president nominates judges.
The president can veto judicial decisions.
The president can make executive orders that ignore the courts.
The president can fire Supreme Court Justices.
Which of the following is a check the judicial branch has over the executive branch?
The courts can declare presidential actions unconstitutional.
The courts can impeach the president.
The courts can impeach cabinet members.
The courts can force the president to alter war directives.
What is the president's cabinet?
The president's advisors who run executive departments.
The place the president keeps his/her paperwork.
The judges who guide the president on court rulings.
The president's personal staff.
Which of the following would be a part of the executive branch?
The Department of Defense
The Congressional Budget Office
The Circuit Court of Appeals
The Senate
What is an executive order?
An order given by the president that has the same force as law.
A law passed by Congress.
A ruling by the Supreme Court that forces the president to take a particular action.
When the FBI enforces a warrant.
What is a precedent?
An decision by a court that acts as guidance for future decisions.
The leader of the executive branch.
A bill that has been vetoed.
When Congress officially announces an impeachment.
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
3
4
7
9
Who becomes president if the president dies?
The Vice-President
The Secretary of Defense
The highest ranking senator
The President's wife or husband
Who has the power to declare war?
Congress
The president
The Supreme Court
A council of state governors
Who is the leader of the Senate?
The Vice-President
The President
The Chief Justice
The Speaker of the House
What is it called when Congress passes a law over a president's veto?
A double majority
An override
A compromise
Judicial review
When can the vice-president vote in the Senate?
Where there is a tie.
He/she can vote whenever other senators vote.
Only on matters that impact the executive branch.
Only when asked to by the majority leader.
Candidate A has 300 electoral votes, but candidate B had four million more people vote for him. Who won?
Candidate A
Candidate B
Congress decides
The Supreme Court decides
Which of the following reasons would be a reason that a federal district court would hear a case?
If it has to do with the Constitution.
If it involves a state law.
If it involves two people suing each other over property damages.
If it involves a governor or other high ranking state official.
What are checks and balances?
The system of having branches of government have power over each other.
The way in which the federal government pays its bills.
The system that allows the federal government to have power over state governments.
The system that establishes the way in which the Constitution can be amended.
Which of the following rights would be a right you have from the Bill of Rights?
Freedom of religion
The right to drive
The right to join the military
The right to privacy
How many years is a presidential term?
2
4
6
8
How long is a Supreme Court judicial appointment?
2
6
10
Life
There are age requirements for representatives, senators and the president. What is the minimum age someone has to be in order to be an elected official to our federal government?
18
25
30
35
