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3 Branches of Government

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which level of government is the highest?

a)

State

b)

Federal

c)

Local

d)

County

2.

Who is the leader of the Executive Branch of the state government?

a)

The President

b)

The Governor

c)

The Senate

d)

The Mayor

3.

Who belongs to the Judicial Branch?

a)

The Congress

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

The President

d)

The Mayor

4.

Legislative Branch is known for????

a)

being divided into 2 groups, and they are responsible for writing the laws

b)

being divided into 2 groups, and are responsible for vetoing laws

c)

being divided into 2 groups, and being responsible for making sure lawas follow the constitution.

d)

Being over the military

5.

The executive branch is known for

a)

writing and debating laws

b)

enforcing laws

c)

ruling laws unconstitutional

d)

bringing laws to congress

6.

Where can you find the Bill of Rights?

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

The Federalist Papers

7.

Who has the right to veto a law.

a)

The Senate

b)

The Vice President

c)

The President

d)

The Congress

8.

How long do members of the Supreme Court serve?

a)

2 years

b)

6 years

c)

For Live (Until they die or decide to retire)

d)

4 years

9.

One of the differences between countries like the United States and North Korea is that citizens in the United States have popular sovereignty. What do we mean by popular sovereignty ?

a)

The people choose to veto bills.

b)

The people have the power.

c)

The supreme court can make laws

d)

The people can nominate supreme court justices

10.

Author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

John Adams

11.

What is this an example of...


The President being able to veto laws.

a)

Popular sovereignty

b)

Checks & Balances

c)

Power of the People

12.

Where can you find the preamble of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

At the end of the Declaration of Independence

b)

At the beginning of the Declaration of Independence

c)

In the middle of the Bill of rights

13.

How many senators come from each state?

a)

5

b)

It depends on the population of that state

c)

2

d)

6

14.

The Articles of Confederation gave most of the power to who?

a)

The president

b)

The people

c)

The state governent

d)

The federal government

15.

What is the congress made up of?

a)

Senate & house of Representatives

b)

Senate & Federal governemtn

c)

President & vice president

d)

local & state governent

16.

Congress could not ______________ under the Articles of Confederation

a)

declare war

b)

tax citizens

c)

take people to court

17.

No common currency means what?

a)

no power to tax items people purchase

b)

no common money, all states had different types of money

c)

all states traded with the same people

18.

Who was the Declaration of Independence written to?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

King George III

c)

George Washinton

d)

The French President

19.

What is parliament?

a)

The President's cabinet

b)

The British Government

c)

The French Government

d)

The family members of the government officials.

20.

In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson listed the grievances that the colonist had. What does the word grievances mean?

a)

the list of debts that were owed

b)

complaints they had

c)

word problems