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Social Studies & Government Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In this type of government, each citizen can vote for the changes they want to see in their government.

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Anarchy

2.

This person is commander of the armed forces and is the leader of the country.

a)

President

b)

Cabinet

c)

Congress

d)

Supreme Court

3.

In order to learn about what life was like in the past from someone who lived DURING the time period, you would look at a ____________________

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Tertiary Source

4.

This document explain the laws of the country, the jobs and roles of our government, and the rights and freedoms we have as citizens.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Pledge of Allegiance

d)

The Star-Spangled Banner

5.

To support an argument you would need this

a)

Evidence

b)

Primary Source

c)

Secondary Source

6.

An article written in 2002 about George Washington's presidency would be considered a

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Evidence

d)

Executive Branch

7.

The reason why a source was created is called the

a)

evidence

b)

purpose

c)

introduction

d)

preamble

8.

In the Constitution, we have it written that the branches can check/limit the powers of each branch to make sure no single branch becomes too powerful. This is called

a)

The Constitution

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

The Preamble

d)

The Bill of Rights

9.

The Highest Court in the United States is called

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Congress

c)

President

d)

Federal Government

10.

The job of this branch is to enforce the laws of the country

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Legislative Branch

11.

The job of this branch is to interpret the laws of the country and determine if they are fair or being broken.

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Executive Branch

12.

The number of people in the House of Representatives is determined by

a)

population

b)

it's equal for every state

c)

the economy

d)

the president

13.

There are 100 remembers in this house of Congress, because each state has two.

a)

The Senate

b)

The House of Representatives

c)

Congress

d)

The Supreme Court

14.

The job of this branch is to make the laws of the country.

a)

The Legislative Branch

b)

The Executive Branch

c)

The Judicial Branch

15.

The group of elected representatives that make the laws of the country is

a)

Congress

b)

the Cabinet

c)

the Supreme Court

d)

Canada