NEW
Font size
WorksheetsBranches of Government
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which Branch has a Bicameral Congress?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
The Presidential Cabinet
Judicial Branch
This describes the concept of Checks -n- Balances
Congress passess a law to raise minimum wage
The US Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional
A disagreement between 2 states is settled by the courts
The President appoints a foreign ambassador
According to this image, what is the function of the Executive Branch?
to pass laws
to create laws
to enforce laws
to interpret laws
Name the power that gives the President of the US the ability to use the military when he/she thinks it necessary.
negotiator-in-chief
chief legislator
chief regulator
Commander-in-chief
Who has the power to approve Presidential appointments and act a s a "court" during an impeachment process?
Congress
The Cabinet
Supreme Court
Attorney General
A representation of the people in one assembly being obtained, a question arises, whether all the powers of government, legislative, executive, and judicial, shall be left in this body? I think a people cannot be long free, nor ever happy, whose government is in one assembly.
---John Adams (1776)
What principle of government is being described?
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
Individual Rights
Rule of Law
What is the 1st step to "How a Bill becomes a Law"?
A bill is placed on the cabinet's agenda for debate
The bill goes to the Supreme Court for a constitutional hearing
A bill is proposed by a citizen, a special interest group, or a legislator
The bill is voted on by the public to decide if it should be signed into law
Which of the following describes the name of the order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court to indicate that it will review a case?
writ of certiorari
majority opinion
summary judgement
a judicial review
The following quote is from Article I of the U.S. Constitution:
"...shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states..."
Which house of Congress does this quote describe?
The House of Representatives
The Senate
Executive Branch
Supreme Court
When the president of the United States nominates a judge to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, the Senate must confirm the appointment.
This describes the concept of:
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
