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FAC: Executive and Judicial Branch

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which article in the Constitution covers the executive branch?

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 4

2.

What is the job of the executive branch?

a)

to make the laws

b)

to enforce the laws

c)

to interpret the laws

3.

What is the job of the legislative branch?

a)

to make the laws

b)

to enforce the laws

c)

to interpret the laws

4.

What is the job of the judicial branch?

a)

to make the laws

b)

to enforce the laws

c)

to interpret the laws

5.

What is the purpose of the Electoral College?

a)

to educate the president

b)

to act as delegates who choose the president after the public votes

c)

to advise the president

d)

to educate the public about elections

6.

Which day are presidents inaugurated?

a)

January 1

b)

November 1

c)

January 20

d)

September 20

7.

In order to run for president, a person must be a citizen for at least 14 years.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

How old do you have to be to run for president?

a)

at least 25

b)

at least 30

c)

at least 35

d)

at least 40

9.

How long is a presidential term of office?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

10.

Presidents can only serve two terms.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

What fraction of the senate must vote in order to convict a president on impeachment charges?

a)

1/2

b)

2/3

c)

3/5

d)

3/4

12.

How are Supreme Court justices chosen?

a)

elections

b)

the president chooses them and the Senate confirms

c)

the president chooses them and the House confirms

d)

Congress chooses them

13.

How long is the term of office for Supreme Court justices?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

life

14.

What does original jurisdiction mean?

a)

the right of a court to hear a case first

b)

the right to investigate a case

c)

the right of a court to hear a case after it has gone through a lower court

15.

The power of the courts to interpret laws and decide if they follow the Constitution is called

a)

judicial interpretation

b)

judicial discovery

c)

judicial review

d)

judicial branch

16.

Which article in the Constitution covers the legislative branch?

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 4

17.

Which article in the Constitution covers the judicial branch?

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 4

18.

How many justices serve on the Supreme Court?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

10

d)

12

19.

When a president rejects a bill from Congress, it is called a

a)

veto

b)

override

c)

smackdown

d)

ratification

20.

Which power does NOT belong to the president?

a)

the power to declare war

b)

the power to control the armed forces

c)

the power to meet with foreign leaders

d)

the power to pardon people convicted of crimes