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WorksheetsBranches of US Government
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
The number of representatives each state has in the House depends on
when the state was admitted
the population of the state
how rich the state is
U.S. Senators are elected for
four years
six years
life
Members of the House of Representatives are elected for
two years
six years
life
The total number of representatives from Tennessee is
9
11
5
23
The total number of members in the house of representatives is
435
100
634
715
The total number of U.S. Senators is
50
100
150
75
All revenue (money) bills originate in the
House of Representatives
Senate
Executive Branch
Impeachment charges are started by the
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
President
The presiding officer of the Senate is
The Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore
Vice President
The executive branch
makes laws
explains laws
carries out laws
The electoral college was established by the Constitutional Convention because
the founding fathers wanted to keep the common people from making a mistake
they wanted a longer election period
they wanted to confuse the American people
The judicial branch
Makes laws
Enforces Laws
Interprets Laws
The number of justices on the Supreme Court is
100
9
15
10
The supreme law of the land is
The Supreme Court
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The President of the United States does not have the power to
hear court cases
veto bills
negotiate treaties
The person who takes the president's place if he or she is unable to serve a full term is the
speaker of the house
vice president
Secretary of Defense
The person who usually administers the oath of office to the president on Inauguration Day is the
former president
speaker of the house
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The term of justices of the Supreme Court is
life
6 years
20 years
10 years
All appointments to the Supreme Court must be approved by
the House of Representatives
Congress
The Senate
Impeachments are tried by the
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Senate
It punishes for something that was not illegal when it was done.
bill of attainder
original jurisdiction
ex post facto law
Type of law that punishes without a trial.
appellate jurisdiction
ex post facto law
bill of attainder
A formal request to the Supreme Court to hear a case is known as a
writ of habeas corpus
bill of attainder
writ of certiorari
The legislative branch
makes laws
enforces laws
interprets laws
Qualifications of a Supreme Court justice are
must be a judge for 10 years
Not specified in the Constitution
must be a lawyer
When the Supreme Court is the court that hears a case for the first time, it is called
appellate jurisdiction
original jurisdiction
due process of law
When the Supreme Court hears a case that has already been heard in a lower court, it is called
appellate jurisdiction
judicial review
double jeopardy
Treason is
talking against the United States
refusing to vote
aiding the enemies of your country
The name of the power (or responsibility) of the President that is associated with the military is
Chief Legislator
Chief Executive
Commander in Chief
Treaties negotiated by the president must be approved by the
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Presides over the impeachment trial of a president:
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Vice President
Speaker of the House
Who appoints justices to the Supreme Court?
The Senate
Other Justices
The President
Powers that both the federal and state governments have (such as taxation or road building) are known as
delegated powers
reserved powers
concurrent powers
A person has a right to appear in person, in court:
bill of attainder
writ of habeas corpus
judicial review
