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3 Branches of Government

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the basic responsibility of the legislative branch?

a)

makes the laws

b)

enforces the laws

c)

settles disagreements over laws

d)

overturns the law

2.

What is the responsibility of the branch of government that includes the President?

a)

overturns the law

b)

interprets the laws

c)

enforces the laws

d)

makes the laws

3.

Which one of the following is NOT a branch of the U.S. government?

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Senate Branch

4.

The Supreme Court is part of what?

a)

legislative branch

b)

judicial branch

c)

electoral college

d)

executive branch

5.

What bramch manages the government, makes treaties and heads the armed forces?

a)

executive branch

b)

judicial branch

c)

legislative branch

d)

lobbying branch

6.

What office has the power to veto legislation?

a)

the President

b)

the House of Representatives

c)

the Supreme Court

d)

the Senate

7.

What is one important responsibility of the judicial branch?

a)

to elect the President of the United States

b)

to interpret laws according to the Constitution

c)

to make laws for the government

d)

to declare war with other countries

8.

What branch passes taxes, makes laws, approves treaties, and approves appointments?

a)

executive branch

b)

judicial branch

c)

legislative branch

d)

elective branch

9.

The executive branch can influence the court system by doing what?

a)

approving Supreme Court justices

b)

impeaching Supreme Court justices

c)

nominating Supreme Court justices

d)

removing Supreme Court justices

10.

Which branch can remove the President from Office?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

US Citizens

d)

Judical

11.

Which branch has the greatest amount of power over the other two?

a)

None

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

d)

Judicial

12.

This group has two parts: the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. Each state has two U.S. Senators and at least one U.S. Representative; the more residents a state has, the more U.S. Representatives it is allowed.

a)

Congress

b)

Senate

c)

Supreme Court

d)

House of Representatives