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US Legislative Branch

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a responsibility of the Maryland General Assembly?*

a)

vetoing unpopular court rulings

b)

approving the annual state budget

c)

reviewing criminal court appeals

2.

The political institution in Maryland most like the United States Congress is the__.*

a)

State Archives

b)

General Court

c)

General Assembly

3.

Which of these examples best reflects the principle of representative democracy?*

a)

citizens of a town vote on all government issues

b)

an elected official proposes a bill in the state legislature

c)

the leader of a country makes all government decisions

4.

Which chamber can initiate a bill in congress?

a)

Both senate and house of representative

b)

Only senate

c)

Only house of representative

5.

Which chamber can initiate a revenue bill (tax and spending) in congress?

a)

Both senate and house of representative

b)

Only senate

c)

Only house of representative

6.

Who is the governor of Maryland?

a)

Wes Moore

b)

Glenn Youngkin

c)

Joe Biden

7.

What are the two main political parties in USA?

a)

Democratic and Green

b)

Democratic and Republican

c)

Green and Republican

8.

Who would most likely say "Healthcare is not the government's responsibility"?

a)

Democratic

b)

Republican

c)

Independence

9.

Who would most likely say "Raise taxes on rich people & eliminate tax breaks for large corporations"?

a)

Democratic

b)

Republican

c)

Independence

10.

Which one of the following is an expressed power of congress?

a)

impeach officials

b)

make the law

c)

confirm appointments

11.

Which of these is part of the legislative branch of the United States government?*

a)

the Supreme Court

b)

the House of Representatives

c)

the President

12.

Jerome Powell just increased the federal fund interest rate (interest rate) by 0.25%, this is an example of _____

a)

Monetary Policy

b)

Fiscal Policy

13.

The government gave money to families during Covid, this is an example of ____________

a)

Monetary Policy

b)

Fiscal Policy