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3 Branches of Government

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 3hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the followoing is NOT a Branch of Government?

a)

Legislative

b)

President

c)

Exectutive

d)

Judicial

2.

What is the main job of the Exectutive Branch?

a)

Make the laws

b)

Carry out the laws

c)

Choose the laws

d)

Interpret the laws

3.

Who is the leader of the Exectutive Branch?

a)

Congress

b)

Judges

c)

President

d)

Senate

4.

What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?

a)

Write the laws

b)

Carry out the laws

c)

Judge the laws

d)

Interpret the laws

5.

What are the TWO parts of the Legislative Branch?

(Choose two answers)

a)

Senate

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Vice President

d)

House of Representatives

6.

What Branch of Government are judges part of?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Congress

7.

What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?

a)

Make the laws

b)

Carry out the laws

c)

Interpret the laws

d)

Write the laws

8.

How many Senators represent each state?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

1

9.

How many years is a president's term?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

4

d)

5

10.

How many Branches of Government?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

3

d)

6

11.

Which branch of government's primary job is to make the laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

12.

The President can draft (write) laws and pass them.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The President is in charge of all of our armed forces.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The President can decide who wins a court case.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is the name of the office of the Chief Executive at the state level?

a)

President

b)

El Guapo

c)

Governor

d)

Chief Justice

16.

What branch has the primary responsibility of interpreting the laws?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Custodial Branch

17.

How long does a federal judge serve?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

For life or until retirement

18.

The Supreme Court can rule a law "unconstitutional" thereby eliminating it.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The U.S. Senate picks who is on the Supreme Court.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

How many terms can a President serve in office?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

As many as he/she wants

21.

What branch has the power to declare war?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Custodial Branch

22.
Which of these is the Branch of Government that makes the laws?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive 
c)
Judicial
23.
Which of these is the Branch of Government that enforces the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
24.
What are the two parts of our Congress?
a)
The Station and the House of Representatives
b)
The Senate and the House of Representatives
c)
The Senate and the Justices
d)
The President and the Vice President
25.
How many Senators are there?
a)
435
b)
50
c)
100
d)
200
26.
The number of representatives a state has is based on the state's _________________________.
a)
location
b)
geographic size
c)
population
d)
name
27.
Who can veto a law?
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Mayor
d)
Supreme Court
28.
Which is NOT one of the roles of the president?
a)
Head of State
b)
Chief Executive
c)
Legislative Leader
d)
Lawmaker
29.
What is the main job of the Executive Branch?
a)
Make Laws
b)
Enforce Laws
c)
Declare Laws Constitutional
d)
Decide if Laws are Fair
30.
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Declare if Laws are constitutional
c)
Decides if Laws are Fair
d)
Makes Laws
31.
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Makes Laws
c)
Veto Laws
d)
Declare if laws are constitutional
32.
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Senate
b)
Supreme Court and House of Rep.
c)
President
d)
Vice President
33.
Who is in charge of the Legislative Branch?
a)
President
b)
Senate and House of Rep.
c)
Vice President
d)
Supreme Court
34.
Who is in charge of the Judicial Branch?
a)
President
b)
Senate
c)
Vice President
d)
Supreme Court
35.
Who can veto a law?
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Mayor
d)
Supreme Court
36.
Who is known as the "Commander-in-Chief"?
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Mayor
d)
Majority Leader
37.
What are the two parts of our Congress?
a)
The Station and the House of Representatives
b)
The Senate and the House of Representatives
c)
The Senate and the Justices
d)
The President and the Vice President
38.
The senate is a part of the___________ branch of the government. 
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
39.
The_________________is a part of the Judicial branch of the government.
a)
Congress
b)
Senate
c)
Cabinet
d)
Supreme Court
40.
The President is a part of the_______________
a)
Legislative branch.
b)
Executive branch.
c)
Judicial branch. 
41.
What is the highest court in the land?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Judicial Branch 
c)
House of Representatives 
42.
Which branch of the government makes the laws?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial 
43.
Which branch of the government carries out the laws? 
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial 
44.
Which branch of government do judges represent?
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Tree Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
d)
Executive Branch
45.
Which of these is NOT a branch of government?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
d)
Senate
46.

the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches

a)

federalism

b)

checks and balances

c)

limits and supports

d)

constitutionality

47.

amendment

a)

an addition to a proposed law

b)

Constitutional change that established judicial review

c)

a law passed by Congress

d)

a change to the Constitution

48.
What is the introduction to the Constitution called? 
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Preamble
49.
According to the Preamble, where does the authority of the federal government come from? 
a)
Electoral College
b)
the states
c)
the people
d)
the President
50.
In the Preamble, what does it mean when it says, "We the people..."?
a)
The constitution was written for all the people of the United States.
b)
The constitution was only written for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention.
c)
Referring to "the people" who authored the constitution.
d)
The people of Massachusetts.
51.
Where in the Preamble of the United States Constitution does it mention the idea of, "fairness?" (p. 14)
a)
General Welfare
b)
Domestic Tranquility
c)
Justice
d)
Common Defense
52.
Where in the Preamble of the United States Constitution does it mention the idea of, "peace in our country?" (p. 14)
a)
Justice
b)
Common Defense
c)
General Welfare
d)
Domestic Tranquility
53.
What does the word tranquility mean?
a)
Calm
b)
Sleepy
c)
Crazy
d)
All of the above
54.
"For us and our future generations" would describe which part of the Preamble?
a)
We the People
b)
do ordain and establish
c)
to ourselves and our posterity
d)
in order to form a more perfect union
55.

A president is in charge of a _______________________.

a)

city

b)

state

c)

country

56.

A mayor is in charge of a _____________.

a)

city

b)

state

c)

country

57.

A governor leads a ______________________.

a)

city

b)

state

c)

country

58.

The 3 levels of government are the national, the state, and the ________________________ levels.

a)

local

b)

community

c)

park

59.

The government gets money to build schools, hospitals, and roads by collecting ____________________.

a)

trash

b)

rules

c)

taxes

60.
The division of power between a central government and state governments is called
a)
The United States
b)
the Supremacy Clause
c)
the Necessary and Proper Clause
d)
federalism
61.

Which government makes treaties and deals with foreign countries

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Shared

62.

Who has the power to declare war?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Shared

63.

Who can create an army and navy?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Shared

64.
Print Money
a)
Federal
b)
State
c)
Shared
65.

The powers of the federal government are separated into

a)

two branches

b)

three branches

c)

one branch

d)

four branches

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