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WorksheetsUnit 5 - The Government of MIchigan
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
1. Which statement is NOT a purpose of government?
To keep people safe
To look out for the common good
To make everyone happy
To make and enforce laws
2. How would you describe a community without laws and a government?
peaceful
crazy
calm
happy
3. Our government is a republic. Who holds the power in a republic?
the President
the army and the navy
the richest people in the country
the people
4. What happens if the representatives chosen by the people don't do a good job?
The people make them pay lots of money.
The people put them in jail.
The people send them to work in another state.
The people don't vote for them again.
5. Laws about fences would be an example of
local law
state law
6. What is a constitution?
an important law
a branch of government
a symbol for government
a written plan for government
7. How is the state government of Michigan organized?
It has three different branches of government.
It has a constitution.
It has one leader who has all the power.
It has a President and some people who make laws.
8. Who is in charge of the Executive branch in the state of Michigan?
the representatives
the senators
the governor
the Supreme Court
9. What does the Legislative branch do?
It enforces the laws.
It makes the laws.
It interprets the laws.
It runs the courts.
10. The House of Representatives and the Senate are part of the
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Governing Branch
11. Which is NOT a job of the judicial branch?
Help resolve conflicts
Make laws
Decide what laws mean
Protect individual rights
12. The __________________ branch of Michigan's government is made up of different courts.
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
Governing
13. Which is an example of a right that all citizens have?
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Right to a fair trial
All of these
