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Three Branches of Government

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the head of the executive branch?

a)

The king

b)

Cabinet

c)

President

d)

Vice President

2.

If the president can no longer do their job, who becomes president?

a)

Vice President

b)

Cabinet

c)

The First Lady

d)

Speaker of the Senate

3.

What is the main job of Congress?

a)

To select the President

b)

To make laws

c)

To ensure that people follow laws

4.

Every state has ________ Senators.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

10

5.

How many Representatives are in Congress?

a)

435

b)

100

c)

652

d)

50

6.

How many Supreme Court justices are there?

a)

9

b)

12

c)

4

d)

7

7.

What is the purpose of the Executive Branch of government?

a)

To interpret the laws and decide if they are unconstitutional

b)

To carry out and/or enforce the laws

c)

To make or create the laws

d)

To rule over the United States of America

8.

What is the purpose of the Legislative Branch of government?

a)

To interpret the laws or decide if they are unconstitutional

b)

To enforce and/or carry out the laws

c)

To make or create the laws

d)

To rule over the United states of America.

9.

What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch of government?

a)

To interpret laws or decide if the laws are unconstitutional/fair

b)

To enforce and/or carry out the laws

c)

To make or create the laws

d)

To rule over the United States of America

10.

At the federal level, who is in charge of the

A) Legislative Branch

B) Executive Branch

C) Judicial Branch

a)

A) The U.S Supreme Court

B) The President

C) Congress

b)

A) The President

B) The President

C) The President

c)

A) Congress

B) The President

C) The U.S. Supreme Court

d)

A) The President

B) The U.S Supreme Court

C) Congress

11.

The legislative branch is divided into two houses. What are they called?

a)

The House of Representatives and the Senate

b)

Congress and the Cabinet

c)

The Justices and the Jury

d)

The General Assembly and Congress

12.

Who has the power to...

1. decide that federal law is unconsitutional

2. decide that an act by the president is unconstitutional

3. decide if a treaty is unconstitutional

a)

senators and representatives

b)

the president and the cabinet

c)

ambassadors and consuls

d)

the justices of the Supreme Court

13.

Bicameral

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

14.
Which branch can appoint (choose) justices?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
15.
Which branch declares laws unconstitutional?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
16.

How long is a Presidential term in office?

a)

4 years

b)

2 years

c)

6 years

17.

Why does the U.S have three branches of government?

a)

Government Control.

b)

To keep one branch from becoming too powerful (Checks and Balances).

c)

To force citizens to follow three different powers.

d)

To give more people jobs.

18.

Which of the following are members of the President's Cabinet?

(Check All That Apply)

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Senate

d)

Secretary of Defense

e)

Vice President

19.

The highest court in the judicial branch is called?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Federal Court

c)

State Court

d)

Appellate Court

20.

Consists of the Congress, a bicameral legislature consisting of the House of Representatives (435 members, based upon populations of the states) and the Senate (100 members—two per state)

a)

legislative

b)

executive

c)

judicial

21.

Confirms presidential appointments

a)

legislative

b)

executive

c)

judicial