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WorksheetsExemplar 6 Review: SS.7.CG 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 17mins
What are some enumerated powers of the Legislative Branch?
Declare War
Approve Presidential Appointments
Impeach the President
Approve Treaties
Sign bills into laws
Which candidate meets the constitutional requirements for becoming the Governor of Florida?
James was born in Florida, is 27 years old, and has lived in Florida his whole life.
Amy was born in New York, is 45 years old, and has lived in Florida for five years.
Steven was born in Massachusetts, is 28 years old, and has lived in Florida for six years.
Eileen was born in Ireland, is 32 years old, is a citizen, and has lived in Florida for 20 years.
Which is a similarity between local and state legislators?
Passing Laws
Term Limits
Size of staff
Enforcing Laws
Match the federal office with the correct age requirement?
U.S. President
35 years old
U.S. Senator
30 years old
U.S. Representative
25 years old
Having a legislative composed of two chambers (for example, the two houses of Congress - House of Representatives and the Senate)
bill
pardon
bicameral
statute
Government by consent of the governed
judicial review
reserved powers
popular sovereignty
veto
Powers given to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution
reserved powers
federalism
delegated powers
concurrent powers
Powers set aside by the U.S. Constitution for the states or for the people
concurrent powers
reserved powers
delegated powers
repeal
Which Article in the U.S. Constitution outlines the Judicial Branch?
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
When the judicial branch is exercising their power to judicial review, what principle are they demonstrating?
rule of law
separation of powers
checks and balances
natural rights
Put the courts in order from the lowest to the highest level
County Court
Circuit Court
Court Of Appeals
Florida Supreme Court
What check does the Executive branch have on the Legislative branch?
Power of taxation
Power of impeachment
Power of appointment
Power of veto
What is the role of appellate courts?
Determining legal errors
Enforcing court orders
Conducting trials
Issuing new laws
Jack is considering a run for the House of Representatives. He is a US Citizen by birth. How old must he be?
25
35
30
21
Gwen is considering running for Senate. She is a US citizen by naturalization. How long would she have to have been a citizen of the US and how old would she have to be?
7 years a citizen and 25 years old
9 years a citizen and 30 years old
14 years a citizen and 35 years old
5 years a citizen and 21 years old
Which statement best represents the main idea of the political cartoon below?
It is very easy to turn a bill into a law in the Legislative Branch.
It is very difficult to turn a bill into a law in the Executive Branch.
It is very difficult to turn a bill into a law in the Legislative Branch.
It is very difficult to turn a bill into a law in the Judicial Branch.
What Article of the Constitution discusses the Legislative Branch?
First
Second
Tenth
Fifteenth
Where does the trial of an impeached official/judge take place?
Senate
House of representatives
Supreme Court
Joint session of Congress
Which one of the following choices is an expressed/enumerated power of Congress?
Establish Prisons
Create Schools
Create treaties
Coin money
This person in the Executive Branch acts as the presiding officer of the senate.
President
Vice- President
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of State
Who officially elects the President?
The people
The state legislatures
The Electoral College
What are four powers the President has?
Propose new taxes
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Make treaties with other nations.
Nominates ambassadors and Supreme Court justices
Grant pardons to people convicted of violating federal laws
Who determines the verdict in a court case?
Prosecutor
Judge
Defendant
Jury
Order the steps for how a bill becomes a law from the beginning to the end
A bill is proposed to the Senate
A bill is introduced to the Senate
The bill is sent to a committee
The bill is debated and refined
The bill goes to the Senate floor for a vote
