WorksheetsGovernment Structure Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
The main idea behind splitting up the government into branches was:
Ensuring as many people as possible could be involved in the government.
Ensuring that each branch could help keep the others in line.
Ensuring that many ways existed for the government to continue functioning if part of it were destroyed.
Ensuring that the government could respond to changes in the world and conditions as quickly as possible.
The Legislative branch, which creates the laws, is broken into two houses:
Congress (435 members) and the Senate (100 members)
The House of Representatives (100 members) and the Senate (435 members.)
The Senate (100 members) and The House of Representatives (435 members)
The board of directors (400 members) and Congress (135 members)
In order for a bill to become law it must:
Pass both houses, and be approved by the President of the U.S.
Pass both houses, and a unified vote by the entire legislative branch.
Pass one house, and be approved by the President of the U.S.
Achieve a two thirds majority on every vote in at least one house.
Congressmen and Women have numerous benefits along with their duty to the nation, included in which is which legal right?
Immunity for actions performed during their congressional appointment.
Immunity to Poison
Immunity for statements made prior to being voted into office
Immunity for statements made while congress is in session
The Executive branch gives the head of the government, the president, numerous responsibilities (and titles), among which are:
Chief Executive, Commander and Chief, Chief Administrator
Chief Agenda Setter, Foreign Policy Leader, Chief of Appropriations
Chief Citizen, Head of State, Acting Commander in the Government
All of the Above
The Executive branch, more specifically the President, has the ability to appoint numerous positions. Which of the following is not a position that the president appoints?
Ambassadors to other countries
Federal Judges
Head of the Federal Reserve Commission
Head of the Senate Rules Committee
The Executive branch has many powers, some of the most discussed are the power of Veto and the judicial powers, which include which of the following:
Pardon
Reprieve
Commute
Amnesty
Clemency
The Judicial Branch, which interprets laws, is broken into circuits, how many circuits are there?
11
13
12
10
In the Judicial branch, the court that initially chooses to hear the case has __________ while courts above it have __________.
Original jurisdiction, Secondary jurisdiction
Initial jurisdiction, Editorial jurisdiction
Original jurisdiction, Appellate jurisdiction
Original jurisdiction, Supplemental jurisdiction
Primary jurisdiction, Appellate jurisdiction
The Judicial branch has the ability to strike down any action that congress or the president signs into law. This ability is called
Executive Jurisdiction
Judicial Review
Constitutional Review
Executive Recourse
The Process by which congressional districts are restructured to give a political candidate an advantage
Subpoena
Reapportionment
Voter Suppression
The Leader of the Senate, typically called the president of the senate, always holds what other position?
Vice President
The Executive Office that creates the president’s yearly budget is referred to by what acronym?
OMB
CEA
USFR
FBO
What Supreme Court Case marked the first time that a law was declared unconstitutional?
