WorksheetsSemester Final Exam
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
2
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
3
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
4
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
5
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
6
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
7. What branch has the power to impeach and convict the President?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Tree Branch
8.
8. What branch has the power to veto a bill?
a)
legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
9.
9. What branch has the power to override a veto?
a)
legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
10.
10. The main purpose of the Executive Branch is to __________
a)
Interpret laws
b)
Create laws
c)
Enforce laws
d)
Change laws
11.
11. Which branch appoints justices to the Supreme Court?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
Federal Reserve
12.
12. Which branch confirms appointed justices?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
House of Representatives
13.
13. When a law is declared unconstitutional, which branch is being limited?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Supreme Court
14.
14.Each branch of government has a different job. This is called:
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Checks and Balances
15.
15. Each branch of government limits the exercise of power of the other branches. This is called:
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Checks and Balances
16.
16. The President has committed a high crime. What action can Congress take?
a)
Invoke cloture
b)
Censure
c)
Impeach
d)
Reprimand
17.
17. The main purpose of the Judicial Branch is to _______
a)
Write laws
b)
Enforce laws
c)
Interpret laws
d)
Ignore laws
18.
18. Which branch approves the national budget?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
None of the above
19.
19. Who makes up the Legislative Branch
a)
Congress
b)
Supreme Court
c)
The President
d)
The department of treasury
20.
20. Who makes up the Executive Branch
a)
Congress
b)
The Supreme Court
c)
The President, Vice President, The Cabinet, and The Bureaucracy
d)
Automated robots
21.
21. Who approves of everything for the President of the United States?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
The bureaucracy
22.
22. If congress does not agree with a Supreme Court ruling, what can it do to override that decision?
a)
Nothing
b)
Impeach the judges of the Supreme Court
c)
Write an amendment
d)
Invoke congressional oversight
23.
23. Which branch of government can declare Presidential action unconstitutional?
a)
Legilsaitve
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Congressional
24.
24. Which branch of government can declare laws passed by congress as unconstitutional ?
a)
Legilsative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
None of the above
25.
25. Article 1 creates which branch of government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Economic
26.
26. Article 2 creates which branch of government?
a)
A. Legislative
b)
B. Judicial
c)
C. Federal reserve
d)
D. Executive
27.
27. Article 3 creates which branch of government?
a)
A. Judicial
b)
B. Bureaucracy
c)
C. Executive
d)
D. Legislative
28.
28. What is a pardon?
a)
A. An action of the President that declares a law to be illegal
b)
B . An action of the President that frees a person from punishment and prison
c)
C. An action of the President that appoints a person to the Supreme Court
d)
D. An action of the President that creates a new government department
29.
29. Which of the following is NOT a duty of the President
a)
A. To declare laws constitutional or unconstitutional
b)
B. To command the armed forces of the United States
c)
C. To make treaties with foreign countries
d)
D. To nominate people to fill the Supreme Court
30.
30. Judges to the Supreme Court are chosen by whom?
a)
A. The people
b)
B. Representatives
c)
C. Congress
d)
D. The President
31.
31. According to the Constitution, how many branches of government are there in total?
a)
A. 7
b)
B. 27
c)
C. 435
d)
D. 3
32.
32. Which branch is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives. In charge of creating laws
a)
A. Legislative
b)
B. Executive
c)
C. Judicial
33.
33. Which branch of government is composed of the federal courts headed by the Supreme Court. In charge of interpreting the law
a)
A. Legislative
b)
B. Executive
c)
C. Judicial
34.
34. Branch of government headed by the President in charge of enforcing the law
a)
A. Legislative
b)
B. Executive
c)
C. Judicial
35.
35. What document set up our governmental system of checks and balances?
a)
A. Mayflower compact
b)
B. Judiciary act of 1789
c)
C. Declaration of independence
d)
D. U.S. Constitution
36.
36. All of the following are checks and balances EXCEPT
a)
A. Impeaching a President
b)
B. Presidential veto
c)
C. Supreme court ruling a law unconstitutional
d)
D. Freedom of speech
37.
37. All of the following statements about checks and balances are TRUE EXCEPT
a)
A. The system is an important part of the Constitution
b)
B. Each of the three branches can limit the powers of the other
c)
C. It helps to keep one branch from becoming too powerful
d)
D. the system of checks and balances has not worked very well
38.
38. Which of the following is the BEST way that an unjust or unfair law could be stopped?
a)
A. The Supreme Court can rule that the law is unconstitutional
b)
B. The President can name a new Supreme Court justice
c)
C. Congress can impeach the President
d)
D. the Supreme Court can create new state courts
39.
39. Which of the following is one of the MAIN political parties in the United States?
a)
A. Green party
b)
B. Birthday party
c)
C. Independent party
d)
D. Democratic Party
40.
40. Has a U.S president ever been impeached and removed from office?
a)
A. Yes
b)
B. No
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