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Branches of Government

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What form of government is practiced in the United States?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

2.

The United States Congress is divided into two chambers, making it a _________ legislature.

a)

unilateral

b)

bicameral

c)

bipartisan

d)

unified

3.

Which branch of government has members who are appointed for life, contingent on good behavior?

a)

executive

b)

judicial

c)

legislative

d)

federal

4.
Which branch contains the House of Representatives and the Senate?
a)
Legislative
b)
Congress
c)
Judicial
d)
Executive
5.
What are the three branches of the United States government?
a)
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
b)
Senate, House of Representatives, Supreme Court
c)
President, Congress, Courts
d)
State, Local, Federal
6.
Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
Administrative
7.
Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
Administrative
8.
Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
a)
The Speaker of the House
b)
The Chief Justice
c)
The President
d)
The Senators
9.
What does the Judicial Branch do?
a)
Enforces laws
b)
Interprets laws
c)
Creates laws
d)
Votes on laws
10.
The amount of people in the Senate are determined by ___________.
a)
population
b)
equal representation
c)
the president
d)
Congress
11.
Congress is made up of...
a)
The House of Representatives & The Senate
b)
The President & Vice President
c)
Justices
12.
Congress is found in this branch of government
a)
legislative branch
b)
executive branch
c)
judicial branch
13.
Which branch of government has the power to declare a law unconstitutional?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Local
14.
Which two parts make up the Legislative Branch?
a)
The Senate and the Supreme Court
b)
The House of Representatives and the Senate
c)
The President and the Cabinet
d)
The Governor and the Mayor
15.
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
11
d)
13
16.
Who can veto a bill passed by Congress?
a)
The Vice President
b)
The Chief Justice
c)
The President
d)
The Secretary of State
17.

What branch of government is directly elected by the people?

a)

legislative branch

b)

executive branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

none

18.

What branch of government is elected by an electoral college?

a)

legislative branch

b)

executive branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

none

19.

In what branch of government are the members appointed?

a)

legislative branch

b)

executive branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

none

20.

Which branch of government is described in the web (which branch of government should replace the question mark)?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Universal

d)

Legislative

21.

Match the branch of government to its main job (purpose).

a)

Writes/makes the law

1.

Legislative Branch

b)

Executes/enforces the law

2.

Executive Branch

c)

Interprets the law

3.

Judicial Branch

22.

Supreme Court judges are?

a)

appointed by Congress

b)

approved by Congress

c)

appointed by the Mayor

d)

approved by the President

23.

Which branch has the power illustrated in the newspaper headline?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Bureaucracy

d)

Judicial