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Branches and Levels of Government

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which branch of government makes laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial 
c)
Legislative
2.
Where is the Judicial Branch Housed?
a)
Capitol Building
b)
Supreme Court
c)
White House
d)
Washington Monument
3.
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Supreme Court Judges
b)
Vice President
c)
President
d)
Cabinet
4.
The Executive Branch is housed in what building?
a)
Capitol Building
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Washington Monument
d)
White House
5.
The head of which branch may veto laws?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
6.
Which two groups make up Congress?
a)
Legislative and Judicial
b)
Cabinet and Supreme Court
c)
House of Representatives and Senate
7.
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Six
d)
Nine
8.
Which group is chosen by the President to help him make decisions?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
c)
Congress
d)
Cabinet
9.
Members of this branch of government may serve until they die or retire.
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
10.
Which branch of government is in charge of our Armed Forces?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
11.
Who is the only person that can veto a bill?
a)
President
b)
vice president
c)
speaker of the House
d)
Supreme Court
12.
How long is the president’s term?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
13.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
carry out the laws
d)
count the votes
14.
.  The ________________ contains the supreme laws of the land of the United States of America.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Magna Carta
15.
The Senate and the House of Representatives is also called
a)
Party
b)
Congress
c)
Term
d)
Committee
16.
What branch is Congress?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Democratic Party
17.
Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.
a)
President
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Senate
18.
Role of the judicial branch
a)
make laws
b)
interpret laws
c)
enforce laws
d)
impeach a president
19.
Highest court in the land
a)
Appellate courts
b)
Trial courts
c)
District courts
d)
Supreme Courts
20.
The U.S. Supreme Court must make all decisions based on  ________.
a)
the Constitution
b)
what the President says
c)
who won the Super Bowl
d)
the weather
21.
How many branches of government are there?
a)
Five
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
22.
Which branches of government does the president work under?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
All branches 
d)
Executive
23.
What is the job of the legislative branch?
a)
to carry out the laws
b)
to declare war
c)
to make the laws
d)
to decide all the laws
24.
What does the word veto mean?
a)
to approve a law
b)
to say no to a law
c)
to sign a law
d)
to jump
25.
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Makes Laws
c)
Veto Laws
d)
Declare if laws are constitutional
26.
Which of these is NOT a branch of government?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
d)
Senate
27.
Congress is broken down into two parts, the Senate and the...
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
c)
Jury
28.
Which person is the leader of our country and the commander in chief of our military?
a)
Vice President
b)
President
c)
Senator
d)
Representative
29.
Which branch of government has the power to make laws?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Senate
d)
Executive
30.
Which branch of government makes sure the laws are obeyed (enforces the laws)?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Senate
d)
Judicial
31.
Which statement correctly describes the legislative branch?
a)
It is split into two parts, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
b)
It is led by the president of the United States.
c)
It is made up of courts.
d)
It includes a group of advisors known as “the Cabinet.”
32.
Which branch of the government makes the laws?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial 
33.
Which branch of the government carries out the laws? 
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial 
34.
The senate is a part of the___________ branch of the government. 
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
35.
Can declare a law unconstitutional.
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
d)
All 3 branches
36.
Which branch of the government creates bills?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Tree Branch
d)
Legislative Branch
37.
Which branch of government do judges represent?
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Tree Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
d)
Executive Branch
38.
How many Senators does each state have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
39.
What are the 3 types of government?
a)
national, city, and capital
b)
local, state, and national
c)
state, city, and nation
40.
Who runs the state government?
a)
governor
b)
president
c)
police
d)
mayor
41.
Who runs the national government?
a)
mayor
b)
governor
c)
president
42.
Who decides who will be president?
a)
citizens
b)
the governor
c)
the president
43.
Who decides who will be governor?
a)
police officer
b)
people who live in the state
c)
president
44.

Which level of government is headed by the President?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

45.

Which level of government is headed by the Mayor?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

46.

Which level of government is headed by the Governor?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

47.

Which level of government makes laws for the country?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

48.

Which level of government makes laws for Missouri?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

49.

Which level of government prints the money we use?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

50.

Which level of government operates the military?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

51.

Which level of government works with the leaders of other countries?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

52.

Which levels of government are responsible for listening to the needs of the citizens?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

53.

The ______________ of our country is Donald Trump.

a)

Mayor

b)

President

c)

Governor

d)

Senator

54.

Which branch of government enforces the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

55.

Which branch of government makes laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

56.

Which branch of government upholds and reviews the law?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

57.

Which branch of government does Congress (Senate and House of Representatives) belong to?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

58.

Which branch of government does the President and Governor belong to?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

59.

Which branch of government does the court system, including the Supreme Court, belong to?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

60.

Which of the following branches has veto power?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

61.

Which of the following branches determines the constitutionality of laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

62.

Which of the following branches would be the best to approach with an idea for a new law?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

63.

How many US Representatives are there?

a)

100

b)

250

c)

386

d)

435

64.

How many US senators are there?

a)

25

b)

50

c)

75

d)

100

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