WorksheetsThree Branches of Government Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following sets makes up the Three Branches of the U.S. Government?
a)
Executive, Supreme Court, Legislative
b)
Judicial, Executive, Legislative
c)
Supreme Court, Senate, Vice President
2.
Which branch of the government is responsible for interpreting the laws?
a)
The Judicial Branch
b)
The Executive Branch
c)
The White House
3.
The President has the power (poder) to do which of the following?
a)
Execute/enforce the laws of Congress
b)
Sign Bills into law OR Veto a Bill
c)
All of the above (Todas)
4.
What branch of the government is in charge of making the laws?
a)
The Executive Branch
b)
The Judicial Branch
c)
The Legislative Branch
5.
Which branch of the government is responsible for carrying out laws, or executing the laws?
a)
The Judicial Branch
b)
The Legislative Branch
c)
The Executive Branch
6.
The President is the leader of which branch?
a)
The Executive Branch
b)
The Judicial Branch
c)
The Congress Branch
7.
Which of the following courts is the highest court (corte mas alta) within the U.S. Judicial System?
a)
District Court
b)
The Court of Public Opinion
c)
The Supreme Court
8.
Who is considered the FATHER of the Constitution?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
James Madison
c)
George Washington
9.
What is the name of the first part of, or the introduction sentence of the U.S. Constitution?
a)
Section 1
b)
The Preamble
c)
The Bill of Rights
10.
How many representatives are in the House of Representatives?
a)
435
b)
100
c)
1000
11.
Where does Congress (The Legislative Branch) meet (reunen)?
a)
The White House (Washington D.C.)
b)
The Supreme Court (Washington D.C.)
c)
The U.S. Capitol Building (Washington D.C.)
12.
The anatomy of the U.S. Constitution includes....
a)
A Preamble, 7 articles, and a Bill of Rights
b)
A Preamble, 5 articles, and no Bill of Rights
c)
A Preamble, 10 articles, and a Bill of Rights
13.
The very beginning of the U.S. Constitution begins with these words...
a)
"We the people of the United States..."
b)
"We the men of the United States..."
c)
"We the humans of the United States..."
14.
Where does the President live (vive), and the Executive Branch conducts its business?
a)
The Capitol Building
b)
The White House
c)
The U.S. Senate
15.
Where does the Judicial Branch meet (reunen) and conduct its business?
a)
The White House
b)
The Capitol Building
c)
The Supreme Court
16.
The U.S. Senate, which has 2 members from each state (2 miembros de cada estado) is based off of which plan?
a)
The Virginia Plan
b)
The New Jersey Plan
c)
The Three-Fifths Plan
17.
In the House of Representatives, representation is based on which of the following?
a)
State Population
b)
Total number of registered voters
c)
Total number of taxpayers in the state
18.
The Legislative branch is BICAMERAL. What does this mean?
a)
The legislative branch likes to take pictures with a camera.
b)
The legislative branch is divided into two houses.
c)
The legislative branch is made up of only one house.
19.
TRUE or FALSE? Congress is divided into two groups, the House of Representatives & the Senate.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
20.
The Legislative Branch has the power to override (poder de anular) a President's veto. Whose power is being checked? (A cual rama le estan chequeando el poder)
a)
The Executive Branch
b)
The Legislative Branch
c)
The Oak Tree Branch
21.
The Judicial Branch can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional, whose power is being checked?
a)
The Pine Tree Branch
b)
The Executive Branch
c)
The Legislative Branch
22.
The President can grant pardons to federal offenders in prison, whose power is being checked?
a)
The Legislative Branch
b)
The Birch Tree Branch
c)
The Judicial Branch
23.
How many Senators are there in the U.S. Senate?
a)
100
b)
50
c)
9
24.
True or False? The Supreme Court has the power to determine if a law (ley) passed by Congress is Constitutional or Unconstitutional.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
How many Justices/Judges (jueces) are on the U.S. Supreme Court?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
9
26.
Each branch was given special powers by the Constitution in order to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful and taking over the other branches. (La Constitución otorgó a cada rama poderes especiales para evitar que una rama se volviera demasiado poderosa y se apoderara de las otras ramas.) What do we call these special powers?
a)
Checks & Balances
b)
Judicial Powers
c)
Executive Powers
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