WorksheetsBranches of Government Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1.) What is the name of the current Speaker of the House of Representatives?
a)
Nancy Mace
b)
Lindsey Graham
c)
Mike Johnson
d)
JD Vance
2.
2.) Who is the Governor of your state now?
a)
Jeff Duncan
b)
Lindsey Graham
c)
Tim Scott
d)
Henry McMaster
3.
3.) How Many Justices are on the Supreme Court?
a)
435
b)
9
c)
100
d)
7
4.
4.) What is the Highest court in the U.S.?
a)
Court of Appeals
b)
State Court
c)
Federal Court
d)
Supreme Court
5.
5.) Who is the current Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
a)
Anthony Scalia
b)
John Roberts
c)
Sonya Sotomayor
d)
Clarence Thomas
6.
6.) What stops one branch of government from becoming to powerful?
a)
Veto power
b)
Jurisdiction
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Prior Restraint
7.
7.) What does the Judicial Branch do?
a)
Interpret the laws
b)
Make the laws
c)
Enforce the laws
d)
To coordinate foreign relations with other nations
8.
8.) Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Vice President
b)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
c)
Cabinet
d)
President
9.
9.) Who makes Federal laws?
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Executive Branch
d)
Supreme Court
10.
10.) What are the two parts of Congress?
a)
Senate and Cabinet
b)
House of Representatives and Cabinet
c)
Supreme Court and Senate
d)
House of Representatives and Senate
11.
11.) How many Senators are there?
a)
435
b)
9
c)
100
d)
7
12.
12.) We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
a)
6 years
b)
7 years
c)
8 years
d)
14 years
13.
13.) We elect a House of Representative member for how many years?
a)
14 years
b)
7 years
c)
6 years
d)
2 years
14.
14.) What Supreme Court case established a suspects right to be informed of his/her rights before being arrested or accused of a crime
a)
Roe v Wade
b)
Plessy v Ferguson
c)
Miranda v Arizona
d)
Brown v Board of Education
15.
15.) The Amendment that limits Presidential terms to 2 is the _____ Amendment
a)
12th
b)
17th
c)
20th
d)
22nd
16.
16.) The Amendment that deals with Presidential Succession is?
a)
20th
b)
22nd
c)
25th
d)
27th
17.
17.) Which Supreme Court case struck down separate but equal and ordered integration in the nations schools
a)
Roe v Wade
b)
Plessy v Ferguson
c)
Miranda v Arizona
d)
Brown v Board of Education
18.
18.) Who is the Commander in Chief of the Military
a)
Vice President
b)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
c)
Cabinet
d)
President
19.
19.) Who is one of the SC U.S. Senators?
a)
Sherri Biggs
b)
Lindsey Graham
c)
Nancy Mace
d)
JD Vance
20.
20.) In the Line of Presidential Succession if both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
a)
Vice President
b)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
c)
Cabinet
d)
President pro temp
21.
21.) The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
a)
9
b)
100
c)
7
d)
435
22.
22.) Who is the U.S Representative for Anderson's 3rd District?
a)
Sherri Biggs
b)
Lindsey Graham
c)
Tim Scott
d)
Henry McMaster
23.
23.) We elect a President for how many years per each term?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
24.
24.) Why do some states have more Representatives than others?
a)
They don't its all equal
b)
Its based off the population of a state so some have more and some have less
c)
Its based off the number of Cabinet Members from each state
d)
Each state gets 2 for a total of 100
25.
25.) What does the Executive Branch do?
a)
Interpret the laws
b)
Make the laws
c)
Enforce the laws
d)
To coordinate foreign relations with other nations
26.
26.) Key Supreme Court case dealing with " separate but equal"?
a)
Roe v Wade
b)
Plessy v Ferguson
c)
Miranda v Arizona
d)
Brown v Board of Education
27.
27.) Key Supreme Court case dealing with the establishment of Judicial Review?
a)
Roe v Wade
b)
Plessy v Ferguson
c)
Miranda v Arizona
d)
Marbury v Madison
28.
28.) Key Supreme Court case dealing with Legalizing abortion
a)
Roe v Wade
b)
Plessy v Ferguson
c)
Miranda v Arizona
d)
Brown v Board of Education
29.
29.) What is Gerrymandering?
a)
Drawing district lines according to census date
b)
Persuading people to join your chosen political party
c)
Redrawing district lines so that one political party has an advantage in the legislature
d)
Calling the House to order and taking the roll of the representatives-elect
30.
30.) Which of the following is a qualification for being a member of the House of Representatives?
a)
At least 30 or older, U.S. citizens for 9 years
b)
At least 35 or older, U.S. citizen for 14 years
c)
At least 25 or older, U.S. citizen for 7 years
d)
Have to belong to either the Republican or the Democratic party
31.
31.) Which is a qualification for being President of U.S.?
a)
At least 30 or older, U.S. citizens for 9 years
b)
At least 35 or older, U.S. citizen for 14 years
c)
At least 25 or older, U.S. citizen for 7 years
d)
Have to belong to either the Republican or the Democratic party
32.
32.) Which of the following is a qualification for being a Senator?
a)
At least 30 or older, U.S. citizens for 9 years
b)
At least 35 or older, U.S. citizen for 14 years
c)
At least 25 or older, U.S. citizen for 7 years
d)
Have to belong to either the Republican or the Democratic party
33.
33.) Who is the current President of the Senate?
a)
JD Vance ( Vice President )
b)
Donald Trump ( President )
c)
John Thune ( Majority Leader of the Senate )
d)
Chuck Schumer ( Minority Leader of the Senate )
34.
34.) Who has the sole power to declare war?
a)
President
b)
Congress
c)
Supreme Court
d)
CIA
35.
35.) Consists of 15 heads of Federal departments and assist the President
a)
Senate
b)
Judiciary
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Cabinet
36.
36.) Jurisdiction can best be defined as the..
a)
Ability of federal judges to serve in their positions for life
b)
Ability of courts to hear and try a case
c)
Ability of the president to appoint federal judges
d)
Ability of a person to appeal a lower court's decision
37.
37.) What is meant by judicial restraint?
a)
In line with how previous cases have been determined
b)
Idea that says judges should base decisions on Constitutions and legal precedent
c)
Reviewing a ruling passed on by a lower court
d)
Court case in which citizens sue one another
38.
38.) A Plaintiff is..
a)
A person who has a complaint filed against them and is taken to court
b)
A federal judge who is appointed by the President
c)
A person who files a suit against someone else and takes them to court
d)
An individual who represents the U.S. when the government is sued
39.
39.) The Dissenting opinion is written by Supreme Court justices who..
a)
Agree with the majority of other justices
b)
Were not present for trying of a case
c)
Disagree with the decision made by the majority of the court
d)
Have no desire to hear a case related to national security
40.
40.) Who has the sole power to confirm ( or approve ) Presidential appointments?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Vice President
c)
House Majority Leader
d)
Senate
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