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Multiple Choice Test: The Three Branches of Government

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Administrative

2.

Who is the head of the Executive branch?

a)

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

President

d)

Senator

3.

What is the main role of the Judicial branch?

a)

Enforce laws

b)

Make laws

c)

Interpret laws

d)

Write laws

4.

Which group is part of the Legislative branch?

a)

The Cabinet

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

Congress

d)

The President's Advisors

5.

The House of Representatives is a part of which branch of government?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Administrative

6.

How many senators does each state have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

Depends on the state's population

d)

3

7.

How many members are there in the House of Representatives?

a)

435

b)

250

c)

500

d)

100

8.

Who appoints the judges and the secretaries in the President’s Cabinet?

a)

Congress

b)

The President

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The Vice President

9.

The Senate belongs to which branch of the U.S. government?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Legislative

d)

Administrative

10.

What document established the Supreme Court?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Federalist Papers

11.

How many House of Representatives members does Oklahoma have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

12.

How many branches does the United States government have?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

13.

Which branch can veto laws passed by the Legislative branch?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Legislative

d)

None

14.

Which is a "check" the president has over the judicial branch?

a)

deciding the meaning of a law

b)

making a treaty with another country

c)

nominating a Supreme Court justice

d)

rejecting a law passed by Congress

15.
What does the constitutional concept called Checks and Balances mean?
a)
Each branch can check the local and state government's power.
b)
Each branch can check another branches power to ensure it does not become too powerful.
c)
The three branches can all do whatever they want without checking with each other.
d)
All of the branches have to agree on every decision made.
16.

Which is an example of the President checking Congress?

a)

Picking a judge

b)

Questioning Laws

c)

Vetoing (saying no) bills

17.

An example of Congress checking the President is what?

a)

overriding a veto by 2/3

b)

saying laws are illegal

c)

vetoing bills

18.

An example of the Supreme Court checking the President is what?

a)

Vetoing bills

b)

Approving judges

c)

Saying presidential acts are unconstitutional/ illegal