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What is the purpose/jobs of the Legistlative branch?
a) To enforce laws, direct military, approve bills and make foreign policies
b) Judicial review, interpret laws, decide court cases, settle cases between 2 or more states
c) Make laws or change existing laws, craft bills, can impeach president and approve and reject presidencial appointments
d)

What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch?
a) Judicial review, interpret laws, decide court cases, settle cases between 2 or more states
b) To enforce laws, direct military, approve bills and make foreign policies
c) Make laws or change existing laws, craft bills, can impeach president and approve and reject presidencial appointments
d)

Which branch gets put in office by being appointed by the president ?
a) Legistlative
b) Judicial
c) Executive
d)

Which word means to check the powers of another branch so one does not get too much power?
a) Judicial Review
b) Popular Sovereignty
c) Checks and balances
d) Separation of powers

It is December, and Washington, DC is buzzing with holiday spirit. You want to make sure the White House sticks with tradition and embrace the season. What role will you be filling as you light the national Christmas tree?
a) Head of State
b) Cheif Diplomat
c) Cheif Executive
d) Party Leader

Which word means to ignore a bill and let it die?
a) Pocket Veto
b) Filibuster
c) Pigeonhole
d) Veto

After the September 11, 2001 attack, what cabinet department what made?
a) Department of Justice Department of Defense
b) State Department
c) Homeland Security
d) Justice League Department

Popular soverignty is
a) Everyone has to follow the laws
b) People have the power (people have a say in the governemnt)
c) A procedure used in Senate to limit debate on a bill
d) Investogating an arson case

How a bill becomes a law in order
a) 1.Get a rep. from Senate 2.Introduce it 3.Floor debate 4.Committiees 5.Go to opposite house 6.President action
b) 1.Introduce it 2.Get a rep. from Senate 3.Committees 4.Floor Debate 5.Vote 6.Go to opposite house 7.Presdient action
c) 1.Introduce it 2. Get a rep. from Senate 3.Floor debate 4.Committiees 5.Go to opposite house 6.Vote 7.President action
d) None of the above

What is a similarity between the NC and US constitution?
a) Both have no amendments, 14 different articles,
b) 7 articles for each branch, preamble, amendments are at the end
c) Federalism, Separation of powers, Checks and balances, Popular soverignty and Rule of Law
d)

Law enforcements for the natonal government
a) SBI and State troopers
b) County Sheriff, City Police
c) FBI, DOJ, Homeland Security
d)

What is the Cheif of State?
a) President represents the country/nation (responsiblity))
b) The president has the final say whether a bill becomes a law
c) The presdient reconizes foreign governments
d) Decides how laws of the US are to be inforced and chooses officials and advicers to help run the excutive branch

What presidential role is 'the president reconizes foreign governments'
a) Commander-In-Chief
b) Chief of State
c) Chief Diplomat
d) Legistlative leader

Citizens are concerned about a zoning ordinance that allows a factory owner to build next to a residential area. Which level of governement would likely be asked to resolve ths conflict?
a) Federal Governments
b) State Governements
c) Regional Government
d) Local Government

The president seeking a solution with the Syrian government. What cabinet department is the president most likely to seek advice from?
a) Homeland Security
b) State Department
c) Department of Veterans affairs
d) Justice Department

A legistlature consisting of two parts, or houses
a) Cabinet
b) Bicameral
c) Pigeonhole
d) Filibuster

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