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Congress is a _________ legislature.
a) unicameral
b) bicameral
c) tricameral
d) quadcameral

The House of Representatives has how many members?
a) 435
b) 100
c) 4000
d) 2

How many members does the Senate have?
a) 100
b) 435
c) 2
d) 1983

The House of Representatives is based on
a) state population
b) state land size
c) power
d) Electoral votes

The power of the Supreme Court to declare a law Unconstitutional is called-
a) Judicial Review
b) Judicial Report
c) Judicial Powers
d) Legislative Review

The Executive Branch is found in which Article of the Constitution?
a) Article II
b) Article I
c) Article III
d) Article IV

Which pair is NOT matched correctly?
a) President is the Judicial Branch
b) President is the Executive Branch
c) Congress is the Legislative Branch
d) Supreme Court is the Judicial Branch

What prevents the branches from abusing their power?
a) checks and balances
b) federalism
c) rule of law
d) checks and more checks

Which branch can override a veto?
a) legislative
b) executive
c) judicial
d)

Which branch can impeach?
a) legislative
b) executive
c) judicial
d)

Which branch can call special sessions?
a) executive
b) legislative
c) judicial
d)

Which branch can veto?
a) executive
b) legislative
c) judicial
d)

Which branch can declare a law unconstitutional?
a) judicial
b) legislative
c) executive
d)

Powers that are IN the US Constitution are called-
a) expressed powers
b) implied powers
c) denied powers
d)

Powers NOT found in the Constitution are called-
a) implied powers
b) expressed powers
c) denied powers
d)

Powers that the Government are NOT allowed to do are called-
a) Denied powers
b) expressed powers
c) implied powers
d)

Laws are made in response to-
a) problems and issues
b) businesses
c) other countries
d)

Which branch approves or confirms?
a) legislative
b) executive
c) judicial
d)

Which branch appoints?
a) executive
b) judicial
c) legislative
d)

The capital of the US is in-
a) Washington DC
b) Richmond
c) Martinsville
d) New York City

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