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Why do citizens elect members of Congress?
a) To be their voice in government
b) To pay taxes
c) To pass a budget
d) To make a change in their community

What choice is the best summary of the main job of the legislative branch? Group of answer choices
a) Impeach the president
b) Write laws
c) Declare war
d) Carry out laws

The name of North Carolina’s legislative branch is
a) The Congress
b) The General Assembly
c) The House of Representatives
d) he Great Compromise

Which of the following confirms appointments to the US Supreme Court?
a) state legislatures
b) the Senate
c) the citizens of the United States
d) the President

This was the case that gave the Supreme Court judicial review:
a) Marbury v Madison
b) Plessy v Ferguson
c) Marbury v McCulloch
d) Madison v Lincoln

Which of the following best shows Judicial Review?
a) The Supreme Court rules to uphold a voting law
b) The Supreme Court rules to uphold a voting law
c) The President signed a treaty with Mexico
d) The Supreme Court rules a new law unconstitutional

Who can come up with the idea for a bill?
a) The President
b) Citizens
c) Members of Congress
d) All of these choices

If the President does not want a bill to become a law, what can he do with a bill?
a) Throw it away
b) Veto the bill
c) Declare it unconstitutional
d) Impeach the bill

How are federal, state and local governments similar?
a) They have elections
b) They pass budgets
c) They make laws for citizens
d) All of these choices

Law enforcement in county government is provided by the…
a) Police department
b) Sheriff department
c) Highway patrol
d) State police

What choice is the best summary of the main job of the judicial branch?
a) Interpret laws
b) Overrule the President
c) Impeach Senators
d) Write laws

North Carolina Government General Assembly _____?_____ Supreme Court
a) Senator
b) Governor
c) County Commissioner
d) Chief Justice

After a bill is introduced in Congress, what happens to the bill?
a) It is signed by the President
b) It is assigned to a committee
c) It is voted on
d) It is vetoed by the President

Which of the following helps the President fulfill his duties?
a) Presidential Cabinet
b) Vice President
c) Member of the Executive Office
d) All of these choices

In North Carolina counties, this group makes laws and passes a budget.
a) County Offices
b) City Commissioners
c) County Commissioners
d) County Sheriff

How can Congress “check” the power of the President?
a) Declare the President’s actions unconstitutional
b) Appoint members of the Presidential Cabinet
c) Nominate judges that will disagree with the President
d) Impeach and remove the President from office

What choice is the best summary of the main job of the executive branch?
a) Appoint justices
b) Write laws
c) Declare war
d) Enforce laws

In local government, what is the job of a City Manager?
a) Set the budget for the city
b) Run the day-to-day operation of the city
c) Write new laws for the city
d) Run the local police department

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