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Which of these is the branch of government that enforces the laws?
a) Executive
b) Judicial
c) Legislative
d)
The ________ branch of government makes the laws.
a) Senate
b) Executive
c) Judicial
d) Legislative
What are the two parts of Congress?
a) The Supreme Court and Justices
b) The Senate and House of Representatives
c) The President and the Vice President
d) The President and the Cabinet
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
a) Makes laws
b) Enforces laws
c) Declares if laws are unconstitutional
d) Veto Laws
Who can veto a law?
a) Vice President
b) President
c) The Supreme Court
d) Citizens of the U.S
As Commander in Chief, the president can do all of the following except...
a) Use the military to intervene
b) Offer assistance in crisis situations at home
c) Declare war
d) Offer assistance in crisis situations abroad
Which sentence is FALSE?
a) Supreme Court justices are nominated by citizens
b) A president serves for 4 years
c) There are three branches of government
d) Congress is made up of The Senate and The House of Representatives
How long can judges on the United States Supreme Court serve?
a) They serve for two years
b) They serve until they step down
c) They serve until they graduate college
d) They serve until the President fires them
What happens to a bill after Congress votes and it passes both the Senate and the House of Representatives?
a) The President will announce that it is a law
b) It is time to pay the bill
c) The bill is sent to the U.S Supreme Court
d) The bill is turned into a law.
What happens when the President vetos a bill?
a) Congress will sign the bill into a law
b) The President calls for advice
c) The bill goes back to Congress for changes or a new vote.
d) The bill becomes a law
Controls the military and can formally declare war.
a) Executive Branch
b) Judicial Branch
c) Legislative Branch
d) All of the branches
What is the highest court in the land?
a) The Justices
b) The Supreme Court
c) Congress
d) The Senate and House of Representatives
How many representative are chosen from each state to serve in Congress?
a) Decided by the President
b) 9
c) Based on population
d) 2
How many Senators does each state have?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
An idea for a law that is written down for the government to decide on is called...
a) An amendment
b) A law
c) A veto
d) A bill
If something happens to the president, who will become president?
a) The Governor
b) The Mayor
c) Vice President
d) The U.S votes for a new President
A president can serve how many terms in office?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) Until they are voted out
The System of_____________is how we keep one branch of government from having too much power.
a) Checks and Balances
b) Voting
c) Amending
d) Elections
The ten amendments added to the Constitution are called...
a) The ten amendments
b) The Preamble
c) Bills of Rights
d) The Rights of Law
What are the qualifications that a person must have in order to run for the presidency?
a) 40 years or older, resident of U.S. and natural born citizen
b) 20 years or older, resident of U.S. and American citizen
c) 35 years or older, resident of U.S. and American citizen
d) There is no requirement
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