Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Checks and Balances
Vocabulary
100

True/false: The President is Commander-in-chief of our nation's military.

A. True     B. False

 True  

100

True/False: The Legislative Branch is the part of the government that writes up and votes on laws.

A. True    B. False

True    

100

True/False: The weakest court in the United States is the Supreme Court.

A. True    B. False

False

100

True/False: Checks and Balances make sure that nobody in the government branches gets too powerful.

A. True     B. False

True    

100

A ___ is an idea for a law.

A. Beak     B. Bill     C. Illegal

Bill    

200

If the President dies, the _____ president takes over.

A. Other     B. Chinese    C. Vice

Vice

200

The Legislative Branch is also called __________. 

A. Executive     B. Congress      C. Lawmen

Congress      

200

There are ___ supreme court justices.

A. 2         B. 4             C. 9

9

200

To stop Congress from having too much power, the President can _____ bad laws they make.

A. Sign        B. Veto         C. Write

 Veto

200

The are 9 Supreme Court "Justices". What is another name for "Justice"?

A. Jury     B. Judge     C. Dogs

Judge    

300

You can be elected president only ____ times, serving 4 years each time. 

2

300

There are ______ senators in our country, 2 from each state.

A. 50     B. 100     C. 6,000

100    

300

Who decides the sentence (punishment) for a guilty criminal?

A. Jury     B. Judge      C. Criminal

Judge      

300

To stop Congress from having too much power, the _______ branch can declare bad laws "Unconstitutional!".

A. Executive       B. Judicial

Judicial

300

The legislative branch handles our country's "budget". What is a "budget"?

A. How money is used    B. A bug    C. President

How money is used

400

Who is the leader of the executive branch?

A. Judges       B. Senators        C. President

 President

400

There are two parts that make up Congress: the House of Representatives and the _______.

A. President       B. Judges        C. Senate

Senate

400

Who chooses the supreme court justices?

A. The President       B. The mayor     C. The citizens

The President

400

To stop judges from having too much power, Congress can _______ them (kick them out).

A. Impeach    B. Execute    C. Bribe

Impeach    

400

The Supreme Court is very powerful. What does "Supreme" mean?

A. Highest    B. Lowest      C. Unfair

Highest    

500

What is the name of the 15 experts who help the President run different parts of our country?

A. The Cabinet     B. The Chair     C. The Desk

The Cabinet

500

What building do the senators and representatives go to argue and fight about our laws?

A. White house     B. Supreme Court     C. Capitol

Capitol

500

If the court decides that a law is not fair, the judge says it is "___________"!

A. Unconstitutional    B. Good     C. Stupid

Unconstitutional    

500

To stop the president from having too much power, the _______ branch can ignore his veto if they get enough votes.

A. Executive      B. Legislative      C. Judicial

Legislative

500

What is the name of the document that tell us how our government works?

A. Declaration of Independence    B. Donald Trump   C.Constitution    

Constitution    

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