Three Branches of Government

Legislative Branch

100

The legislative branch is responsible for creating bills or laws 

What punctuation does this sentence need?

a. period (.)

b. question mark (?)

c. exclamation point (!)

a. Period (.)

200

The president can veto a law and send it back to the legislative branch. What does "veto" mean?

a. reject

b. accept

a. reject

300

The legislative branch creates bills or ____ for the president to approve or veto.

a. laws

b. bills

c. problems

a. laws

400

Each state elects 2 senators which means there are ____ members in senate.

a. 100

b. 50

c. 25

a. 100

500

What two groups make up the Congress?

a. president and vice president

b. the mayor and governor

c. the senate and house of representatives

Senate and the House of Representatives

Judicial Branch

100

The judicial branch is made up of 9 judges 

What punctuation does this sentence need?

a. period (.)

b. question mark (?)

Period (.)

200

True or false: The judicial branch creates the laws.

False

300

True or false: The judicial branch interprets or explains what laws mean.

True

400

What are justices?

a. judges

b. police

c. mayors

A. Judges

500

The judicial branch is made up of ____ justices.

a. 6

b. 8

c. 9

C. 9

Executive Branch

100

The following sentence has 2 errors.

 does the president live is the White House 

Does the president live in the White House?

200

Who are the two people in charge of the executive branch?

a. the mayor and the governor

b. the president and vice president 

c. The principal and the teacher

B. The president and the vice president

300

True or False: The executive branch is in charge of carrying out laws and approving and recommending new ones.

True

400

The president serves a term for 4 years. If he is re-elected, he serves four more year. If a president is elected two times, how many years do they serve?

a. 4

b. 8

c. 14

b. 8

500

The ______ can approve laws sent by the legislative branch.

a. the vice president

b. the mayor

c. the president 

C. the president 

Branches of Government

100

How many branches of government are there?

3

200

____ and ____ makes sure that no one branch has too much power.

a. money and checks

b. checks and balances

c. governors and mayors

B. Checks and balances.

300

You have to be ____ to vote.

a. 21

b. 17

c. 18

C. 18

400

Name the three branches of government

Legislative, executive and judicial

500

The constitution is a set of ____ that explain how the government should be run.

a. judges

b. laws

c. lawyers 

B. Laws