THEME · 32 QUESTIONS
Branches of Government
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial — who does what, who serves how long, and who checks whom. The largest theme on the test: members of Congress, the President and Cabinet, and the Supreme Court.
- Q. 15There are three branches of government. Why?
- Q. 16Name the three branches of government.
- Q. 17The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
- Q. 18What part of the federal government writes laws?
- Q. 19What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
- Q. 20Name your U.S. Representative.
- Q. 21Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
- Q. 22How many U.S. Senators does each state have?
- Q. 23Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?
- Q. 24How long is a term for a U.S. Senator?
- Q. 25How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
- Q. 26How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
- Q. 27How many senators does each state elect?
- Q. 31Name one power of the U.S. Congress.
- Q. 32How long is a term for the President of the United States?
- Q. 33The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
- Q. 34Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
- Q. 35Who signs bills to become laws?
- Q. 36Who vetoes bills?
- Q. 37What does the President's Cabinet do?
- Q. 38What are two Cabinet-level positions?
- Q. 40What is one part of the judicial branch?
- Q. 41What does the judicial branch do?
- Q. 42Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
- Q. 43How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
- Q. 44How long do Supreme Court Justices serve?
- Q. 45Supreme Court Justices serve for life. Why?
- Q. 46Who nominates Justices to the Supreme Court?
- Q. 50What is the highest court in the United States?
- Q. 51What is the name of the President of the United States now?
- Q. 52What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
- Q. 53If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
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