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Government Unit Quiz
1) How many branches of the United States government are
there?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
2) Congress includes two parts. What are they?
9) How many levels of government are there?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
10) Where do state government leaders meet to make the
laws?
a) Legislative and Executive
b) Supreme Court and court system
c) Senate and House of Representatives
a) The White House
3) The Executive branch of government is headed by whom?
c)
a) the President
b) Senators
c) Representatives
d) judges
4) Congress is part of which branch of government?
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
5) What does the Supreme Court do?
a) tell other courts what they must do
b) make sure laws follow the Constitution
c) decide on the punishment for those convicted
6) What does Congress do?
a) leads the army, navy, and air force
b) passes laws
c) decides on the punishment of those convicted of crimes
d) decides if laws follow the Constitution
b) City Hall
The Capitol
11) What groups makes laws for the state of Georgia?
a) Congress
b) General Assembly
c) City Council
12) Which of the following does the governor NOT do?
a) make new laws
b) sign laws
c) select state workers to head departments
d)
13) The governor might spend tax dollars on ________.
a) new schools
b) a new amusement park
c) a new house
14) What group creates laws for the city of Pooler?
a) Congress
b) General Assembly
7) What is one of the duties of the President?
c) City Council
a) to boss other people around
b) to pass laws
c) to decide how people should be punished
d) to see that the laws passed by Congress are carried out
15) Who is the leader of our local community?
a) President
b) Governor
8) The Judicial branch of government involves which of the
following?
a) the President
b) the courts
c) Congress
c) Mayor
16) What are the three levels of government?
a) local, state, national
b) president, mayor, governor
c) judge, congress, senate
17) Which of the following is a way that citizens take part in
national government?
a) make new laws
b) pay taxes
c) go to church
18) Which level of government runs the U.S. military?
a) state
b) local
c) national
19) In what way is the Parthenon like the Supreme Court
building?
a) built in the same year
b) both have columns and carvings
c) both are in Athens, Greece
20) What is the national government’s goal of separation of
powers?
a. To be stingy
b. to keep the President from
c. to ensure that no one branch has too
much power
21) Which level of government provides libraries, police, and
fire departments?
a) local
b) state
c) national
22) Which level of government is responsible for creating
currency or money?
a) local
b) state
c) national
Matching
Draw a line to connect the correct job of the branches of national government due to separation of power.
23) Legislative Branch
Carries out laws. 24)
24) Executive Branch
Decides what laws mean.25)
25) Judicial Branch
Makes laws.23)