unit 1: Test your knowledge on the US gov

1) Who is the commander –in chief- of the U.S. military?

1. a. the President
2. b. the Speaker of the House
3. c. the Vice President

2) What special group advises the President?

1. a. the Congress
2. b. the Cabinet
3. c. the U.S. military

3) Who signs a bill into law?

1. a. the President
2. b. the Speaker of the House
3. c. the Vice-President

4) In what month do Americans vote for the president?

1. a. January
2. b. June
3. c. November

5) Who elects the president?

1. a. the Cabinet
2. b. the Congress
3. c. the Electoral College

6) In what month is the new president inaugurated?

1. a. January
2. b. June
3. c. November

7) What is the White House?

1. a. the place where congress meets
2. b. the president’s official home
3. c. the vice-president’s official home

8) What is it called if a president refuses to sign a bill?

1. a. appointment
2. b. legislation
3. c. veto

9) Who becomes President of the United States if the President should die?

1. a. the commander-in-chief
2. b. the Speaker of the House
3. c. the vice-president

10) For how long do we elect the President?

a. 4 years

b. 8 years

c. 16 years

11) How many terms may a president serve?

a. one

b. two

c. no limit

Judicial Branch

1) What is the highest court in the United States?

1. a. the Appeals Court
2. b. the Superior Court
3. c. the Supreme Court

2) How many Supreme Court justices are there?

1. a. 1
2. b. 9
3. c. 50

3) Who selects the Supreme Court justices?

1. a. They are appointed by the House.
2. b. They are appointed by the President.
3. c. They are appointed by the Senate.

4) What are the duties of the Supreme Court?

1. a. to interpret laws
2. b. to make laws
3. c. to change the constitution

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

1) What are the duties of Congress?

1. a. to make laws
2. b. to enforce laws
3. c. to make sure laws are fair

2) What is Congress?

1. a. the president and the vice-president
2. b. the House of Representatives and the Senate
3. c. the Supreme Court and federal courts

3) Where does Congress meet?

1. a. in the president’s Cabinet
2. b. in the White House
3. c. in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

4) How many senators are there in congress?

1. a. 50
2. b. 100
3. c. 435

5) How many representatives are there in Congress?

1. a. 50
2. b. 100
3. c. 435

6) Who elects Congress?

1. a. the people
2. b. the Electoral College
3. c. the representatives of Congress

7) Who has the power to declare war?

1. a. Congress
2. b. The President
3. c. The House of Representatives

8) For how long is each senator elected?

1. a. 2 years
2. b. 4 years
3. c. 6 years

9) For how long is each representative elected?

1. a. 2 years
2. b. 4 years
3. c. 6 years

10) Who makes the laws in the United States?

a. Congress

1. b. Supreme Court
2. c. President