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Branches of Government Jeopardy
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Branches of Government Jeopardy
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Executive Judicial Legislative General
Executive for 100
Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
A. Vice-PresidentB. SenatorC. PresidentD. Judge
Executive for 200
The head of the Executive Branch is __________.
A. appointedB. electedC. chosenD. ordered
Executive for 300
The Executive Branch is limited to ____-four year terms.
A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4
Executive for 400
Which of the following IS NOT an Executive Branch responsibility?
A. carrying out the lawsB. leading militaryC. deciding how much money to spendD. meeting with leaders of other count
ries
Judicial for 100
The Judicial Branch of government involves which of the following?
A. the PresidentB. the courtsC. Congress
Judicial for 200
How many judges make up the Judicial Branch?
A. nineteenB. nineC. forty-nineD. eighty-nine
Judicial for 300
What does the Supreme Court do?
A. tell other courts what they must doB. make sure laws follow the Constituti
onC. decide on the punishment for those
convicted
Judicial for 400
Once the Supreme Court makes a decision on a case, it can only be changed by __________?
A. the PresidentB. the Supreme CourtC. the Vice-PresidentD. the Representatives
Legislative for 100
The Legislative Branch, Congress, isseparated into how many parts?
A. threeB. fiveC. twoD. four
Legislative for 200
Every state elects _____ Senators.
A. fiveB. fourC. threeD. two
Legislative for 300
How many Representatives are there from each state?
A. twoB. depends on the state’s populationC. fiveD. three
Legislative for 400
What is one main responsibility of the Legislative Branch?
A. lead militaryB. make laws for our countryC. carry out lawsD. meet with leaders of other countries
General for 100
The White House is located in __________.
A. Seattle, WashingtonB. Albany, NYC. Washington, DCD. Trenton, NJ
General for 200
The main law of the United States is known as__________.
A. the Declaration of IndependenceB. the Bill of RightsC. the Emancipation ProclamationD. the Constitution
General for 300
The executive, judicial, and legislative branches belong to which level of government?
A. localB. stateC. national
General for 400
What is the name of the meeting that took place in 1787 to address problems in the U.S.A. following independence from Great Britain?
A. Summit MeetingB. WatergateC. Constitutional ConventionD. Government Meeting
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