Government Review

United States Government Review

4th Grade

Multiple Choice

An idea or proposed statute presented to legislation.

• a law

• a bill

• Congress

• the Senate

Multiple Choice

Congress is made up of....

• the President and the governor

• the Supreme Court and the President

• the Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch

• the House of Representatives and the Senate

Multiple Choice

The President is the head of which branch of government?

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• all of the branches

Multiple Choice

Making sure that no branch of government is more powerful than another is called _________________.

• checks and balances

• equal rights

• fairness

• balance

Multiple Select

The Senate is created by having how many representatives from each state?

• It depends on the population of the state. Some states have more representatives than others.

• 2 representatives for each state so there are 100 representatives.

Multiple Select

The House of Representatives is made up of how many representatives from each state?

• Each state has a different amount of representatives depending on the population.

• There are 2 representatives for each state so there are 100 represetntatives.

Multiple Choice

The most important job of the executive branch of government is to ______________________.

• break laws

• make laws and enforce laws

• define laws

• make sure laws are constitutional

Multiple Choice

The first step in how a bill becomes a law is __________________.

• Sending the bill to the president.

• Writing a letter to the president.

• Coming up with an idea.

• Writing a letter to your representative.

Multiple Choice

The most important job in the legislative branch of government is to __________________________.

• make laws

• execute laws

• ensure laws are constitutional

• write their own laws

Multiple Choice

Once a law is passed by Congress it goes ___________________.

• onto the Constitution.

• to the news.

• to the desk of the President for approval.

• back to the House of Representatives.

Multiple Choice

What does it mean if the President decides to veto a bill?

• He likes it and decides it is a law.

• He sends it back the original writer of the bill.

• He sends it back to Congress for revisions

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the Preamble?

• To end the constitution.

• The introduce the purpose of the constitution.

• To introduce the Declaration of Independence.

• To introduce the Bill of Rights.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of liberty, as written in the Preamble?

• liberty is a persons freedoms

• liberty is religion

• liberty is freedom of speech

• liberty is a promise

Multiple Choice

What is another word (synonym) for "promise"?

• preamble

• constitution

• refuse

• pledge

Multiple Choice

What is the role of specialized committee's in Congress?

• to get more votes for the president during an election

• to be the expert in an area and understand what a bill needs in order to pass

• to understand what the president wants to see in a bill