Branches of Government Responsibilities

Branches of Government Responsibilities

6th - 8th Grade

7 Qs

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Branches of Government Responsibilities

Branches of Government Responsibilities

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Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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Created by

Dana Carpenter

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7 questions

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the branch of government with its responsibility.

Write laws

Legislative Branch

Interpret Laws

Executive Branch

Enforce laws

Judicial Branch

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances in the U.S. government? Choose two.

The president ignores a Supreme Court ruling and refuses to carry out their decision.

The president declares a law unconstitutional, writes a replacement law, and enforces that new law.

The Senate confirms a judge who was nominated by the president.

Congress overrides the president's veto of a law with a two-thirds majority vote.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Legis" is a Latin root word that means "laws." Why does the legislative branch have this root word in their name?

The legislative branch wrote the Constitution, which is the highest law of the land.

The legislative branch is the only branch that has power related to laws.

The legislative branch's primary responsibility is to create laws that govern the nation.

Members of the legislative branch must be lawyers.

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a characteristic of the judicial branch? Choose two.

Responsible for writing and passing laws

Responsible for settling disputes states

Members serve for year terms

Headed be Supreme Court justices

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a key role of the executive branch?

Approving or rejecting judges who were nominated

Electing senators to represent states

Representing the United States in foreign affairs

Determining which court cases will be decided by the Supreme Court

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Framers divide the government into three branches?

To ensure that the executive branch has the most power

To speed up the decision-making process

To reduce the number of government officials

To reduce the amount of power held by one group

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The​ (a)   branch makes the laws, but the ​ (b)   must sign a law in order for it to go into effect. Since the ​ (c)   cannot enforce laws, they rely on the ​ (d)   branch to make sure their decisions are applied or put into practice across the country.

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