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Question

1) Choose the best answer.

The ___ branch makes laws for our nation.

legislative

judicial

executive



2) Choose the best answer.

People in each ___ vote for their own leaders in Congress.

state

town

city



3) Select the TWO groups that make up Congress.

the Senate

House of Representatives

Board of State

National Assembly



4) Choose the best answer.

Each state sends two ___ to serve in the Senate.

senators

lords

representatives



5) Choose the best answer.

How do states know how many representatives to send?

Each state sends five representatives.

Each state sends as many as it wants to send.

States with more people send more representatives.



6) Choose the best answer.

What is the large building where the legislative branch works?

U.S. Capitol

Washington Monument

the Smithsonian



7) Select FOUR things Congress can do.

Congress controls taxes.

Congress chooses the President of the United States.

Senators serve for as long as they want to stay in Congress.

Congress sends laws to the President for approval.

Only Congress can declare war with another country.

Congress decides how many immigrants can join our country.

Congress punishes the Supreme Court when they make bad decisions.



8) Choose the best answer.

Why is the U.S. Supreme Court the most important court in the country?

The Supreme Court can create laws.

The Supreme Court makes the final decision about disagreements.

No other court has nine judges.



9) Choose the best answer.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ___ judges.

7

10

8

11

9



10) Choose the best answer.

How does a person join the U.S. Supreme Court?

The people vote to select judges.

The President picks a judge and then Congress approves.

Senators choose judges.



11) Select THREE things the U.S. Supreme Court can do.

They listen to everyone involved in the matter.

Each judge votes yes or no in a decision.

They discuss the matter in private.

They can vote a new President into the White House.

They can create laws.

Answer 1

Here are the best answers for each question:

1. legislative

2. state

3. the Senate, House of Representatives

4. senators

5. States with more people send more representatives.

6. U.S. Capitol

7. Congress controls taxes.
   Congress sends laws to the President for approval.
   Only Congress can declare war with another country.
   Congress decides how many immigrants can join our country.

8. The Supreme Court makes the final decision about disagreements.

9. 9

10. The President picks a judge and then Congress approves.

11. They listen to everyone involved in the matter.
    Each judge votes yes or no in a decision.
    They discuss the matter in private.