1. What is the main function of the federal government?
a) To provide healthcare for all citizens
b) To collect taxes and distribute funds
c) To regulate interstate commerce
d) To oversee state and local governments
2. How many branches make up the federal government?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
3. Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?
a) Executive
b) Judicial
c) Legislative
d) None of the above
4. What is the role of the executive branch in the federal government?
a) Enforcing laws
b) Interpreting laws
c) Making laws
d) None of the above
5. Who is the head of the executive branch?
a) President
b) Speaker of the House
c) Chief Justice
d) Senate Majority leader
6. How is the President of the United States elected?
a) By the Electoral College
b) By a popular vote
c) By Congress
d) By appointment
7. What is the role of the judicial branch in the federal government?
a) Enforcing laws
b) Making laws
c) Interpreting laws
d) None of the above
8. Who appoints federal judges to the judicial branch?
a) President
b) Congress
c) Supreme Court
d) State governors
9. What is the highest court in the judicial branch?
a) District Court
b) Court of Appeals
c) Supreme Court
d) International Court of Justice
10. How can the federal government check and balance the power of the other branches?
a) Through impeachment
b) Through the veto power
c) Through judicial review
d) Through separation of powers
Answers:
1. c) To regulate interstate commerce
2. b) 3
3. c) Legislative
4. a) Enforcing laws
5. a) President
6. a) By the Electoral College
7. c) Interpreting laws
8. a) President
9. c) Supreme Court
10. d) Through separation of powers
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