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Social Studies Unit Test

Levels and Branches of Government

1. The three levels of government are: 7. In NATIONAL GOVERNMENT,

a. National, local, state the two leaders of the country are
b. City, county, region the:
c. High, middle, low a. Mayor and County
Commissioner
2. In the LOCAL government, the b. President and Vice President
leader of city is the: c. Judge and Jury
a. Mayor
b. Police Officer 8. In the NATIONAL
c. Principal GOVERNMENT, Congress is
divided into:
3. In the LOCAL government, these a. The House of
people help make decisions on the Representatives and the
COUNTY, legislative level: Senate
a. teachers b. Tall people and short people
b. doctors c. Supreme Court Justices and
c. county commissioners Presidents

4. In the LOCAL government, these 9. How long is one term for a

people help make laws on the CITY, president?
legislative level: a. 10 years
a. county council b. 1 year
b. city council c. 4 years
c. state council
10. How many terms can a president
5. In the STATE government, the serve?
leader of the state is the: a. 2 terms (8 years total)
a. President b. 4 terms (16 years total)
b. Governor c. 6 terms (24 years total)
c. Army General
11. Who becomes the leader if the
6. In the STATE government, these president is impeached or dies?
people help make laws on the a. Secretary of State
STATE, legislative level: b. Vice President
a. Continental Congress c. No one. We will execute the
b. City Council law ourselves.
c. General Assembly
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12. It is the job of the EXECUTIVE 18. The _______ is in the executive
BRANCH to: branch with the President & Vice
a. Make laws President.
b. Interpret laws a. Cabinet
c. Execute laws b. Leaders of the World
c. Senate
13. It is the job of the JUDICIAL
BRANCH to: 19. The executive branch, with the
a. Make laws President, is headed in the:
b. Interpret laws a. Capitol
c. Execute laws b. U.S. Supreme Court
c. White House
14. It is the job of the LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH to: 20. The legislative branch, with
a. Make laws Congress, is headed in the:
b. Interpret laws a. Capitol
c. Execute laws b. U.S. Supreme Court
c. White House
15. In the Senate, there are ____
representatives per state. 21. The judicial branch, with Supreme
a. 9 Court Justices, is headed in the:
b. 18 a. Capitol
c. 2 b. U.S. Supreme Court
16. In the House of Representatives, the c. White House
number of representatives is based
on:
a. Nothing
b. State population
c. The number of schools in a
state

17. The group of nine people who make

up the Supreme Court are:
a. Supreme Court Justices
b. Representatives
c. Teachers
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Answer Key

1. A
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. A
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. A
19. C
20. A
21. B