1. Government Test Review 1. Click to view the question. 2. Think about the answer. 3. Click to view the answer. 4. Click to view the next question. GOOD LUCK!

2. The branch of government that carries out the laws is called…

3. The Executive Branch

4. The branch of government that decides the fairness of the laws is called…

5. The Judicial Branch

6. The branch of government that makes the laws is called…

7. The Legislative Branch

8. Who was the first President of the United States?

9. George Washington

10. The person elected to lead the state government is called…

11. A Governor

12. Who is the current governor of Illinois?

13. Rod Blagojevich

14. The person elected to lead the U.S. government is called…

15. The President

16. Who currently holds the position of the President of the United States?

17. George W. Bush

18. The person elected to lead the city government is called…

19. The Mayor

20. Who is the current mayor of Chicago?

21. Richard Daley

22. What two groups make up Congress?

23. Senate and House of Representatives

24. How many Senators are elected from each state?

25. Two

26. How many Senators are in the Senate?

27. 100

28. How does the government decide how many representatives each state should have?

29. Decided by the population of the state

30. What are the judges of the Supreme Court called?

31. Justices

32. How many Supreme Court justices are there?

33. Nine

34. What is the U.S. Constitution?

35. All of the laws

36. What are the first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution called?

37. Bill of Rights

38. Between what 2 states is Washington, D.C. located?

39. Maryland and Virginia

40. What type of government does the U.S. have?

41. Democracy

42. Who decides who the leaders of our country will be?

43. U.S. Citizens

44. State your opinion: (There is no right or wrong answer.) Which amendment do you think is the most important? Why?

45. State your opinion: (There is no right or wrong answer.) Which amendment do you think should be changed? Why?

46. State your opinion: (There is no right or wrong answer.) Which amendment do you think best supports our Character Counts pillars? Why?

47. State your opinion: (There is no right or wrong answer.) Which amendment do you think is out-dated? Why?

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