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 enforces 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. What is the leader of a state called?

9. A governor

10. Who is the current governor of Illinois?

11. Pat Quinn

12. What is the leader of the U.S. called?

13. The President

14. Who is the current President of the United States?

15. Barack Obama

16. What is the leader of a city called?

17. The mayor

18. Who is the current mayor of Chicago?

19. Richard Daley

20. Who is the current mayor of Aurora?

21. Tom Weisner

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 total 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 are the President’s advisors/department heads called?

35. Cabinet

36. How does the executive branch check the other 2 branches?

37. Legislative: Veto laws Judicial: Appoint justices

38. How does the legislative branch check the other 2 branches?

39. Executive: Over-riding laws Judicial: Approving justices

40. How does the judicial branch check the other 2 branches?

41. Executive & Legislative: Checks to see if laws are fair

42. What is the U.S. Constitution?

43. All of the laws

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

45. Bill of Rights

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

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

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

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

50. State your opinion: (There is no right or wrong answer.) Which branch of government has the most difficult job? Give specific reasons for your choice.

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