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Seventh Grade (Grade 7) US Government Questions

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Grade 7 Legislative Branch
Which power is held only by the House of Representatives?
  1. power to declare war
  2. power to initiate tax bills
  3. power to set punishments for counterfeiters
  4. power to override a presidential veto
Grade 7 Executive Branch
The Executive Branch is headed by the?
  1. President of the United States
  2. Congress
  3. Supreme Court
  4. Capitol Hil
Grade 7 US Laws and Amendments
How does rule of law affect U.S. government officials and institutions?
  1. It requires government officials and institutions to create new laws.
  2. It prevents government officials and institutions from making their work public.
  3. It ensures government officials and institutions are exempt from laws.
  4. It holds government officials and institutions accountable to the law
Grade 7 US Government
Powers specifically granted to the national government.
  1. Expressed Powers
  2. Concurent Powers
  3. Reserved Powers
  4. Government Powers
Grade 7 US Laws and Amendments
Any change in the constitution is called a(n)
  1. Preamble
  2. Amendment
  3. Judicial Branch
  4. Bill of Rights
Grade 7 Legislative Branch
Grade 7 US Government
To elect a leader means to...
  1. impeach
  2. choose a leader by voting
  3. remove a leader from office
  4. nominate a leader for an office
Grade 7 Executive Branch
Grade 7 US Laws and Amendments
Which of the following is a job of the government?
  1. limit travel
  2. make laws
  3. manage information
  4. provide merchandise
Grade 7 Judicial Branch
The branch of government that interprets laws is the
  1. legislative
  2. judicial
  3. executive
  4. political
Grade 7 US Government
Which level of government exercises power under the 10th amendment?
  1. National/Federal government
  2. Local Government
  3. State Government
Grade 7 Legislative Branch
What does the legislative branch do?
  1. Make the law
  2. Enforce the law
  3. Interpret the law
Grade 7 US Laws and Amendments
Grade 7 Legislative Branch
Which is a constitutional requirement to run for Congress?
  1. U.S. citizen
  2. at least 30 years old
  3. at least 25 years old
  4. U.S. permanent resident
Grade 7 Legislative Branch
The lawmaking branch is
  1. Judicial
  2. Executive
  3. Legislative
  4. Electoral College
Grade 7 US Government
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
  1. Articles of the Constitution
  2. Articles of the Confederation
  3. Branches of government
  4. Bill of Rights
Grade 7 US Government
Who presides over the House of Representatives?
  1. The President
  2. The Attorney General
  3. The Speaker of the House
  4. Garfield the cat
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