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ALG QUIZ

9/13/24 - KIDNEY SOCIAL STUDIES

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT QUIZ ANSWERS

How many branches of government are in the federal government?

Answer: 3??

Which branch of government has the president of the United States?

Answer: Executive??

Which branch of government has the House of Representatives?

Answer: Legislative??

Which branch of government has the Senate?

Answer: Legislative??

Which branch of government has the Supreme Court?

Answer: Judicial??

How many members are in the US Senate?

Answer: 100??

What determines the number of senators?

Answer: Every state gets 2

How many members are in the House of Representatives?

Answer: 435??

What determines the number of people in house of representatives?

Answer: Population

Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing the laws?

Answer: Executive??

Which branch of government is responsible for determining if laws are constitutional or not?

Answer: Judicial??

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

Answer: Legislative??

What is the presidential cabinet supposed to do?

Answer: Act as advisors to the president

How many judges sit on the supreme court?

Answer: 9??

Who chooses the people on the supreme court?

Answer: President and Congress

How long is a term for a House of representative member?

Answer: 2 years

How long is a term for a Senate member?

Answer: 6 years

How long is a term for a president?

Answer: 4 years

How long is a term for a supreme court justice?

Answer: Life

What check does the president have on congress passing a law?

Answer: He can veto it

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NEW JERSEY GOVERNMENT QUIZ ANSWERS

How many branches of government does NJ have?

Answer: 3

Who runs the executive branch of the NJ government?

Answer: Governor

How many members are in the legislative branch of NJ?

Answer: 120

Bicameral describes which of NJ's 3 branches of government?

Answer: Legislative

Which court in NJ is directly above municipal court?

Answer: Superior

What 2 houses make up the NJ legislative branch?

Answer: General Assembly and Senate

Most of the time in NJ, in order for a bill to become a law, which branches of government need to approve it?

Answer: Legislative and Executive

The state government does NOT use the system of checks and balances.

Answer: False

Once a case reaches the State Supreme court, it cannot go to another court.

Answer: False

The constitution of New Jersey's state government supersedes the federal constitution.

Answer: False

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT QUIZ ANSWERS

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

Answer: Legislative

Which branch of government is responsible for determining if a law has been broken?

Answer: Judicial

Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing the laws?

Answer: Executive

What is a law called at the local level?

Answer: Ordinance

Who is Lisa Crate?

Answer: Mayor for Brick Township

Who is Heather deJong?

Answer: Town Council Member for Brick Township

Who is Joseph D. Grisanti?

Answer: Municipal Court Judge for Brick Township

If you were issued a jay-walking ticket and thought that jay-walking is a ridiculous rule, who should you contact?

Answer: Town Council Member for Brick Township

If you were issued a jay-walking ticket and thought that you were innocent, who should you contact?

Answer: Municipal Court Judge for Brick Township

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