Government Review 1 Your city police department

Government Review

1. Your city police department is run by which level of government? A. B. C. D. Federal National State Local

D. Local

2. Which level of government has the greatest authority? A. Local B. State C. Federal D. Volunteer

C. Federal

3. Which of the following is a state legislative body? A. B. C. D. Kentucky House of Representatives U. S. House of Representatives Frankfort City Council Kentucky State Troopers

A. Kentucky House of Representatives

4. Which legislative body would propose and debate an amendment to the U. S. Constitution? A. B. C. D. Frankfort City Council Kentucky State Senate Kentucky House of Representatives U. S. House of Representatives

D. U. S. House of Representatives

5. Which of the following is a function of the executive branch? A. B. C. D. Proposing bills Operating police departments Voting Hearing court cases

B. Operating police departments

6. You would work with the judicial branch of government if you? A. B. C. D. Wanted to have a law passed Wanted to discuss a proposed bill Reported a fire Were arrested for stealing a car

D. Were arrested for stealing a car

7. Which of the following statements is correct? A. B. C. D. The executive branch interprets the law The judicial branch enforces the law The legislative branch creates the law The executive branch proposes bills

C. The legislative branch creates the law

8. Which of the following is a part of the U. S. Congress? A. B. C. D. County legislature U. S. Senate City council State House of Representatives

B. U. S. Senate

9. The number of representatives in which office is based on the number of people in an entire state? A. B. C. D. U. S. Senate U. S. House of Representatives City council State Supreme court

B. U. S. House of Representatives

10. Which person has authority over the FBI? A. B. C. D. President Governor Mayor County Executive

A. President

11. Which of the following is the state equivalent of the President? A. B. C. D. Speaker of the House Mayor Governor County Executive

C. Governor

12. Who must approve the President’s nominee to the U. S. Supreme court? A. B. C. D. U. S. Congress U. S. House of Representatives U. S. Senate U. S. Supreme Court

C. U. S. Senate

13. A community collects taxes to pay for a fire department. This is an action taken by the following institution A. B. C. D. Government Family Business industry

A. Government

14. Which is NOT an example of the government “promoting the general welfare” of citizens? A. B. C. D. providing education providing protection—police environmental protection providing fast food restaurants

D. providing fast food restaurants

15. Which of these services is provided by the government and paid for with money raised from taxes? A. B. C. D. hair cuts highway repair home roof repair personal computer repair

B. Highway repair

16. In the United States, one of the main responsibilities of state governments is to provide A. B. C. D. an army and navy public education coins and paper money postal service

B. public education

17. In order to ensure fair trials, citizens are expected to A. B. C. D. watch court cases on television serve on juries write letters to government leaders punish criminals

B. serve on juries

18. Kentucky’s legislative branch of government is the A. B. C. D. Metro Council Congress General Assembly Parliament

C. General Assembly

19. The following phrase BEST describes a democratic government A. a government owned and run by a big business B. a government whose leader has full control C. a government by the people and for the people D. a government that owns all the land property

C. A government by the people and for the people

20. The leader of the executive branch of government at the state level is the A. B. C. D. Mayor Governor President Commissioner

B. Governor

21. One way a local government provides for society’s needs is to A. B. C. D. build a shopping mall open a restaurant operate an arcade provide a police force

D. provide a police force

22. Elected officials at all three levels of government can A. B. C. D. make laws raise an army coin (make) money sign treaties

A. make laws

23. An important role of government is to provide services that meet some needs of its citizens. Which is a service provided by a government? A. B. C. D. movie theaters Restaurants police force dry cleaners

C. police force

24. The Kentucky Constitution requires our state legislators to provide A. B. C. D. an efficient system of schools free public libraries basketball arenas for colleges city fire departments

A. an efficient system of schools

25. Services provided by our local, state, and national governments are paid for with funding from A. B. C. D. Profits Exports Taxes Stocks

C. Taxes

26. The purpose of a law that requires people to wear seat belts in cars is to A. B. C. D. raise taxes through fines protect the safety of individuals increase the cost of cars control who can drive a car

B. protect the safety of individuals

27. Which of these is NOT an example of the head of the executive branch at some level of government? A. B. C. D. local-mayor state-governor country-politician national-president

C. country-politician

28. In Democratic governments, leaders A. B. C. D. are elected by the citizens obtain power by military force inherit their positions are considered above the law

A. are elected by the citizens