Froggy Jumps American GovernmentVersión en línea Ready to learn how the US Government is divided and their roles? Play this game to learn! Goal: Make it across the pond! Select the correct answer to jump to the next lily pad. You have five chances to make it all the way across the pond. At the end of the game click on the Report button to review the answers to the questions. You can click on Retry to play the game again. Play the game at least twice. After you have played twice, try to make it across without losing any lives. Before playing the game, you can click on the options icon to select change sound settings of the game and review additional control information. por Andrea Lue Sang-Cox 1 What are the three branches of the US Government? a Legislative, Executive, Judicial b Senate, House of Representative, US Courts c President, Senate, Military 2 When were the three branches created? a 1776 b 1787 c 1765 3 Why is the US Federal Government broken into three branches? a It is too much for one entity to handle b Allows for multiple jobs c Allows for division of power 4 What keeps one branch from having more power over another? a System of Percentage of Decisions b System of Rules and Regulations c System of Check and Balances 5 How does Checks and Balances work? a A branch can adopt another branch's roles b A branch can review and stop another branch's actions c The branches to rotate roles periodically 6 What is one way the legislative branch keeps the executive branch in check? a Legislative branch can impeach a member of the executive branch b Legislative branch can choose to lead the executive branch c Legislative branch can choose who leads the executive branch 7 What is one way the executive branch keeps the legislative branch in check? a The executive branch selects who leads the legislative branch. b The executive branch can run the legislative branch for a period of time. c The executive branch can veto a bill coming from the legislative branch. 8 What is one way the judicial branch keeps the legislative and executive branch in check? a The judicial branch can impeach officials from both branches. b The judicial branch has final say on all actions on both branches. c The judicial branch can overturn a law passed by the legislative and executive branch. 9 What part of the US government leads the legislative branch? a The President b The US Supreme Court c Congress 10 Who makes up Congress? a The President and the Vice President b The Senate and the US Supreme Court c The Senate and the House of Representatives 11 How many members make up the Senate? a 100 b 50 c 200 12 How many Senators does each state have? a Depends on the population of the state. b 2 c 4 13 How many members make up the House of Representatives? a 435 b 200 c 150 14 How many Representatives of the House does each state have? a 9 b 3 c Depends on the populate of the state 15 What is one role the House of Representatives does that the Senate does not? a Holds an impeachment trial b Impeach a Federal offical c Votes on Supreme Court Justice nominee 16 What is one role the Senate does that the House of Representatives does not? a Holds impeachment trials b Impeach a Federal official c Veto a law 17 How are Senators and Representatives of the House selected? a Voted on by residents of their state b Selected by the President of the United States c Selected by the Governor of each state 18 How long does a member of the Senate (a Senator) holds their position? a 6 years b 2 years c 4 years 19 How many times can a member of the Senate (a Senator) be re-elected? a 1 times, serving a total of 12 years b They can't be re-elected c There is no max amount 20 How long does a member of the House of Representatives hold their position? a 2 years b 4 years c 6 years 21 How many times can a Representative of the House be re-elected? a 1 times, serving a total of 4 years b They can't be re-elected c There is no max amount 22 What main role does the Legislative branch play? a Help interpret the law b Help enforce the law c Help make new laws 23 What is another role of the Legislative branch? a Decide if a law is unconstitutional b Vote on Presidential nominees for federal heads of agencies and judges c Vote on a new President if the current President cannot finish their term 24 Who leads the Executive branch? a The United States Supreme Court b The President of the United States c Congress 25 How is the President of the United States selected? a Selected by the House and voted on by the Senate b Voted into office by US citizens c Selected by the Senate and voted on by the US Supreme Court Justices 26 How long does the President of the US hold their position? a 2 years b 6 years c 4 years 27 How many times can a President be re-elected? a 1 time, serving a total of 8 years b They can't be re-elected c 2 times, serving a total of 12 years 28 What main role does the Executive branch play? a Helps to enforce laws b Helps to draft a new law c Helps to review laws 29 Who make up the key positions of the Executive branch? a The Senate and the House of Representatives b The President and the US Supreme Court c The President, Vice President, Cabinet 30 Who is the Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces? a The President of the United States b The Vice President of the United States c The Justices of the Supreme Court 31 If the President can no longer serve during their term, who takes the position? a Congress works to nominate and vote someone in b The Vice President of the United States c The country votes on a new President 32 What other role does the Vice President play? a Leads the US Military b Oversees the Senate and acts as a tie breaker c Service as an stand in US Supreme Court Justice if needed 33 What is a role of the Cabinet? a Is a tie breaker in Senate votes b Reviews the laws for the US Supreme Court c Act as advisors to the President 34 Who leads the Judicial branch? a The President of the United States b Congress c The US Supreme Court 35 Who makes up the US Supreme Court? a 9 Supreme Court Justices b The President and the Vice President c 5 Supreme Court Justices 36 How is a Supreme Court Justice selected? a Nominated by the President and voted on by the Senate b Nominated by the House of Representatives and voted on by the Senate c Nominated by the Vice President and voted on by the House of Representatives 37 How long can someone serve as a US Supreme Court Justice? a 2 years b 4 years c Until they decide to retire 38 What main role does the Judicial Branch play? a Holds impeachment trials b Reviews and interprets the law c Helps to write new laws 39 Who decides if a law is unconstitutional a The President b The US Supreme Court c The House of Representatives
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