This Grade 5 hard worksheet challenges students to apply their knowledge to real government scenarios. They decide which branch is acting when Congress passes a bill, the President vetoes it, the Supreme Court rules a law unconstitutional, or Congress overrides a veto. Multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions push deeper thinking and stronger reasoning about how branches work together. Grade 5 students learn civics roles.
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Branches of Government
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Congress passes a new bill about clean water rules. Which branch is acting?
A) Legislative branch
B) Executive branch
C) Judicial branch
D) State branch
2. The President refuses to sign a bill and sends it back to Congress. What is this action called?
A) An override
B) A veto
C) An impeachment
D) A ruling
3. The Supreme Court rules that a state law goes against the Constitution. Which branch made this decision?
A) Legislative branch
B) Executive branch
C) Judicial branch
D) Local branch
4. Congress votes 2/3 in both chambers to pass a bill the President vetoed. What just happened?
A) Impeachment
B) Judicial review
C) An override of the veto
D) A treaty approval
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. When the Supreme Court strikes down a law, it is using the power of judicial review.
2. If the House of Representatives charges the President with wrongdoing, the President has been impeached.
3. When Congress writes and passes a new tax law, it is using its legislative power.
4. When the President signs an order to enforce immigration rules, the executive branch is acting.
5. The three branches work together but stay separate to keep a fair government.
Branches of Government
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Congress passes a new bill about clean water rules. Which branch is acting?
A) Legislative branch
B) Executive branch
C) Judicial branch
D) State branch
2. The President refuses to sign a bill and sends it back to Congress. What is this action called?
A) An override
B) A veto
C) An impeachment
D) A ruling
3. The Supreme Court rules that a state law goes against the Constitution. Which branch made this decision?
A) Legislative branch
B) Executive branch
C) Judicial branch
D) Local branch
4. Congress votes 2/3 in both chambers to pass a bill the President vetoed. What just happened?
A) Impeachment
B) Judicial review
C) An override of the veto
D) A treaty approval
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) When the Supreme Court strikes down a law, it is using the power of judicial review.
2) If the House of Representatives charges the President with wrongdoing, the President has been impeached.
3) When Congress writes and passes a new tax law, it is using its legislative power.
4) When the President signs an order to enforce immigration rules, the executive branch is acting.
5) The three branches work together but stay separate to keep a fair government.
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