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What are the three branches of the U.S. government?
Military, Congress, Judiciary
Legislative, Judiciary, Congress
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Executive, Senate, House of Representatives
What is the main responsibility of the legislative branch?
Reviewing laws
Interpreting laws
Making laws
Enforcing laws
Who makes up the executive branch, and what are their primary duties?
Congress; they pass laws
The President, Vice President, and Cabinet; they enforce law
Governors and mayors; they manage states
The Supreme Court; they interpret laws
Which part of the legislative branch is responsible for creating laws?
The Cabinet
The President
The Supreme Court
The House of Representatives and Senate
How can the executive branch check the power of the legislative branch?
By passing new laws
By vetoing bills passed by Congress
By dissolving Congress
By nominating justices to the Supreme Court
What is judicial review, and which branch of government has this power?
The power to propose laws; judicial branch
The power to declare laws unconstitutional; judicial branch
The power to veto laws; executive branch
The power to make laws; legislative branch
How do the branches of government work together to maintain a system of checks and balances?
Each branch has powers that limit the actions of the other b
The executive branch has the most power, and the other branc
Each branch can override decisions made by the other branche
The legislative branch controls all decisions
What is the role of the President in the executive branch?
To review laws passed by the Supreme Court
To command the military and enforce laws
To make laws
To review laws passed by the Supreme Court
How are Supreme Court justices appointed?
Appointed by the President and confirmed by Congress
Elected by the people
Appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
Appointed by Congress
