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  • Who has the power to grant pardons?
    The President
  • What branch interprets the laws?
    The judicial branch
  • Who decides if a law violates the Constitution?
    The Supreme Court
  • Who makes up the legislative branch?
    The Senate and the House of Representatives
  • What is the main job of the judicial branch?
    To interpret laws and decide if they are constitutional
  • Which branch can declare executive actions unconstitutional?
    The judicial branch
  • What is the highest court in the United States?
    The Supreme Court
  • Which branch can declare laws unconstitutional?
    The judicial branch
  • Which branch can appoint federal judges?
    The executive branch
  • Which branch makes sure laws agree with the Constitution?
    The judicial branch
  • Who approves the president’s appointments to the Supreme Court?
    The Senate (part of the legislative branch)
  • Who carries out and enforces the laws?
    The executive branch
  • Which branch can confirm or reject executive branch appointees?
    The legislative branch (Congress)
  • What branch of government makes the laws?
    The legislative branch
  • Who can stop a law from being passed by using a veto?
    The President
  • What branch includes the vice president and the president’s cabinet?
    The executive branch
  • Who leads the executive branch?
    The President
  • What is the president’s power over laws passed by the legislative branch?
    The power to veto them
  • Which branch has the power to impeach the president?
    The legislative branch (Congress)
  • What is the legislative branch of the U.S. government called?
    Congress
  • What can Congress do if it disagrees with a veto?
    Override the veto
  • Which branch can impeach judges?
    The legislative branch (Congress)
  • Which branch can override a presidential veto?
    The legislative branch (Congress)
  • Which branch can confirm or reject judicial branch appointees?
    The legislative branch (Senate)
  • Which branch can veto laws passed by Congress?
    The executive branch
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