Three Branches RETAKE Flashcardizz

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Which person is a member of the legislative branch? Options: president, Speaker of the House, secretary of education, ambassador to the United Nations

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Speaker of the House

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Which part of the New Jersey Plan do we see in our current government?

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Each state has two representatives in the Senate.

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Some people believe that the Supreme Court has too much power because justices

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serve until they die or choose to retire

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Which headline best illustrates an example of checks and balances? Options: "President to Seek Second Term", "House Passes Tax Legislation", "Senate Confirms New Chief Justice", "Supreme Court Rejects Case"

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"Senate Confirms New Chief Justice"

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In order for a bill to become law, what happens after both houses of Congress pass it?

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The president signs it.

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Which constitutional principle is described in the quotation: "It is equally evident, that the members of each department should be as little dependent as possible on those of the others...Were the executive magistrate, or the judges, not independent of the legislature in this particular, their independence in every other would be merely nominal." -Federalist No. 51?

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separation of powers

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SS.7.C.3.5 – Which government institution may vote on constitutional amendments? Options: bureaucracy, executive, judicial, legislative

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legislative

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Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws between different branches of government?

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to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful

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Which of the following best completes the title of this table? Options: The Federal System, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Popular Sovereignty

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Separation of Powers

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How does the Twenty-second Amendment protect individual rights?

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By imposing presidential term limits, it prevents one president from gaining too much power.