HiSET Social Studies #2

Front

The authors of the United States Constitution created a system of Checks and Balances to:

Back

Prevent any one branch from controlling the other branches

Front

The phrase that describes the relationship between the three branches of government:

Back

Checks and Balances

Front

What are the three branches of government? Options: white house, capital, supreme court, executive, legislative, judicial, president, judge, congressman, monument, constitution, bill of rights

Back

executive, legislative, judicial

Front

Which of the following is the Judicial Branch?
Options: Supreme Court, House of Representatives, Congress, Senate

Back

Supreme Court

Front

What is the job of the legislative branch?

Back

make laws

Front

What is the job of the executive branch? Options: make laws, enforce laws, decide if laws are fair or not

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enforce laws

Front

How long do Supreme Court justices serve?

Back

for life

Front

Each state has ___ senators.

Back

2

Front

What determines how many House of Representatives each state has?

Back

Population

Front

Which branch of the U.S. government contains Congress? (Executive, Judicial, or Legislative)

Back

Legislative