Branches of Government Power Checks

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What branch is having its power checked when Congress overrides a President's veto?

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Executive Branch

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What branch is having its power checked when Congress impeaches a judge?

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Judicial Branch

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What branch is having its power checked when the Supreme Court declares a presidential act unconstitutional?

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Executive Branch

Front

Which branch of government interprets the laws?

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Judicial Branch

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Which branch of government enforces the laws?

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Executive Branch

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Which branch of government makes the laws?

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Legislative Branch

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Which of these excerpts from the United States Constitution best reflects the principle of checks and balances? Options: “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States . . . shall be the supreme Law of the Land. . . .” , “The [listing] in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be [interpreted] to deny . . . others retained by the people.”, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”, “Every Bill which shall have passed [Congress] shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.”

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“Every Bill which shall have passed [Congress] shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.”

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The President is a part of the_______________

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Executive branch.

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The senate is a part of the___________ branch of the government.

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Legislative

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The_________________is a part of the Judicial branch of the government.

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Supreme Court