Checks and Balance April 22nd

Checks and Balance

Three Branches of Government

The Constitution divided the Government into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. That was an important decision because it gave specific powers to each branch and set up something called checks and balances. Just like the phrase sounds, the point of checks and balances was to make sure no one branch would be able to control too much power, and it created a separation of powers.

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 branches government?

• Democratic, judicial, and executive

• legislative, judicial , and monarchy

• legislative, governmental, and executive

• legislative, judicial, and executive

Multiple Choice

Why do we have checks and balances?

• so no branch could have to much power

• to give all power to the president

• to give the most power to legislative branch

• to give the most power to executive branch

Branch of Government

• The legislative branch makes laws

• The legislative branch makes laws, but the judicial branch can declare those laws unconstitutional. 

• President in the executive branch can veto those laws--Presidential Veto

Multiple Choice

The_______ can veto laws.

• Governor

• President

• Mayor

• Citizens

Executive Branch

* Has responsibility for day-to-day enforcement

*Responsible for Administration of Federal laws

These Federal departments and agencies have missions and responsibilities that vary widely, from environmental protection to protecting the Nation’s borders.

Multiple Choice

___________has responsibility for federal laws.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Legislative Branch

The President in the executive branch can veto a law, but the legislative branch can override that veto with enough votes.

The legislative branch has the power to approve Presidential nominations, control the budget, and can impeach the President and remove him or her from office.

Multiple Select

The legislative branch can do the following.

Check all that apply.

• Impeach the president (remove president office)

• Approve someone for someone to run for president

• Control the budget

Executive Branch

The executive branch can declare Executive Orders, which are like proclamations that carry the force of law, but the judicial branch can declare those acts unconstitutional (unlawful).

Multiple Choice

The _________ branch can declare those acts unconstitutional (unlawful).

• judicial

• executive

• legislative

Multiple Choice

_________ can override the president's veto.

• Judicial branch

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

Judicial Branch

The judicial branch interprets laws, but the President nominates Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, and district court judges who make the evaluations.

The judicial branch interprets laws, but the Senate in the legislative branch confirms the President’s nominations for judicial positions, and Congress can impeach any of those judges and remove them from office.

Multiple Choice

Can Congress impeach (remove) judges from office?

• False

• I dont know

• True

Multiple Choice

We have 9 justices on the Supreme Court. How long can they serve as a judge?

• 8 years

• 10 years

• lifetime

• I dont know

Multiple Choice

Which branch interprets laws?

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• legislative branch