Unit 4 Branches of Power Lesson

Unit 4 Branches of Power Lesson

by Jewel Lamb

Multiple Choice

What are Checks and Balances

• Prevents one Branch of the Government from becoming to powerful

• Ensures freedoms for all citizens

• Ensures that England can't regain control of the US

• Ensures that the US doesn't take colonies

Multiple Choice

What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?

• make the laws

• enforce the laws

• interpret the laws

Multiple Choice

How many US Senators does each state have?

• 6

• 100

• 435

• 2

Multiple Choice

How many Representatives does each state have in the House?

• 2

• 435

• it is based on the population of that state

• it is based on the area of that state

Multiple Choice

What is the main job of the Executive Branch?

• make the laws

• enforce the laws

• interpret the laws

Multiple Choice

How many years is one term for the President?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Multiple Choice

The President is chosen by the...

• Electoral College

• people

• Senators

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What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?

• make the laws

• enforce the laws

• interpret the laws

Multiple Choice

How many Supreme Court judges are there?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 10

Multiple Select

The branches of government are: [CHOOSE THREE]

• Legislative Branch

• Presidential Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Federal Branch

Multiple Choice

The president must be a "natural born" citizen of the United States.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What jobs are the Congress responsible for? [CHOOSE TWO]

• lives in the White House.

• Coming up with bills or ideas that they would like to become laws.

• Write and vote on which bills will become laws in the United States.

• Decide if a person is innocent or guilty of a crime.

• Remove laws that are unfair.

Multiple Select

Select the TWO members of the Legislative Branch from below.

• Vice President

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Judges

Multiple Choice

Who chooses the Supreme Court Justices?

• The President

• The Vice President

• Congress

• Senate

Multiple Choice

Supreme Court Judges can serve for life.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Who or what makes up the Judicial Branch? [CHOOSE TWO]

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• Smaller Federal Courts

• Congress

Do you have any questions about the

Three Branches of Government?

Multiple Choice

BONUS QUESTION:

Which Enlightenment philosopher came up with the idea of

three branches of government?

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Wollstonecraft

• Hobbes