Government Checks and Balances Blank Chart

Checks and Balances
CE 6b- National Gov't.

Mini Review

Dropdown

Which Articles in the US Constitution create the 3 separate branches?​

Select answer

Checks & Balances Overview
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CHECKS & BALANCES

Rules in the
Constitution that
give each branch the
power to limit
(check) actions by
other branches.

Draw

Draw the arrows to show the legislative branch checking the judicial and the executive branches.

Draw

Draw the arrows to show the executive branch checking the judicial and judicial branch checking the executive branch.

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Read the scenario and identify the branches that would fill in the blanks.

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​TURN AND TALK

Labelling

Read the scenario and label the blanks according to the branch.

(Not all labels will be used)

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Judicial

Legislative

Executive

Match

Match the checks to the branch.

• Declares laws and actions unconstitutional.

• • -Prepares buget

  • - Calls congress into special session

  -Proposes legislation

• -Impeach

  • - Approves budget

  • -Overrides vetoes

Judicial Branch

Executive Branch

Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

Congress has passed a law forbidding freedom of religion for anyone other than Protestants. What can the President do to check Congress? 


a) Grant a pardon
b) Call Congress into a special session (meeting)
c) Veto (reject) the law
d) Impeach Congress

Multiple Choice

A Supreme Court Justice, appointed for life, accepts a bribe to influence his decision on a case.

What can Congress do to check this member of the Supreme Court? 


• Veto the justice

• Impeach the justice

• Pardon the justice

• Confirm the justice

1. What branch is doing the checking (has the power)?
   
   2. What branch is being checked (stopped)?

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Turn and Talk

Multiple Choice

Which checks are shown in the headline?

• Judicial checking executive

• Executive checking legislative

• Judicial checking legislative

• Legislative checking executive

Poll

How are you feeling about checks and balances right now?

• I could teach this to someone else.

• I'm feeling more confident

• I'm totally confused.