Checks and Balances

Multiple Choice

What is the principle that says the people are the ultimate source of government power?

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

Multiple Choice

Which principle divides government power among legislative, executive, and judicial branches?

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Individual Rights

• Republicanism

Multiple Choice

The government can only do what the people allow it to do. Which principle is this?

• Limited Government

• Federalism

• Rule of Law

• Popular Sovereignty

Multiple Choice

What system allows the national and state governments to share power?

• Republicanism

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Individual Rights

Multiple Choice

Which principle guarantees basic freedoms like speech, religion, and a fair trial?

• Rule of Law

• Individual Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

Multiple Choice

What mountain range in northern Arizona is known for its forests and ski resorts?

• White Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Sierra Nevada

• Appalachian Mountains

Multiple Choice

Which city in Arizona is known as the "Old Pueblo" and has a strong Native American and Spanish heritage?

• Phoenix

• Tucson

• Flagstaff

• Sedona

Multiple Choice

Which Arizona desert is famous for its giant saguaro cacti?

• Sonoran Desert

• Mojave Desert

• Great Basin Desert

• Chihuahuan Desert

Multiple Choice

What is the largest Native American reservation in Arizona?

• Hopi Reservation

• Navajo Nation

• Apache Reservation

• Tohono O’odham Nation

Open Ended

Explain how separation of powers and checks and balances limit government power.

Open Ended

I can describe the roles of each branch of government. Name one role for each branch: legislative, executive, and judicial.

Open Ended

Why is it important that no branch has all the power?

Multiple Choice

What is the main purpose of the system of checks and balances in government?

• To allow one branch to dominate the others

• To protect democracy and prevent any branch from becoming too powerful

• To make government decisions faster

• To eliminate the need for laws

Multiple Select

Based on the diagrams, which actions are examples of the legislative branch checking the executive branch?

• Vetoing legislation

• Declaring laws unconstitutional

• Overriding a veto

• Approving presidential appointments

Open Ended

Explain how the judicial branch can check the powers of the other branches of government.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are ways the executive branch can check the legislative branch?

• Veto laws

• Declare war

• Appoint federal judges

• Call special sessions of Congress

Open Ended

What would happen if there were no checks and balances?