3 Branches of Government

Multiple Choice

This government had separation of the three branches of government and divived its power among them

• Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• Brutus 1

Multiple Choice

The system of dividing powers and duties of government into different branches is called...

• Checks and balances
• Separation of powers
• Third amendment
• Constitutional rights

Multiple Choice

Each branch has controls over the other two branches, making sure one branch doesn't become too powerful.

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

Multiple Choice

Which function of the Constitution of the United States prevents any one branch from gaining too much power?

• Rule of law

• Representative Government

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

Multiple Choice

Which branch can veto a bill made by the legislature?

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

Multiple Choice

The passage below is from Federalist No. 47, written by James Madison in 1788.

Source: Public Domain / Project Gutenberg

...Montesquieu was guided... in saying “There can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or body”... he did not mean that these departments ought to have... no CONTROL over, the acts of each other.

Based on this passage, which constitutional principle does Madison describe?

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

• judicial review

Match

Match the following

• Article 1- Legislative

• Aticle 2- Executive

• Aricle 3- Judicial

• Separation of Powers

House of Representatives and Senate

President

Supreme Court

divide power in 3 branches, Montesquieu

• House of Representatives and Senate

• President

• Supreme Court

• divide power in 3 branches, Montesquieu

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Separation of ​

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-power is separated between the ​

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branches. Checks and ​

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-each branch has ​

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over the other ​

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branches. Individual Rights - basic liberties of citizens are protected.

Match

Match the following

• Exc. - Jud.

• Jud. - Exc.

• Jud. - Leg.

• Leg. - Jud.

• Leg. - Jud.

president nominates judges

declare pres. acts unconstitutional

declare laws unconstitutional

confirms pres. nominations

impeach judges/remove from office

• president nominates judges

• declare pres. acts unconstitutional

• declare laws unconstitutional

• confirms pres. nominations

• impeach judges/remove from office

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a responsibility of the Judicial branch of the U.S. government?

• Making laws

• Carrying out laws

• Interpreting laws

• Electing the President

Multiple Choice

Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for making laws and overseeing public money?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• State Governments

Multiple Choice

What are the main responsibilities of the President as part of the Executive Branch?

• Signs and vetoes laws, appoints federal judges, proposes policies, negotiates with other countries, pardons people

• Makes laws, oversees public money, declares war, approves treaties

• Examines laws, decides if laws are constitutional, overturns rulings

• Elected by voters in each state, serves for life

Open Ended

How are members of the Supreme Court selected, and what is their primary role in the U.S. government?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Three-Fifths Compromise is correct?

• It counted 60% of the enslaved population for representation and taxation purposes.

• It gave all enslaved people the right to vote.

• It abolished slavery in the United States.

• It only applied to free states.

Multiple Select

Select all the differences between free states and slave states as shown in the population chart.

• Free states had a much lower percentage of enslaved population.

• Slave states had a higher percentage of enslaved population.

• Free states had more total population than slave states.

• Slave states had more free population than free states.

Multiple Choice

Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for interpreting laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Congress

Open Ended

Why do you think it might be important for a government to divide power instead of giving it all to one person or group?