Three Branches of Government - Exit Ticket

What are the three branches of the U.S. government?

• legislative, executive, and judical
• congress, the Supreme Court, and the Senate
• the president, the House of Representatives, and the Senate

Read these sentences from the text.
"The people who wrote the Constitution didn't want one person or group to have too much power.  That was why they divided the government into three parts, known as branches." What can you concluded  based on this evidence.

• The three branches of the government do not have the same amount of power.  
• The people who wrote the Constitution wanted every American to help make laws.
• The people who who wrote the constitution wanted a balance of powers.

The highest court in the United States is

• District Court
• The Peoples Court
• The Supreme Court
• Appeals Court

The law that prevails over all other laws in the United States is

• Civil Law
• Constitutional Law
• Criminal Law
• Administrative Law

What is the main job of the Executive Branch?

• To make laws.
• To interpret laws.
• To enforce laws.
• The president is above the law.

Which Branch has the primary job of making laws?

• all three branches
• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative