Sol Review CE 6

Which political principle is missing from the web?

• Executive powers

• Checks and balances

• Representative Government

• Separation of powers

What prevents the branches of government from abusing their powers?

• distributing power among the three branches

• giving the three branches different names

• reserving powers for the state government

• having two senators from each state

All are checks the executive branch has EXCEPT

• vetoes acts of Congress

• nominates federal judges

• declares laws unconstitutional

• call Congress into special sessions

Powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government at the local, state, and national levels are limited as a result of-

• having only two senators from each state

• having two major political parties

• checks and balances

• delegation of powers

The President is commander-in-chief of the armed services, but Congress has the power to declare war. This is an example of-

• the three branches of government

• powers of the executive branch

• checks and balances

• military expectations

What completes the chart

• Impeach the president

• Call congress into special session

• Declare laws unconstitutional

• Appoint federal judges

What check of the executive branch BEST completes the diagram?

• Impeach Judges

• Declare acts of Congress to be unconstitutional

• Prepare an annual budget

• Override vetoes

What is the missing step in the lawmaking process?

• Referring a state bill to Congress by the General Assembly

• Introducing a bill by a Senator or Representative

• Voting on the bill by both houses

• Passage of the bill by the Senate

Implied powers are-

• reserved for the state government

• specifically listed in the Constitution of the United States

• concurrent or shared power between the federal and state government

• used to carry out expressed powers

Which BEST completes the web?

• Interest groups

• Federal Reserve

• Judges

• Cabinet members