US History STAAR Review Government

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

• Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

• Congressional, Legislative, and Representative

• Temperamental, Progressive, and Comprehensive

• Judicial, Legislative, and Presidential

The President, Vice-President, and all the President's cabinet make up which branch of government?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Congressional

The Senate and House of Representatives (also known as Congress) serve to make laws in America. Which branch are they?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

• Progressive

What branch of the federal government consists of the Supreme Court and all the minor courts?

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Continual Branch

Division of government between the national and state governments -

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

• Federalism

• Popular svoereignty

Policy named by Alexis de Tocqueville in which the government does not interfere in economic matters.

• Civil Disobedience

• Laissez-faire

• Containment

• Detente

Another word for laws

• Laissez-faire

• Legislation

• Judicial

• appointments

A change to the U.S. constitution

• Amendment

• Monopoly

• Executive Order

• League of Nations

A rule issued by the President that has the force of law

• Executive order

• Constitutional amendment

• Welfare program

• Era

Programs designed to support low-income Americans by providing benefits for basic necessities such as food and housing.

• Amendments

• Civil Rights Legislation

• Social Welfare Programs

• Anti-Trust Laws