Three Branches of Government

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

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

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

Which Branch has the primary job of making laws?

• all three branches
• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

Which house of Congress must a bill pass through in order to become a law?

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Both 
• Neither

What is the first step in the process of making a law?

• The Proposal
• The Introduction
• The Report
• The Floor Debate

After the bill has been debated in its originating chamber of Congress and changes have been made, what is next?

• The Report
• The Floor Debate
• The Vote
• The Delivery

When a judge or a jury listens to the evidence and reaches a verdict, or decision, in favor of one party or another in the case, it is a ____

• trial court
• civil court
• appellate court
• supreme court