U.S.A. 5 Review

“The Senate Approves Presidential Appointments” – Which branch has that power?

• LEGISLATIVE

• EXECUTIVE

• JUDICIAL

The president wants to nominate her 7th grade social studies teacher to be a Supreme Court Justice. Which branch needs to approve the appointment?

• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Executive Branch

Why were checks and balances necessary?

• Prevent any branch from becoming more powerful than the others
• Prevent the judicial branch from becoming more powerful than the executive
• Prevent the executive from being more powerful than the judicial
• Prevent the legislature from controlling the judical and the executive branches

Who has the power to conduct Judicial Review?

• President
• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Supreme Court

When the Supreme Court can find laws unconstitutional, it is known as:

• Original Jurisdiction
• Appellate Jurisdiction
• Judicial Review
• Due Process

To bring an official to trial for misconduct in office

• Ratify
• Impeach
• Article
• Veto

Which executive action best demonstrates a check on the legislative branch’s power?

• The Senate rejects a Supreme Court nominee
• The Supreme Court overturns a presidential pardon.
• The president vetoes a bill passed by Congress.
• The Speaker of the House consults with the vice-president.

Who can prevent the President of the United States from controlling the Supreme Court by blocking presidential appointments?

• State Legislatures
• Joint Cheifs of Staff
• Governors
• The Senate

Two Presidents in U.S. history, Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, have been impeached. The impeachment of a U.S. president shows the check and balance process use in which manner?

• Executive check on Legislative

• Judicial check on the Executive

• Legislative check on the Executive

• Executive check on the Judicial

Which qualification of the President is very different from those of either of the other two branches of government?

• They serve for a lifetime term
• They must be a resident of Washington, D.C.
• There is no minimum age requirement
• They must be citizens by birth