US Government-Checks and Balances

How many branches are the powers of the U.S. government divided into?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

Which branch makes the laws for the U.S. government?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• All of the above

Which branch interprets the Constitution and determines if laws are constitutional?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• All of the above

Who is the leader of the Executive branch of government?

• Speaker of the House

• Secretary of State

• Vice President

• President

How can the executive branch check the power of the legislative branch?

• The president can fire a member of Congress

• The president can force congress to pass certain laws

• The president can refuse to pay Congress

• The president can veto a bill from becoming a law

How can the judicial branch check the power of the legislative branch?

• By impeaching the president

• By vetoing laws

• By declaring a law unconstitutional

• All of the above

How is the executive branch checked by the other branches of government?

• The Congress can impeach the president from office

• The Supreme Court can declare executive orders unconstitutional

• The Congress can refuse to approve judges and other officials

• All of the above

How can the legislative branch check the judicial branch?

• They can refuse to pay judges on the Supreme Court

• They can impeach judges from office

• They can veto the rulings of Supreme Court

• They can declare the judges rulings as unconstitutional

How can the executive branch check the power of the judicial branch?

• By appointing new judges

• By issuing executive orders

• By vetoing laws

• By firing judges

What two U.S. Presidents were impeached?

• George Bush and Barack Obama

• John F. Kennedy and Teddy Roosevelt

• Richard Nixon and James Garfield

• Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton