The U.S. Constitution

What is another name for the House and Senate?

• Congress

• The Legislative Branch

• The Legislature

• All of the above

What is the primary work of the Judicial Branch?

• To make laws

• To nominate members of the Senate

• To interpret laws to decide if they're constitutional or not

• To lead the US military

What is the primary role of the executive branch?

• To carry out laws

• To declare laws unconstitutional

• To make laws

• To decide the U.S. budget

What is the primary role of the Legislative Branch?

• To determine whether laws are constitutional

• To carry out laws

• To make laws

• To decide who should be the candidate for president

Who is the head of the Executive Branch?

• Congress

• The House of Representitives

• The President

• The Cabinet

Who is the head of the Judicial Branch?

• The Appellate Court system

• The Supreme Court

• The Senate and the House of Representitives

• The Secretary of State

Who is part of the Legislative Branch?

• The President and Vice President

• The Supreme Court

• The House of Representatives and Congress

What part of the Constitution lays out the foundation for the three branches of government?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Amendments

• The Articles

• The Preamble

What are checks and balances?

• A system of responsibilities and powers that each branch of government has that limits the power of the other two branches

• The ability of each branch of government to do what they'd like.

• The power of Congress to pass any bill that is proposed.

• The power of the President to enact any law that he or she feels is necessary for the United States.

What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances within the three branches of government?

• To make it difficult to amend the Constitution

• To share power between state and national government

• To allow citizens of the United States to be represented in our government.

• To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful