Powers of the three branches

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

The Supreme Court’s reviewing and ruling on acts of other branches of the government and determining if a law is unconstitutional is called

• Supremacy
• law review
• Judicial Review
• Supreme ruling

Which power did the U. S. Supreme Court establish in Marbury v. Madison?

• Judicial review
• Hearing appeals from lower federal courts
• Deciding cases involving two or more states 
• Judicial independence through lifetime tenure

The highest court in the United States is

• District Court
• The Peoples Court
• The Supreme Court
• Appeals Court

What is the meaning of Rule of Law?

• Everyone is above the law.
• Everyone is below the law.
• No one is above the law.
• The president is above the 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 check does the U.S. Senate have on the president?

•      overriding vetoes
•      appointing judges
•    declaring laws unconstitutional
•    refusing to confirm appointments

What is the next step in the lawmaking process?

• A.  The governor signs the bill into law.
• A.  The bill goes to the Senate for action.
• A.  The people vote on the bill in an election.
• A.  The bill goes to the Supreme Court for a hearing.

Which two principles are described in this table? 

• a.  separation of powers and checks and balances
• a.  separation of powers and popular sovereignty
• a.  federalism and judicial review
• a.  federalism and republicanism