U.S. History 4.5 Vocabulary

The function of the Legislative branch of government is to what?

• To make laws

• To interpret laws

• to enforce laws

• to cancel laws

The legislative branch consists of what two groups of people?

• Senate and Supreme Court

• President and Cabinet

• Senate and Cabinet

• Senate and House of Representatives

The function of the Judicial branch is to what?

• to make laws

• to cancel laws

• to interpret laws

• to enforce laws

Who in our government makes up the Executive branch?

• Senate and House of Representatives

• Senate and Congress

• President and Congress

• President, Vice-President and Cabinet

Which branch of government can override the Presidential Veto with a 2/3 vote?

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Congress and the Supreme Court

This branch of government ha the power to veto laws passed by congress, appoint judges and suggest laws.

• The Legislative branch

• The Judicial branch

• The Executive branch

• The Olive branch

Who can nominate supreme court justices?

• The Senate

• Congress

• The President

• the lower-level courts

Which branch of government interprets treaties signed by the President?

• The Cabinet

• The Senate and House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court

Which branch of government has the power to change the size of the Supreme Court?

• The Legislative branch

• The President and Cabinet

• The Cabinet members only

What principle of the U.S. Constitution gives each branch of government the power to check, or limit the other branches?

• The Power of Observation

• The Special Session of Congress

• A Supreme Court ruling

• Checks and Balances