National Government and Judicial System

What branch approves Presidential appointments

• State Legislative

• State Executive

• Federal Legislative

• Federal Executive

The Federal Legislative branch can....

• Declare war

• Approve Presidential appointments

• Approve the annual budget

• Make laws

• Regulate interstate commerce and foreign trade

Some responsibilities of the Judicial branch include?

• Review laws

• Settle legal disputes

• Veto Bills

• Appoint president

What two bodies make up Congress?

• U.S. Senate

• Va. Senate

• House of Delegates

• House of Representatives

Congress makes the laws, while the US Supreme court

• interprets the laws

• veto the laws

• introduces the laws

• rewrites the laws

The legislative branch can

• Impeach officials

• Pass laws

• Approve treaties

• Interpret laws

• Enforce laws

The diagram shows an example of?

• Checks and Balances

• Presidential Powers

• Congressional Actions

• Judicial Review

When the President gives the State of the Union Address, he is trying to....?

• influence legislation

• influence citizens

• create unrest within the nation

• do absolutely nothing

What is the purpose of Check and Balances?

• to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power

• to make sure each branch does what it is supposed to do

• to cause disagreements between branches

• to allow the president complete control

When the President calls for a Special Session of Congress, he is displaying?

• Check and balances

• Judicial Review

• Policy Making

• The lawmaking process