Branches of Government

What are the three branches of government?

• Mayor, Governor, City Council

• Congress, Senate, House of Representatives

• President, Congress, Senate

• Legislative, Judaical, Executive

Which branch of government is also called Congress

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive

• None of the above

A person chosen to speak for citizens.

• representative

• speaker of the house

• teacher

• voter

Congress is made up of the

• president and his cabinet

• supreme court

• Senate and House of Representatives

• mayor and city council

The executive branch

• creates laws

• collects taxes

• carries out laws

• make sure laws are fair

Which branch of government consists of the Supreme court?

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

• all of the above

Which branch of government creates laws?

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

• all of the above

What is the job of the judicial branch?

• collect taxes

• makes laws

• make sure laws follow the constitution

• meets with other heads of state

The president nominates and chooses the justices for the supreme court.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The U.S. Constitution includes ways to make sure that the three branches of government work together. One branch does not have more power than the other. This system is called

• fair and just

• update and follow

• branches of government

• checks and balances