THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT

Who makes federal laws?

• Executive

• Judicial

• President

• Congress

What are the two parts of Congress

• President and cabinet

• House of Representatives and Supreme Court

• Senate and House of Representatives

• Senate and the departments

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

• The Chief Justice

• The President

• The Speaker of the House

• The Vice President

The judicial branch

• explains laws

• makes laws

• vetoes laws

• signs laws

Who signs bills to become law?

• Supreme Court

• Chief Justice

• the President

• the Senate

How many Senators are there?

• 435

• 50

• based on population

• 100

The House of Representative has how many members?

• 9

• 535

• 100

• 435

Name your U.S. Representative.

• Dick Durbin

• Tammy Duckworth

• Brad Schneider

• Brad Pitt

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

• based on population

• all the people of the state

• the President

• none of the above

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• Separation of powers or checks and balances

• makes laws

• enforces laws

• explains laws