US Government

What are the names of the three branches of our government?

• executive, legislative, judicial

• local, state, federal

• county, state, country

True of False: The Senate is part of Congress.

• True

• False

What are the names of the 2 parts of the legislative branch of our government?

• Senate and House of Representatives

• Justices and Judges

• Mayor and President

• Public Works and Town Manager

Which of these is the Branch of Government that enforces the laws? 

• Judicial
• Legislative
• Executive

What is the branch of the government that interprets the laws and includes the supreme court?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Which branch makes the laws?

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Constitutional Branch

What system prevents any branch from having too much power? 

• Power Balance
• Checks and Balances
• Constitutional Convention
• Power Checks 

.  The ________________ contains the supreme laws of the land of the United States of America.

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Magna Carta

The Senate and the House of Representatives is also called

• Party
• Congress
• Term
• Committee

What branch is Congress?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Democratic Party