Branches of Government Review

The system of dividing powers and duties of government into different branches is called...

• Checks and balances
• Separation of powers
• Third amendment
• Constitutional rights

Which person is the leader of our country and the commander in chief of our military?

• Vice President
• President
• Senator
• Representative

Which branch of government has the power to make laws?

• Judicial
• Legislative
• Senate
• Executive

Which branch of government makes sure the laws are obeyed (enforces the laws)?

• Executive
• Legislative
• Senate
• Judicial

There are ____ Supreme Court justices.

• 2
• 4
• 8
• 9

How many people are elected into the Senate?

• 50

• 100

• 9

• 435

How many people are elected into the House of Representatives?

• 100

• 50

• 9

• 435

What is the way of preventing one part of the government from getting too powerful?

• Jury

• Judge

• Legislators

• Checks & Balances

What happens after the President signs a bill?

• Congress approves it

• The vice president signs it

• Congress vetoes it

• It becomes a law

What can you infer from the fact that the SUpreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional?

• The Supreme Court has few checks on its power

• The Supreme Court interprets the Constitution

• The President can overrule Supreme Court decisions

• Congress has the final word on laws in the United States