Three Branches of Government mini quiz

What are the three branches of the U.S. government?

• legislative, executive, and judical
• congress, the Supreme Court, and the Senate
• the president, the House of Representatives, and the Senate

The Supreme Court’s reviewing and ruling on acts of other branches of the government and determining if a law is unconstitutional is called

• Supremacy
• law review
• Judicial Review
• Supreme ruling

The highest court in the United States is

• District Court
• The Peoples Court
• The Supreme Court
• Appeals Court

Which of the following is a power of the executive branch?

• Impeaches and removes judges

• Appoints federal judges

• Declares acts of Congress unconstitutional

• Ratifies treaties

Which Branch has the primary job of making laws?

• all three branches
• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

The scenario below describes a government process.

…Congress passed a Bill to increase military spending, the President vetoed it, Congress overrides the veto, and the Supreme Court reviews the Bill….

According to the scenario, in what order did the branches of government exercise their power?

• legislative, executive, judicial, legislative

• legislative, executive, legislative, judicial

• executive, legislative, executive, judicial

• Judicial, legislative, executive,

Which is an example of a check on Congressional power?

• The power to declare war

• the power of the president to veto e bill

• the power of the states to collect their own taxes

• the power of the Supreme Court to try cases between states.