OP3 Quiz Review

SS.7.C.3.3 - Structure & Function of Government
Which branch of federal government makes laws?

• bureaucracy 
• executive
• judicial
• legislative

Branch of government responsible for carrying out the nation's laws.

• executive
• legislative
• judicial
• senate

Branch of government made up of the Senate & the House of Representatives.

• executive
• judicial
• legislative
• bureaucracy

The chief executive of the United States

• Speaker
• Senate Protemp
• President
• Chief Justice

System in which the powers of government are balanced among different branches so that each branch can limit the power of the other.

• checks and balances
• federalism
• dual sovereignty
• separation of power

True or False: The Senate has 100 Senators.

• True

• False

The Speaker of the House leads the ...

• Senate

• President's Cabinet

• House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court

Define Checks & Balances.

• to bring formal charges of wrongdoing against a public official

• the head justice of the Supreme Court

• a principle of the federal government that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches.

• a rule or order issued by the President that has the force of law

What is the function of the Executive Branch?

• Enforce Laws

• Create Laws

• Interpret Laws

• Change Laws

There are ____ Justices on the Supreme Court.

• 10

• 2

• 3

• 9