The Three Branches of Government

Which branch of government makes laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Congress is the _______________ branch.

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

The President is head of the _______________ branch.

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

The Supreme Court is part of the ______________ branch.

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

This branch of government interprets the laws.

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

Which of the branches of government carries out the laws?

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

The legislative branch has two houses. They are called ______________ and ______________________________________.

• the house of lords and the house of commons

• the legislature and the bureaucracy

• the house of representatives and the senate

The Vice President and the cabinet are part of the ________________ branch.

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

The Constitution lays out the plan for three branches of government and says that the government will have a system of _________ and ______________ to ensure no one branch has too much power.

• Checks and Balances

• Hugs and kisses

• justice and liberty

The government of the United States is run by :

• Congress

• the President

• The People of the United States