Branches of Government

The main purpose of the judicial branch of the

government is to -

• interpret the laws

• execute the laws

• make the laws

• exercise the 10th amendment

Supreme Court judges are -

• appointed by Congress

• appointed by the President

• appointed by the Mayor

• approved by the President

All government agencies working together in the

executive branch is –

• judicial review

• ordinances

• bureaucracy

• legislation

The role of the executive branch is to -

• make laws

• interpret laws

• carry out laws

• make ordinances

Another word for a two house legislature is -

• biennial

• bicameral

• ordinance

• city council

The best title for the diagram above would be -

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• judicial review

• original jurisdiction

Which is not an executive power at the national level?

• appoints officials

• carries out laws

• makes laws for the nation

• prepares annual budget

The legislative branch includes the

• Electoral College

• Congress

• President

• judges in the Supreme Court

Separation of powers means that power is

• divided among three branches of government

• shared by national and state governments

• divided among three levels of government

• checked by each branch of government

If a bill passes both houses of Congress, the president may do any of the following except

• declare the bill unconstitutional

• sign the bill

• use a pocket veto

• veto the bill