Separation of Powers/ Federal and State Powers

What is Separation of Powers?

• a government should have different parts, or branches, and that the branches should have different powers.

• a government should not have different parts, or branches.

• To separate the people from the government.

• all branches of government should not be separated.

Who wrote the idea of the "Separation of Powers" ?

• John Locke

• John Adams

• Baron de Montesquieu

• George Washington

What is an example of a "Checks and Balances"?

• the president can veto or formally reject, a law Congress has passed.

• the president send a check to congress with money.

What is the system of "checks and balances"?

• When the legislative branch makes laws.

• Judicial Review

• each branch has a way to check, or limit, the power of the others

• the system of rules

One important check that the Supreme Court has on the other two branches is the power of...

• Separation of Powers

• Judicial Review

• Peace between states

• Veto

The Legislative Branch consists of: 

• Congress which is broken into the House of Representatives and Senate
• Supreme Court
• President 

The Judicial Branch

• has to carry out the laws
• makes new laws
• decides the meaning of the laws

The Executive Branch 

• makes laws
• carries out laws
• decides the meaning of the laws

Congress is a part of which branch? 

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative 

This is the job of the Executive branch: 

• To carry out the laws of the state
• To make the laws 
• To interpret or explain state laws