Three Branches of Government

The delegates designed a system of checks and balances to ..

• make it difficult, but not impossible to amend (change) the Constitution

• keep the President from doing too much work

• make sure the Constitution was the supreme law of the land

• keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful

The main job of the legislative branch is to..

• Interpret laws

• Define laws

• make laws

• enforce laws

What happens when a state law conflicts with a federal law?

• The state government can enforce the law anyway

• The federal government can penalize the state

• The state law can not override the federal law

• The federal government must change its law

Which branch of the government has the power to declare war?

• States

• Congress

• Businesses

• Supreme Court

Which person is a member of the legislative branch?

• President

• Speaker of the House

• Secretary of Education

• Supreme Court Justice

When the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional - this is an example of

• Supremacy Clause

• Veto Power

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

This branch of government is responsible for carrying out the laws

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

• Supreme Court

What is the highest law in the United States?

• State Constitutions

• The President

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

What is the name of the group of executive department heads who advise the president?

• Lobbyist

• Electoral college

• Cabinet

• Right Wing Activist

Which branch of government makes laws?

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Presidential

• Executive