US Government - Checks & Balances

How many branches are the powers of the U.S. government divided into?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 50

Which branch makes the laws for the U.S. government?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

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Which branch interprets the Constitution and determines if laws are constitutional?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

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Who is the leader of the Executive branch of government?

• Speaker of the House

• President

• Secretary of State

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

How can the executive branch check the power of the legislative branch?

• The president can fire a member of Congress

• The president can veto a bill from becoming a law

• The president can refuse to pay Congress

• The president can shut down Congress

How can the judicial branch check the power of the legislative branch?

• By declaring a law unconstitutional

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• By vetoing laws

• By impeaching the president

How is the executive branch checked by the other branches of government?

• The Congress can impeach the president from office

• The Supreme Court can declare executive orders unconstitutional

• The Congress can refuse to approve judges and other officials

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How can the legislative branch check the judicial branch?

• They can veto the rulings of Supreme Court

• They can create laws to get around the Constitution

• They can refuse to pay judges on the Supreme Court

• They can impeach judges from office

Which of these U.S. Presidents were impeached?

• Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

• Richard Nixon and James Garfield

• John Adams and Andrew Jackson

• John F. Kennedy and Teddy Roosevelt

How can the executive branch check the power of the judicial branch?

• By vetoing laws

• By firing judges

• By arresting judges who disagree with the president

• By appointing new judges