Our National Government- CE.6b

The powers of the national government are separated among the three branches of the government to limit any one branch from abusing its _______.

• Citizens

• Immigrants

• Power

• Animals

What do Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution do?

• Grants pardons and reprieves

• Define the powers of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches

• Defines the rules by which war is governed

• Vetoes legislation

The courts check_______when judges/justices declare acts of Congress to be unconstitutional.

• Checks and Balances

• Their phones

• Congress

• The President

Congress checks the courts when legislators_________

• Confirm or refuse to confirm federal judges/justices

• Grant pardons and reprieves

• Appoints judges/justices

• Approves a budget

Each of the three branches of national government________the exercise of power by the two other branches.

• ignores

• limits

• exercises

• exceeds

Congress checks the President when legislators do the following;

• Approves a budge

• Override presidential vetoes, impeach and convict a president, approve a budget, or approve presidential appointments

• Appoint judges and justices, grants pardons and reprieve

• Confirms or refuse to confirm federal judges/justice

The President checks Congress when the president does the following_____

• Approves a budget, makes presidential appointments, and grants pardons

• Declares executive actions to be unconstitutional

• Quits, Questions, and Queries

• Proposes legislation, prepares an annual budget,

  calls special sessions of Congress, and vetoes legislation Congress has passed

National laws are made by ______

• The majority

• Congress

• The king

• The president

The law-making process requires these two things:

• A budget and taxes

• The television media and newspapers

• Compromise and Collaboration

• Individuals and Interest groups

Presidential power has grown in the years since the Constitution was ratified, but there are limits on what the president _____ and ______

• weighs/ will weigh

• can/ cannot do

• will/will not

• votes for/vetoes