The Three Branches

"House opens impeachment inquiry"

This headline demonstrates a power of the...

• Legislative Branch: to impeach an official for "crimes and misdemeanors"

• Executive Branch: to appoint a special prosecutor

• Judicial Branch: to declare the inquiry unconstitutional

• Executive Branch: to declare a national emergency

"Dems Blocking Cabinet Picks "Are Idiots"

This opinion is about the...

• Senate's power to approve Presidential Appointments.

• The President's Power to Appoint Cabinet Members

• The Court's Power to overrule Cabinet Picks

The bill was not signed into law; but the new bill became an official law anway. This represents

• The President's power to veto (reject) laws and Congress' power to override the veto.

• The President's power to veto (reject) laws and the Supreme court's power to override the veto.

• Congress' power to veto (reject) laws and The President's power to override the veto.

• The Supreme Courts power to veto (reject) laws and Congress' power to override the veto.

"Oregon Governors Commutes Death Penalty Sentences"

This headline represents the:

• Executive Power to Pardon

• Legislative Power to Pardon

• Judicial Power to Pardon

The Clean Water Act was refused by Reagan in 1986 largely because of costs, according to a letter of disapproval published by the president at the time.

• Reagan exercised the Presidential Veto

• Reagan exercised the Presidential Pardon

• Reagan exercised the Presidential Power to negotiate treaties

• Reagan exercised the Presidential Power to command the military

The Headline in the picture is an example of the President using his

• power as Commander in Chief.

• his privilege as a public figure.

• his influence as a leader.

• his authority as Chief Executive.

Chief Justice Williams issues a Writ of Certiorari in the case of Moore v. Rogers. This is an example of the Judicial Branch using its power to

• collect the record from a lower court for further examination.

• declare a law passed by Congress is unconstitutional

• Declare an act of the President is unconstitutional

The headline is an example of

• The Judicial Branch reviewing the constitutionality of an act of the President.

• The President signing a bill into law

• The Legislative Branch creating a new law

The following passage is from McCulloch v. Maryland (1819).

"If … such be the mandate of the Constitution, we have only to obey; but that instrument does not profess to enumerate the means by which the powers it confers may be executed"

Which constitutional provision does this decision support?

• Elastic Clause

• Judicial Review

• The Commerce Clause

• Habeas Corpus

The scenario below describes a government process

The U.S. Supreme has issued an order to a lower court to obtain records in the case of Bain vs. The State of Florida.

Which process of the Judicial Branch is described in the scenario above?

• Writ of Certiorari

• Judicial Review

• Precedent

• Appeal