12/5 Recap - Electoral College + Two Party System

What are the branches of government?

• House of Representatives and the Senate

• House of Representatives, the Senate, and

  the Supreme Court

• President and Vice President

• Legislative, executive, and judicial

Write the appropriate branch of government in the box below.

The __________ branch interprets the law (determines if something is in line with the constitution).

The Governor has authority at the state level and is found in which branch of the government?

• Judicial
• Monarchy
• Legislative
• Executive

The House of Representatives and Senate are the 2 bodies that make up Congress. What branch of government to they fall under?

• Constitutional
• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

Which of the following expresses a fact rather than an opinion?

• States have different requirements about who is eligible to vote

• The voting age should be changed from 18‐21 years of age.

• Every state should institute a “voter‐motor” program in which people can register to vote at the same time that they are registering their motor vehicle.

• The government should allow noncitizens to vote.

• Voting should be considered a privilege not a right   

In this portion of the U.S. Constitution, which branch of the government checks the power of which other branch of government by a twothirds agreement?

• the executive checks the power of the legislative

• the judicial checks the power of the executive

• the legislative checks the power of the executive

• the legislative checks the power of the judicial

Why is it important for the U.S. Constitution to include rules, such as the one in the excerpt, that allow for power checking between the different branches of government?

• to ensure that the legislative branch has power over the executive and judicial branches

• to ensure a separation of power that balances the powers of the three branches in order to prevent any one person or group from holding too much or all power

• to ensure that the president has the ability to check the power of all other branches

• to ensure that the president does not have the power to make treaties without some say from the Senate

Based on the excerpt from the U.S. Constitution, what can you infer would be the effect of a failure to receive a two-thirds agreement from the Senate in this instance?

• the Senate could not make a treaty but the president could make a treaty

• the Senate could make a treaty

• the president could not make a treaty because the Senate does not agree

• the president could make a treaty

The president nominates judges to the federal court system, including the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. The ________ branch checks the ________ branch.

Which of the following are in the legislative branch? (select all that apply)

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The Vice President