Branches of Government

Which Branch has a Bicameral Congress?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• The Presidential Cabinet

• Judicial Branch

This describes the concept of Checks -n- Balances

• Congress passess a law to raise minimum wage

• The US Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional

• A disagreement between 2 states is settled by the courts

• The President appoints a foreign ambassador

According to this image, what is the function of the Executive Branch?

• to pass laws

• to create laws

• to enforce laws

• to interpret laws

Name the power that gives the President of the US the ability to use the military when he/she thinks it necessary.

• negotiator-in-chief

• chief legislator

• chief regulator

• Commander-in-chief

Who has the power to approve Presidential appointments and act a s a "court" during an impeachment process?

• Congress

• The Cabinet

• Supreme Court

• Attorney General

A representation of the people in one assembly being obtained, a question arises, whether all the powers of government, legislative, executive, and judicial, shall be left in this body? I think a people cannot be long free, nor ever happy, whose government is in one assembly.

---John Adams (1776)

What principle of government is being described?

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Individual Rights

• Rule of Law

What is the 1st step to "How a Bill becomes a Law"?

• A bill is placed on the cabinet's agenda for debate

• The bill goes to the Supreme Court for a constitutional hearing

• A bill is proposed by a citizen, a special interest group, or a legislator

• The bill is voted on by the public to decide if it should be signed into law

Which of the following describes the name of the order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court to indicate that it will review a case?

• writ of certiorari

• majority opinion

• summary judgement

• a judicial review

The following quote is from Article I of the U.S. Constitution:

"...shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states..."

Which house of Congress does this quote describe?

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• Executive Branch

• Supreme Court

When the president of the United States nominates a judge to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, the Senate must confirm the appointment.

This describes the concept of:

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government