Three Branches of US Government

Match the Branch with its defining character

• Interpret Laws

• Executive

• Make Laws

• Legislative

• Carry out/

  Enforce Laws

• Judicial

A legislature with two houses is called? ​ (a)  

• bicameral
• bicentennial
• bilateral

Congressional powers that are specifically listed in the Constitution are called:

• Unimplied Powers

• Implied Powers

• Enumerated Powers

• Reserved Powers

Match the following characteristics of the US Congress

• Carried out, but not actually written

• Senate

• Equal # of senators

• Implied Powers

• Representation based upon population

• Rep for Hayfield area

• Mark Warner, and Tim Kaine

• House of Representatives

• Don Beyer

• Senators for Hayfield area

Expressed powers of US Congress include: Taxes, Coin money, and declare ​ (a)   while creating ​ (b)   is in the 10th ​ (c)  

• war
• schools
• amendment
• peace
• businesses
• initiative

Every ten years, the USA counts its citizens, called the ​ (a)   , and from that counting, new congressional ​ (b)   can be drawn.

• census
• districts
• vote
• provinces

Match the following checks and balances of the US government

• Legislative over Judicial

• Impeach the President or Judge

• Judicial over Legislative

• Veto Laws

• Executive over Legislative

• Approve Federal Judges

• Executive over Legislative

• Laws unconstitutional

• Legislative over Executive and/or Judicial

• Calling a congressional special session

Supreme Court justices are (a)   part of the Executive Branch!

The current ​ (a)   of Virginia, is Glenn Youngkin.

• governor
• president
• mayor
• county supervisor

The ​ (a)   people choose the US President every ​ (b)   years, by ​ (c)   in the presidential election.

• American
• four
• voting
• republican
• six
• democrats
• shouting