SSCG4

SSCG4 b. Analyze the relationship between the three branches in a system of checks and balances and separation of powers.

What can Congress try to do if its members disagree with the president’s veto of a bill?

• call for a pocket veto

• override itoverride it

• have a roll-call vote

• sign a discharge petition

SSCG14 c. Analyze the procedures in the criminal justice process.

The US has _____ circuit courts and _____ district courts.

• 13; 94

• 23;16

• 16;23

• 94;13

Which of the following is a check the president has on the Supreme Court?

• The power to declare an action of the Court unconstitutional

• The power to approve the new appointments to the Court

• The power to nominate new members to the Court

• The power to veto decisions of the Court

When a president proposes legislation in his annual State of the Union address, he or she is acting in the role of

• Chief Executive

• Commander-in-Chief

• Chief Diplomat

• Chief Agenda Setter

When the president signs a bill, it

• is vetoed

• goes back to the Senate

• becomes law

• goes back to the House

How is the number of representatives awarded to a state in the US House of Representatives determined?

• by the population of the state

• by the geographical size of the state

• by the number of electoral districts in the state

• by the amount of taxes collected by the state

Nominees to the United States Supreme Court must be confirmed by

• the Senate

• the House of Representatives

• either the House or the Senate

• both the House and the Senate

Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws?

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

• confederate

A constitutional requirement for all candidates that wish to be President of the United States is that all must be

• 40 years old

• 25 years old

• 30 years old

• 35 years old

The United States Congress, which is made up of two houses, is a…

• Constitutional Legislature

• Bi-session Legislature

• Extradition Laws

• Bicameral Legislature