Cv.03.2 mastery quiz 2023

The Supreme Court

• interprets the meaning of laws.

  
  

• can override a veto

  
  

• balances the three branches of government

  
  

• all of the above

  
  

Overriding a presidential veto requires

• a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress

  
  

• judges to intervene

  
  

• a vote by the people

  
  

• the vice president’s approval

  
  

The powers of government are balanced by

• being distributed among three branches

  
  

• president

• judges

• Congress

Checks and balances ensure

• that no branch of government has more power than another

  
  

• that laws are made

  
  

• the power of the veto

  
  

• the lower courts’ power

  
  

The federal executive branch is headed by

• president

  
  

• Supreme Court

  
  

• Congress

• state officials

  
  

The legislative branch

• makes laws

  
  

• elects the vice president

  
  

• establishes power

  
  

• elects judges

  
  

The president can

• turn down proposed laws

  
  

• appoint people to Congress

  
  

• make laws

  
  

• punish lawbreakers

  
  

The federal court system is the

• judicial branch

  
  

• legislative branch

  
  

• executive branch

  
  

• electoral branch

  
  

The judicial branch of government

• interprets laws and punishes lawbreakers

  
  

• makes laws

  
  

• elects officials

  
  

• vetoes laws

  
  

The executive branch is responsible for

• carrying out laws

  
  

• passing laws

  
  

• making laws

  
  

• distributing power