Branches of Government

What are the three branches of the United States government?

• Legislative Branch

• Federal Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

Select all the true statements about the executive branch.

• makes laws

• enforces laws

• vice president

• president

• cabinet

Match the word to its description.

• president does not sign a bill into law

• judicial branch

• President

• legislative branch

• Justices

• United States Constitution

• Congress

• veto

• The supreme law o the land

• executive branch

Match the following powers to the branch of government.

• three branches of government

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• raise taxes, declares war

• legislative branch

• declares laws unconstitutional

• executive branch

• makes treaties, vetoes laws

• judicial branch

• division of powers

Select all the parts that make up the executive branch.

• President

• federal courts

• cabinet

• federal bureaucracy

• vice president

Who is the head of the executive branch?

• President

• Vice President

• Secretary of State

• Chief Justice

What is the role of the cabinet in the executive branch?

• To advise the President

• To make laws

• To interpret laws

• To enforce laws

Which of the following is not part of the executive branch?

• President

• Vice President

• Supreme Court

• Cabinet

Who is second in command in the executive branch?

• Secretary of State

• Vice President

• Chief Justice

• President

Which of the following is a part of the executive branch?

• Supreme Court

• Senate

• Cabinet

• House of Representatives