SS Chapter 6 Separation of Powers

1. The legislative branch (makes the law), the executive branch (enforces the law), and the judicial branch (interprets the law).

• Legislative

• Executive

• Separation of Powers

• Judicial

Provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

• Legislative

• Checks and Balances

• Judicial

• Separation of Powers

1. Government Branch that has the power to make laws.

• Legislative

• Separation of Powers

• Executive

• Judicial

Government branch that has the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect.

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• Separation of Powers

1. Government branch that has the power to interpret the laws.

• Executive

• Judicial

• Checks and balances

• Legislative

Why are the government powers separated?

• So that the executive branch has the most power.

• So that no one branch gets too powerful, and each branch is balanced by the other two.

• So that the three branches of government have no power.

• So that the individual states have all the power.

What two branches are checked by the legislative branch?

• legislative and executive

• judicial and legislative

• executive and legislative

• executive and judicial

What two branches are checked by the executive branch?

• executive and judicial

• legislative and executive

• legislative and judicial

• judicial and executive

What two branches are checked by the judicial branch?

• judicial and executive

• legislative and judicial

• executive and judicial

• executive and legislative

The government wanted the separation of powers so that

• all branches had little power

• so that no branch of government becomes too powerful

• the government could have a king

• its citizens would want royalty in charge of the country.