Three Branches Review

What are the three parts of the government?

• legislative, executive, and judicial

• presidential, parliamentary, and monarchy

• federal, state, and local

• military, financial, and educational

Who makes the laws in the government?

• Judges

• Soldiers

• President and his team

• People who write laws

Who decides what a law means?

• the army

• the law makers

• the president and his team

• the judges

Who makes sure laws are followed?

• Army group

• President's group

• Law-making group

• Judge's group

Who is the boss of the country?

• President

• Prime Minister

• Governor

• Mayor

What does the law-making part of the government do?

• They explain laws

• They make sure laws are followed

• They carry out laws

• They create laws

What does the judicial branch do mainly?

• Explain the laws and make sure they are used correctly

• Deal with other countries and international agreements

• Make new laws and rules

• Make sure the laws are followed and punish those who break them

Why do we have a system of checks and balances?

• To stop one part of the government from getting too strong and to make sure each part can affect the others.

• To give the president all the power

• To let the law-making part decide everything without any problems

• To make sure the court part is the strongest

How does the group that makes laws control the group that carries out the laws?

• Choosing all members of the law-making group

• By saying someone did something wrong, watching over them, and controlling the money

• Controlling the group that decides if something is fair or not

• Saying no to all laws

How does the judge group make sure the law group is not too powerful?

• By suggesting new rules

• By choosing judges

• By making sure the rules are followed

• By checking and explaining rules to make sure they follow the big rule book.