Branches of Government Review-3rd Grade

What is the main responsibility of the Executive Branch?

• Conducting foreign policy

• Enforcing laws and running the day-to-day operations of the government

• Making new laws

• Judicial review of laws

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Legislative branch

• Military branch

What is the highest court in the United States?

• Court of Appeals

• Supreme Court

• State Supreme Court

• District Court

What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances?

• To allow the legislative branch to control the other branches

• To give the president unlimited power

• To make sure the judicial branch is the most powerful

• To prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful and to ensure that each branch has some measure of influence over the other branches.

Who is the head of the Executive Branch?

• Mayor

• Governor

• Prime Minister

• President

What is the role of the Legislative Branch in the government?

• Judicial review

• Enforcing laws

• Commanding the military

• Making laws, representing the people, and overseeing the executive branch.

What is the role of the Judicial Branch in the government?

• Creating new laws and regulations

• Enforcing the laws and maintaining order

• Negotiating international treaties

• Interpreting the laws, settling disputes, and determining the constitutionality of laws and government actions.

Give an example of how the Executive Branch can check the power of the Legislative Branch.

• Passing legislation

• Declaring war

• Vetoing legislation

• Appointing judges

What is the term length for a Supreme Court Justice?

• 4 years

• Until the next election

• 10 years

• For life or until retirement

Explain how the system of checks and balances helps to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful.

• The system of checks and balances gives the judicial branch the power to override the decisions of the other branches

• The system of checks and balances allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches, preventing any one branch from becoming too powerful.

• The system of checks and balances allows the president to make decisions without interference from the other branches

• The system of checks and balances allows the legislative branch to control the budget of the other branches