Review of Branches of Government

Match the following

• interprets laws

• Executive Branch

• makes laws

• Legislative Branch

• executes (carries out) laws

• Judicial Branch

Who must approve a bill before it can go to the president to be signed into law?

• the House of Representatives

• the Senate

• BOTH the House of Representatives and the Senate

If the president vetoes a bill, the veto can be overridden by ______________.

• two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives

• a majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Represenatives

Who has the sole power to impeach the president?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

What are the two court systems in the United States?

• federal and state court systems

• federal and civil court systems

Who is the head of the executive branch?

• Speaker of the House

• President

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

What happens after an appellate court makes a decision?

• All lower courts must follow that decision in the future when the same issue comes up.

• The decision only applies to that particular case.

Match the following

• check by Legislative Branch on Judicial

• veto bills passed by Congress

• check by Judicial Branch on Executive

• review constitutionality of executive orders

• check by Executive Branch on Legislative

• impeach and convict judges/justices

An executive order is a written, signed, and published directive by the president to manage operations of the federal government.

• True

• False

What is judicial review?

• the power to decide if something is unconstitutional

• the power to confirm appointments for judges