Flocab Read & Respond: 3 Branches of Gov't

Based on the passage, the founders of the United States would most likely agree with which of the following statements?

• Kings do not have enough power.

• Kings can take advantage of their power.

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  A government should have few checks and balances.

• The branches of government do not need to interact.

Based on the passage, which of the following bills might pass Congress?

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  a bill that receives no votes in the House and 100 votes in the Senate

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  a bill that receives 435 votes in the House and 2 votes in the Senate

• a bill that receives 220 votes in the House and 65 votes in the Senate

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  a bill that receives 435 votes in the House and 49 votes in the Senate

What is the purpose of the underlined sentence in this passage?

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  to show the point of view of states with smaller populations

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  to pose a question that the next sentence will answer

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  to provide a quote from one of the Founding Fathers

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  to support the claim that the Founding Fathers did not compromise

Based on the passage, the checks and balances plan

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  includes two ways for either Congress or the president to end a bill.

• lets Congress and the president challenge each other’s actions.

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  gives the president the final power to end a bill.

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  includes two ways for Congress to veto a presidential override.

Based on the passage, which of the following requires both Congress and the president?

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  negotiating treaties

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  creating and passing legislation

• creating foreign policy

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  declaring war

Based on this passage, how can the president’s power to appoint people be checked?

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  by the Supreme Court making a ruling

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  by the Cabinet rejecting a presidential appointment

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  by the Senate rejecting a presidential appointment

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  by the Senate appointing their own Cabinet

Based on the passage, which of the following would the Supreme Court most likely decide?

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  if a state immigration law could contradict a federal law

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  if a robbery was committed at a local grocery store

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  if a brother accidentally hit his sibling and caused an injury

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  if a camper trespassed on a farmer's private property

Based on this passage, Supreme Court Justices

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  are not elected.

• serve for 5 years

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  are allowed to seek reelection.

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  must campaign every 7 years.

Based on the passage, under which circumstance might a federal official be impeached?

• when the official is accused of lying under oath

• when someone in the House dislikes the official

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  when the official falsely accuses a senator of breaking the law

• when the official has become unpopular with the American public