Distribution of Government Power Kirkpatrick Level 2

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The Supreme Court has the ability to use _______________ to oversee the actions of the other branches and determine if those actions are constitutional.

Answer explanation

Remember that the Supreme Court is head of the Judicial Branch and their main duty is to interpret the Constitution and make judgements of the actions of the government against it.

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The Constitution set up a system of ____________________ which allows each branch of the government to limit the power of other branches through various responses.

Answer explanation

Remember the Constitution allowed a way for each branch to "check" one another balance to keep them all equal.

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______________ means that the national government's power is broken up among the executive, legislative, and judicial branch.

Answer explanation

The Constitution makes sure all the powers of the government are "divided" among the branches.

Select the choice that best answers the prompt:

Which of the following is an example of the legislative branch's power?

• Regulate trade

• Declare laws unconstitutional

• Veto bills

• Grant pardons

Answer explanation

Remember the Federal government controls actions and events that take place between states or the US and other countries.

Select the choice that best answers the prompt:

Which of the following is an example of the Executive branch's power?

• Regulate trade

• Declare laws unconstitutional

• Veto bills

• Declare war

Answer explanation

Remember the President has one of the last roles when it comes to the Bill to law process.

Select the choice that best answers the question:

Which of the following is an example of the Judicial branch's power?

• Regulate trade

• Declare laws unconstitutional

• Veto bills

• Declare war

Answer explanation

Remember the Supreme Court's main power is to evaluate actions of the government against Constitutional guidelines

True or False:

A check the Executive branch has on the Legislative branch is that the President can veto bills.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Remember a check is one branches' action on another, so does the President have the ability to veto a bill (legislative action)?

True or False:

A check the Judicial branch has on the legislative branch is they can declare laws unconstitutional.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Remember a check is one branches' action on another, so does the Supreme Court have the ability to declare a bill (legislative action) unconstitutional?

True or False:

A check the Legislative branch has on the Executive branch is they can pardon people in federal prison.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Remember a check is one branches' action on another, so does Congress have the ability to pardon people?

Select the choice that best answers the prompt:

Through Judicial Review the Supreme Court can review actions by the other branches of the federal government to determine

• the cost of their actions

• the constitutionality of their actions

• the political implications of actions

• the moral authority of their actions

Answer explanation

Remember the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the land and it states what the Government can and cannot do.