3 Branches of Government

Which branch is in charge of carrying out laws and approving and recommending new ones?

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

• representative

Who leads the executive branch of the United States government?

• Senate

• United States Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• President of the United States

How many people are elected to the Sentae

• 100 people

• 435 people

• 2 people

• 9 people

If the president vetoes a bill, Congress can vote to OVERRIDE the veto. Then, the bill can become a law. What does OVERRIDE mean?

• to agree

• to create

• to rule against

• to look over

Which sentence is FALSE?

• A president can only serve for two terms.

• Supreme Court judges are elected by the people.

• Branches of government check each other to balance power.

• The legislative branch creates bills that can be turned into laws.

How long can judges on the United States Supreme Court serve?

• They serve until they step down.

• They serve for only two terms.

• They serve for six years.

• They serve for two years.

What happens to a bill after Congress votes and it passes both the Senate and the House of Representatives?

• The bill is turned into a law.

• The bill is sent to the president.

• The bill is vetoed and sent back for changes.

• The bill is sent to the U.S. Supreme Court.

What happens when the president vetoes a bill?

• The bill is sent to the U.S. Supreme Court.

• The bill fails and can never become a law.

• The bill becomes a law and the Constitution is changed.

• The bill goes back to Congress or a new vote

Why might states with higher populations have more seats in the House of Representatives?

• to give smaller states more power then bigger states

• to pass more laws that help states with fewer people

• to make sure people and states are represented fairly

• to write bills more quickly so they can turn into laws

Senators and representatives make decisions and create laws based on what their CONSTITUENTS want. What are constituents?

• the branch of government that create laws

• the president and vice-president of the country

• the people who elect leaders to represent them

• the judges who serve on the U.S. Supreme