3.2 - The Three Branches of Government

What are the powers listed in the Constitution for Congress called?

• executive powers

• enumerated powers

• provisional powers

• absolute powers

Which branch of government has the responsibility to carry out laws passed by the federal government?

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• state branch

What are the three branches of the national government?

• legislative, executive, and judicial

• federal, state, and local

• Army, Navy, and Air Force

• Internal Revenue Service, Federal Bureau of Investigations, and Health and Human Services

What is an enumerated power of the legislative branch?

• the power to command the military

• the power to carry out education policy

• the power to collect and appropriate funds

• the power to pardon people convicted of federal crimes

Which branch of government has the civilian commander for the military?

• legislative branch

• the military is an independent branch of government

• judicial branch

• executive branch

The executive power to negotiate treaties and the legislative power to ratify treats an example of

• shared powers.

• judicial review.

• impeachment powers.

• federalism.

Which of the following best describes how government has changed over time?

• The president no longer oversees most federal bureaucracies.

• The legislature is no longer involved in matters of foreign policy.

• The Supreme Court reviews fewer cases today than when the Constitution was first adopted.

• All branches are more busy today than early U.S. government.

Which branch of government has the power to appoint federal judges?

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• state governors

What is the power to overturn laws that violate the Constitution?

• veto power

• impeachment

• judicial review

• enumerated power

What is the statement "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper" that applies to the legislative branch sometimes called?

• judicial review

• unlimited government

• the Elastic Clause

• federalism