>>Multiple Points of Influence and Impeachment

What is the primary function of the legislative branch?

• To interpret laws

• To write laws and decide on the budget

• To enforce laws

• To appoint justices

Which branch of government is responsible for running the actual government?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• None of the above

What is the role of the judicial branch?

• To write laws

• To enforce laws

• To decide on the constitutionality of laws and interpret existing laws

• To manage the budget

What concept ensures that each branch of government has some measure of influence over the other branches?

• Federalism

• Checks and balances

• Popular sovereignty

• Judicial review

Which branch has the power to veto a law?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• None of the above

How can the legislative branch respond to a veto by the executive branch?

• By declaring the veto unconstitutional

• By overriding the veto

• By appointing a new executive

• By ignoring the veto

Who decides on the budget that the executive branch uses to run the government?

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Legislative branch

• State governments

Which branch decides on the constitutionality of laws?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• All of the above

Who has the authority to appoint justices to the Supreme Court?

• Legislative branch

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• State governments

What is the term used to describe the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches?

• Federalism

• Separation of powers

• Bicameralism

• Unitarianism