Legislative and Executive Branches plus Checks and Balances

What is the main job of the legislative branch?

• Interpret the law

• Execute the law

• Make the law

• Enforce the law

How do members of Congress get their jobs?

• They are appointed by the president.

• The job is passed down from father to son.

• They are elected by citizens of their state.

• They are elected by federal judges.

If the president vetoes a bill, what happens next?

• The bill is renamed and introduced again.

• Congress can override the president.

• The bill dies

• Congress will impeach the president.

Based on the picture above, who leads each House of Congress?

• President Pro Tempore; Majority Whip

• Speaker of the House; Majority Leader

• Vice President; President Pro Tempore

• Speaker of the House; Vice President

What is the first step of the lawmaking process in Congress?

• Debate a bill by the full house

• Sign a bill into law

• Introduce a bill in either house

• Send a bill to committee

How many TOTAL members are in the United States Congress?

• 100

• 250

• 435

• 535

Which of the following is NOT a power of Congress?

• To raise revenue through taxes

• To prepare the annual budget

• To declare war

• To approve presidential appointments

What is the main job of the executive branch?

• Interpret the law

• Execute the law

• Make the law

• Influence the law

Which group primarily advises the president in decision making?

• Cabinet

• Ambassadors

• Bureaucracy

• Supreme Court

Which of the following is NOT a presidential power?

• To create the federal budget

• To appoint federal officials

• To veto laws

• To impeach federal judges