Checks and Balances Lesson

Why can one branch of government limit the power of the other branches?

• to help make better laws

• to keep one branch from becoming too powerful

• to give more power to each branch

• to carry out laws

What is the job of the judicial branch of government?

• to make laws

• to enforce laws

• to ask questions about laws

• to decide questions about laws

Which branch can veto a law passed by Congress

• Legislative

• Exectutive

• Judicial

Which branch can declare laws unconstitutional

• Legislative

• Exectutive

• Judicial

Which branch nominates judges to the Supreme Court

• Legislative

• Exectutive

• Judicial

Which branch can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 majority vote

• Legislative

• Exectutive

• Judicial

Which branch can reject presidential nominations to the Supreme Court

• Legislative

• Exectutive

• Judicial

Which branch may ask Congress to come together for a talk in certain situations

• Legislative

• Exectutive

• Judicial

Which branch may declare executive actions unconstitutional

• Legislative

• Exectutive

• Judicial

Which branch may propose constitutional amendments to overrule judicial decisions

• Legislative

• Exectutive

• Judicial