[ENGLISH] Unit 1.2: Principles of Government

This branch makes the laws.

• Executive Branch (President)

• Legislative Branch (Congress)

• Judicial Branch (Courts)

This branch enforces and carries out the laws.

• Executive Branch (President)

• Legislative Branch (Congress)

• Judicial Branch (Courts)

This branch interprets the laws.

• Executive Branch (President)

• Legislative Branch (Congress)

• Judicial Branch (Courts)

Who is in the Executive Branch?

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Who is in the Legislative Branch?

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Who is in the Judicial Branch?

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Which of these statements is true of a representative democracy?

• Citizens have unlimited individual rights.

• Citizens vote directly on all laws and government actions.

• Government leaders rule by force.

• The people elect government leaders.

Which principle (idea) does the cartoonist imply (suggest) the President is destroying?

• federalism

• individual rights

• checks and balances

• consent of the governed

Which of these principles (ideas) of government is used by the U.S. Supreme Court when it rules that a law is unconstitutional?

• federalism

• individual rights

• judicial review

• representative democracy

Which of these is an example of separation of powers?

• Representatives rewrite a law in committee meetings.

• Representatives hold hearings to hear public opinion.

• The President enforces a law passed by Congress.

• The President fires a cabinet member (adviser) who is performing poorly.