Spring Break Review 2025

Which branch makes the laws for the U.S. government?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Tree

Which branch interprets the Constitution and determines if laws are constitutional?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• All of the above

Who is the leader of the Executive Branch of Government?

• Secretary of State

• Vice President

• President

• Your teacher

How can the executive branch check the power of the legislative branch?

• The president can fire a member of Congress

• The president can refuse to pay Congress

• The president can force Congress to pass laws

• The president can Veto a law

What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress creates lower federal courts?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• none

What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress refuses to approve presidential appointments?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• none

What branch is having its power checked when...
the Supreme Court declares an presidential act unconstitutional?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• none

Which of these could result if a state’s population declined over time?

• greater number of electors to the Electoral College

• reduced representation in the United States Senate

• increased funding from Congress for social programs

• reduced representation in the House of Representatives

Which of these excerpts from the United States Constitution best reflects the principle of checks and balances?

• “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States . . . shall be the supreme Law of the Land. . . .”

• “The [listing] in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be [interpreted] to deny . . . others retained by the people.”

• “All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

• “Every Bill which shall have passed [Congress] shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.”

Which of the following is a unique power of the Senate?

• Confirm ALL Presidential nominations

• Negotiate Treaties

• Sole Power of Impeachment

• Ratify Treaties