Principles of the US Constitution Part 2

What is the main responsibility of the Legislative Branch?

• Write Laws

• Enforce Laws

• Interpret Laws

• Discover Laws

What is the main responsibility of the Executive Branch?

• Write Laws

• Enforces Laws

• Interpret Laws

• Discover Laws

What is the main responsibility of the Judicial Branch?

• Write Laws

• Enforce Laws

• Interpret Laws

• Discover Laws

Who are the members of the Legislative Branch?

• The Senate & The House of Representatives

• President, Vice President, & Cabbinet

• The Supreme Court

• The President & The Senate

Who are the members of the Executive Branch?

• Congress

• The Supreme Court

• President, Vice President, & Cabinet

• The House of Representatives & The Speaker of the House

Who are the members of the Judicial Branch?

• The Chief Justice

• President, Speaker of the House, & Cabinet

• The Senate & The House of Represenatives

• The Supreme Court

What are Checks & Balances?

• Each branch is given power to check on the other two branches.

• All branches have different powers and cannot impact the other branches.

• The most powerful branch has power over the weaker two.

• The weakest branch is given power to check on the other two branches.

If the President enters into a new treaty with another country, which part of the government must approve the treaty?

• Supreme Court

• Vice President

• Senate

• House of Representatives

What power does the President have over the Supreme Court?

• The President can veto Supreme Court cases.

• The President can appoint new justices.

• The President has no power over the Supreme Court.

• The President can remove a justice from the Supreme Court.

What power does the President have over Congress?

• The President can veto bills.

• The President can tax them more than other citizens.

• The President can appoint people to Congress.

• The President can remove people from Congress.