Chapter 3

What are the three branches of government mentioned in the text?

• Federal, State, Local

• Legislative, Executive, Judicial

• Congress, President, Courts

• Democratic, Republican, Independent

What is the main function of the legislative branch?

• To veto laws

• To interpret laws

• To make laws

• To enforce laws

What does the executive branch do?

• Overrides vetoes

• Interprets laws

• Enforces laws

• Makes laws

What is the role of the judicial branch?

• To interpret laws

• To enforce laws

• To pass bills

• To make laws

What is the term for the system that ensures no branch of government becomes too powerful?

• Supremacy Clause

• Checks and balances

• Federalism

• Bicameralism

What is the process called when Congress passes a bill and the President can veto it?

• Judicial review

• Checks and balances

• Legislative process

• Executive order

What is the term for the division of power between local, state, and federal governments?

• Federalism

• Bicameralism

• Separation of powers

• Judicial review

What is the Supremacy Clause?

• A rule that the President can override any law

• A rule that federal laws are above state laws

• A rule that state laws are above federal laws

• A rule that local laws are above state laws

What type of law involves person vs. person disputes?

• Criminal law

• Civil law

• State law

• Federal law

What type of law involves government vs. person cases?

• Civil law

• Criminal law

• Federal law

• State law