Checks and Balances in Government

The American Revolution ended with the Battle of ________?

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

• Trenton

• Midway

Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws?

• Legislative branch

• Military branch

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

What is the definition of a precedent?

• Something that happens earlier that provides some example or rule to guide them

• The head of the executive branch

• A judge on the Supreme Court

Which branch of the government is responsible for making laws?

• Judicial branch

• Executive branch

• Military branch

• Legislative branch

The system of ________ keeps each branch from overpowering the other branches.

• Checks and Balances

• Elections

• Legislative Process

Which area is NOT part of the 13 Colonies?

• New England

• Midwest

• Middle

• Southern

Where was the Constitution written?

• 
  Philadelphia

• Boston

• Washington D.C.

• 
  Trenton

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• Madison

• Washington

• Franklin

• Jefferson

Congress is considered _________, meaning it has two houses or parts.

• bicameral

• partisan

• impeachment

Provide an example of how the legislative branch can check the power of the judicial branch.

• Passing laws that limit the jurisdiction of the courts

• Refusing to confirm judicial appointments

• Ignoring court rulings

• Impeaching judges