U.S. Government Structure and Powers

What are the three main branches of the United States government?

• President, Senate, House

• President, Congress, Supreme Court

• Executive, Legislative, Judicial

• White House, Capitol Hill, Supreme Court

What is the job of the president?

• Carry out the laws

• Make the laws

• Collect taxes

• Enforce the laws

What is the primary role of Congress?

• Interpret laws

• Enforce laws

• Make laws

• Appoint cabinet members

What power does the Supreme Court have regarding laws?

• Veto bills

• Declare laws unconstitutional

• Appoint cabinet members

• Negotiate treaties

Who leads the Executive Branch and what is one of their key powers regarding legislation?

• President, veto bills

• Congress, make laws

• Supreme Court, interpret laws

• President, appoint judges

What happens if the President vetoes a bill passed by Congress?

• The bill is permanently dead

• Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds vote in both houses

• The Supreme Court automatically reviews the bill

• The President must sign the bill after a waiting period

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