Structure of U.S. Government

Match each item to the branch of government it goes with.

Groups:

(a) Legislative Branch

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(b) Executive Branch

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(c) Judicial Branch

• Makes laws

• Vice President

• Article II

• Congress

• Interprets Laws

• Article III

• Enforces laws

• President

• US Supreme Court

• US Senate

• Article I

• House of Representatives

What is the main purpose of the Separation of Powers in the United States government?

• To limit the power of government by dividing it into three branches

• To create a single powerful branch of government

• To allow the president to have more control over the government

• To ensure that the judicial branch has the most power

Which branch of the United States government is responsible for making federal laws?

• The legislative branch

• The executive branch

• The judicial branch

• The president's cabinet

What does it mean when it is said that Congress is bicameral?

• It has two houses

• It is led by the president

• It includes the Supreme Court

• It has three branches

Who leads the executive branch of the United States government?

• The president

• The Supreme Court

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

What is the primary role of the judicial branch in the United States government?

• To interpret the laws

• To make federal laws

• To lead the executive branch

• To advise the president

Match each description to the correct branch.

• U.S. Supreme Court

• The Constitution

• Congress - The House and Senate

• Bicameral

• The Supreme Law of the Land

• Executive Branch

• The President, VP and Cabinet

• Legislative Branch

• A two-house legislature

• Judicial Branch

Federalism:

• is the sharing of power between the states and federal government

• is the creation of three branches of government

• limits the power of the federal government

Which branch of government has the power to veto laws?

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive

What is the main purpose of checks and balances?

• To allow one branch to control the others

• To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

• To eliminate the need for a constitution