Levels of Government Review

Which of these is a limit Congress can exercise against the other two branches of government?

• Confirm appointments

• Veto

• Declare laws unconstitutional

• Appoint judges

The Supreme Law of the United States is called:

• the U.S. Constitution

• the Articles of Confederation

• Congressional bills

• the Bill of Rights

Congress is made up of two houses. Which house has 435 members based on the population of each state?

• Senate
• House of Delegates

• Parliamentary Assembly
• House of Representatives

Powers directly given to the federal government in Article I of the Constitution.

• Proper

• Implied

• Expressed

• Reserved

What is the highest court in all the land?

• District Court

• U.S. Supreme Court

• Court of Appeals

• Federal Commission

What is the system that prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful through limits on each other?

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Rule of Law

Who is the chief executive of the United States, in charge of the entire executive branch (cabinet, departments, agencies)?

• the King

• the Speaker of the House

• the Supreme Leader

• the President

Both the President and Governor each have a group of officials to help them make decisions, called a what?

• Committee

• Cabinet

• Council

• Congress

The president can influence policy-making by proposing legislation in an annual speech to the legislature. This speech made by the president is called

• the Big Speech

• Presidential briefing
• State of the Union address

• Legislative proposal

If the President or Governor wants to reject a bill passed by the legislature, they can use their power to:

• approve
• amend
• ignore
• veto