Crash Course: Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances (Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances: Crash Course G

How many branches of Government are there?

• 5

• 1

• 3

• 2

What is the main job of Congress?

• enforce laws

• review laws

• Make laws

What is the job of the Judicial Branch?

• Make new laws

• Determine if laws are Constitutional

• Hear cases related to foreign affairs

Who has the power to create all courts underneath the Supreme Court?

• The Justices of the Supreme Court

• The President

• Congress

Which branch did the framers of the Constitution think was the most important so they wrote about it first and wrote the most about it in the Constitution?

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive

How does the Congress check on the President?

• override the President's veto

• rule laws unconstitutional

• choose a new President

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways the Legislative Branch can check the Judicial Branch?

• They can create or abolish federal courts below the Supreme Court

• They can eliminate the Supreme Court's ability to check the President

• They can impeach Supreme Court Justices

• They approve the Judges before they are confirmed to the Supreme Court

• They can amend the Constitution

What are the checks that the President has on the other two branches? (select all that apply)

• President nominates the Supreme Court Justices

• President can veto laws created by the Legislative Branch

• President can pardon those convicted of breaking the law by the Judicial Branch

How does the Supreme Court check on Congress?

• can rule laws unconstitutional

• overrides the veto

• nominates judges

What was the number one fear the Founding Fathers had when planning our new government?

• a tyrannical central government that would destroy people's rights

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• a government that couldn't get anything done due to all the checks and balances