Checks and Balances 6a & b

Checks and Balances 6a & b

What is it?

An elementary school class goes on a field trip to the police station. The Officer points to the 10 MOST WANTED list and tells them that these are the most wanted fugitives in the USA. Little Boy says, "He is the MOST WANTED in the USA?!” Officer says, “Yes.”

Little Boy asks, “Why didn’t you keep him when you took his picture?"

On the first day of school, the teacher asked a student, “What are your parents’ names?” The student replied, “My father’s name is Laughing and my mother’s name is Smiling.” The teacher said, “Are you kidding?”

The student said, “No, Kidding is my brother. I am Joking.”

Multiple Choice

A Vietnamese delivery man is being called a hero because he--

• caught a toddler who had fallen 12 stories.

• delivered COVID vaccine during a hurricane.

• hand-delivered delayed mail to quarantined COVID patients.

• created a free retirement home for delivery men.

Multiple Choice

1. Making laws is the function of the - branch.

• legislative

• executive

• treasury branch

• judicial

Congress is the legislative branch. They make the laws.

Fill in the Blank

What are the two branches of Congress?

Multiple Choice

The judicial branch functions to -

• veto the laws

• enforce the laws

• interpret the laws

• make the laws

Laws are based on the Constitution. The Supreme Court interprets the laws because they decide if the law agrees with the Constitution.

Multiple Select

Who is not a Supreme Court justice?

• Amy Coney Barrett

• Rudy Giuliani

• Antonin Scalia

• Sonia Sotomayer

• Kamala Harris

Sorry, Rudy and Kamala!

Fill in the Blank

The only one who can appoint Supreme Court justices:

Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latinx justice

The next slide is a poll question. It is your opinion.

Poll

When choosing a justice, which quality will help them the most in interpreting the Constitution?

• political party

• age and gender

• education

• race

Multiple Choice

What is the responsibility of the branch of government that includes the President?

• makes the laws

• enforces the laws

• interprets the laws

• overturns the law

It does this through its various executive agencies and department heads, as well as the government’s attorney general and the federal Justice Department.

Multiple Choice

All of these political officials represent the national government except -

• Senator

• Congressman

• President

• Mayor

Your mayor is local.

Multiple Choice

The current mayor of Woodstock is-

• Dan Harshman

• Jeremy McCleary

• Lisa Currie

• Dewey Jordan

Meet Mayor McCleary

Multiple Choice

Which is not an executive power?

• Prepares the annual budget

• Appoints the cabinet

• Administers the federal bureaucracy

• Interprets the Constitution of the United States

The executive branch prepares the budget.

Multiple Choice

The House of Representatives

• is appointed by the president

• has two per state

• is based on the state population

• includes state delegates

State population, but capped at 435

Multiple Choice

The Chief Executive Officer of the nation is the –

• President

• Speaker of the House

• Governor

• Senate Majority Leader

Meet the Chief Executive Officers of the nation!

The next slide is a poll. It is your opinion.

Poll

If the president's motorcade came to Woodstock and asked you for lunch suggestions, which would you recommend?

• Keep driving.

• Taco Bell

• McDonald's

• Pizza Bella

• Sheetz

Multiple Choice

Judicial review is--

• declaring a law unconstitutional.

• appointing a Supreme Court justice.

• passing judgment on a law case.

• studying laws to become a judge.

That law is unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

All are checks the legislative branch has except -

• impeachment

• approve treaties

• veto

• confirm appointments

Belongs to the president

Multiple Choice

18. What prevents the branches of government from abusing their power?

• distributing power among the three branches

• giving the three branches different names

• reserving powers for the state government

• having two senators from each state

Checks and balances

The last slide is your opinion.

Poll

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• Loved it!

• Meh.

• Didn't like it.

• Internet issues made it difficult.