Checks and Balances Lesson

Multiple Choice

What are the two types of powers mentioned by Montesquieu in the quote?

• Judicial and legislative

• Legislative and executive

• Executive and judicia

• Executive and financial

Multiple Choice

What is the main purpose of the system of Checks and Balances?

• To allow one branch to have all the power

• To eliminate the need for government branches

• To ensure each branch can prevent any one branch from exerting too much power

• To give the President more authority

Multiple Choice

Who is part of the Executive Branch?

• Congress

• President

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

Multiple Choice

Which branch has the power to declare laws unconstitutional?

• Legislative

• Federal

• Executive

• Judicial

Open Ended

The president can appoint Supreme Court __________________

Drag and Drop

Which branch can override presidential vetoes?​ (a)  ​ ​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Legislative

executive

judicial

federal

Multiple Choice

Which branch approves the president's appointments?

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive

• Federal

Match

Match the power with the branch.

• executive

• legislative

• legislative

• executive

• legislative

Pardon

declare war

make laws

suggest amendments

impeach

• Pardon

• declare war

• make laws

• suggest amendments

• 
  impeach