The Structure of our National Gov't

The ____ describes how our gov't is set up and the powers of the national gov't.

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Powers held by the govt are split between the ____ in _____ and the gov'ts of the 50 ____.

• national govt; Richmond; states

• federal govt; Washington, D.C.; states

• local govt; Washington D.C.; states

• state govt; Richmond; counties

National power is divided into 3 branches. The legislative branch (Congress) is bicameral (split into 2 sections or houses). What are the houses of Congress called?

• wood; brick

• Congress; Senate

• Senate; House of Delegates

• Senate; House of Representatives

The Senate has ___ members while the House of Representatives has ___ members.

• 100; 522

• 100; 435

• 50; 175

• 75; 220

The Congress does all the following EXCEPT:

• preparing the annual gov't budget

• making the laws of the nation

• declaring war

• confirming presidential appointments

The 2nd branch, headed by the President and including his Cabinet, is known as the_______ Branch.

• Judicial

• Auxillary

• Tree

• Executive

The President can select cabinet officers, ambassadors and federal judges but only Congress can approve them. A synonym for select is__ and for approve is ____.

• choose; reject

• appoint; confirm

• choose; decide

• confirm; appoint

The 3rd branch, the judicial, involves the court system. The highest court in the land and whose decisions cannot be overturned is the ____ Court.

• Supreme

• Meat Lovers

• Veggie Lovers

• Friday's are awesome!!

A big power the Supreme Court has is the power of _______. This means they can examine a law and possibly strike it down by calling it unconstitutional.

• mandatory examination

• court assessment

• law assessment

• judicial review

The Constitution set things up so no one branch would overpower the other 2. This is known as:

• blocks and barriers

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• bait and tackle