Branches of the Government

What are the three branches of government?

• Supreme Court, Congress, President

• Judicial, Legislative, Executive

• Senate, Congress, Executive

• Judicial, Congress, Executive

The legislative branch is the

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• President

The executive branch is the

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• President

The judicial branch is the

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• President

Which branch decides the meanings of laws and whether laws are being obeyed?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Which branch makes the laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Which branch enforces, or carries out, the laws made by Congress?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

The Constitution created a government with three branches of government to make sure that

• the government never held too much power

• the government never held too little power

• the government had just enough power to make and enforce laws

Power is __________ among the three branches.

• shared

• divided

• equal

___________ prevent each branch from becoming stronger than another.

• amendments

• the president

• checks and balances