Three Branches of Government

The ___________ branch makes laws.

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive

The __________ branch carries out laws.

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive

The __________ branch interprets laws.

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive

The United States government was designed to prevent any single person or group from becoming too __________.

• comfortable

• weak

• lazy

• powerful

"Checks and balances" means

• each branch can limit the others

• each branch can destroy another one

• two of the branches are less important than the third

• one of the branches is more important than the other two

The number of senators from each state

• is based on population size

• is determined by the president

• is one

• is two

The number of representatives in the House

• is based on population size

• is determined by the president

• is one

• is two

How many members does the Senate have?

• 9

• 50

• 100

• 435

The Cabinet members, such as the Secretary of State, belong to which branch?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

Which of these powers does the president have?

• the power to create the laws of the land

• the power to rule over the other branches

• the power to decide if a law is constitutional

• the power to command the armed forces