3 Branches Quiz

Which branch holds the power of impeachment?

• Supreme Court
• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

This headline illustrates a power of which branch of government?

• Legislative
• Judicial
• President
• Supreme Court

What is the correct label for each column in the chart?

• Judicial, Legislative, Executive
• Executive, Legislative, Judicial
• Legislative, Executive, Judicial
• Judicial, Executive, Legislative

The President of the United States is the Chief Executive. Which answer best explains the President's role as Chief Executive?

• Responsible for seeing that laws are enforced or carried out
• Responsible for choosing members of the lawmaking branch
• Responsible for interpreting the nation's laws
• Responsible for making the nation's laws

What best completes the diagram above?

• Executive branch
• Congress
• General Assembly
• Constitutional republic

Which basic principle of the Constitution of the United States prevents any one branch from gaining too much power?

• Rule of law
• Representative government
• Checks and balances
• Popular sovereignty

According to the illustration, what is a power the Congress does NOT have over the President?

• Appoint judges
• Refuse treaties
• Refuse appointments
• Override vetoes

Which executive power is being demonstrated in this drawing?

• Power to influence and propose laws
• Ability to veto laws
• Power to approve cabinet members
• Ability to change judicial decisions

Which of the following completes the diagram?

• Judicial opinion
• Debate on the floor
• Referendum on the legislative process
• Veto the legislation

What is the first step of the lawmaking process?

• Bill is sent to committee
• Bill is signed or vetoes
• Bill is debated
• Bill is introduced in Congress