Understanding the Government

What does it mean to impeach a government official?

• The branch that makes laws

• To accuse or charge a government official with a crime or misconduct

• A group of advisors to the president

• The system under which each branch of government has some measure of influence over the other branches

What is the Cabinet in the context of the executive branch?

• The branch that interprets laws and settles disputes about them

• A document that describes how a government will function

• The branch that carries out or executes laws

• A group of advisors to the president including heads of important departments of the executive branch

Match the government term to it's purpose or definitions

• the Cabinet

• To accuse or charge a government official with a crime or misconduct

• checks and balances

• A group of advisors to the president including heads of important departments of the executive branch

• veto

• A document that describes how a government will work.

• impeach

• The system under which each branch of government has some measure of influence over the other branches

• the Constitution

• To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law

Match the government term to its' purpose or definitions

• Preamble

• the branch of government that the President is in charge of

• Legislative

• an introduction to the constitution

• Executive

• These are the people who are chosen to speak or act for a larger group or state.

• representatives

• The branch that makes laws

• Judicial

• The branch that interprets laws and settles disagreements about them.

How many branches does the Constitution of the United States divide the government into?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

What was the main reason the new Americans wanted to divide the government into different branches?

• To create more jobs

• To follow the king's orders

• To ensure no single branch was too strong

• To make the laws more complicated

Which building is associated with the legislative branch of the United States government?

Which branch of the United States government is the Supreme Court part of?

What building does the executive branch of the United States government reside in

• the Green Lawn

• the White House

• The Supreme Court

• The Capitol

What is the primary function of the legislative branch?

• To enforce the laws

• To interpret the laws

• To make the country's laws

• To nominate Supreme Court justices