Review - 3 Branches of Government

When a new bill comes before a president, what are his three choices?

• sign it, burn it, veto it
• sign it, veto it, do nothing
• send it to the Supreme Court, sign it, do nothing
• ask the Chief Justice to sign it, sign it himself, veto it

If a president vetos a bill, how many senators and congressmen have to approve the law to override the President's decision?

• 1/2
• 2/3
• 3/5
• 51%

How many days does the president to study a new law before he decides what to do with it?

• 3
• 5
• 7
• 10

Where do all finance bills begin?

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• Supreme Court
• President

What document describes the requirements and roles of each branch of the US Government?

• Declaration of Independence
• The Homestead Act
• The Constitution
• The Articles of Confederation

What is the U.S. Constitution?

• the lowest or least law of the United States
• the highest or supreme law of the United States
• the oldest or ancient law of the United States
• the shortest or briefest law of the United States

Power in the United States Government is divided into three main branches. These are

• Judicial, Presidential, Representative
• Executive, Judicial, and Senatorial
• Capitol, White House, and Supreme Court
• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

Which of the three branches of the US Goverment has more power than the other two?

• Legislative, because there are more of them
• Executive, because the President is like the King of the USA
• Judicial, because they make new laws.
• No one branch has more power than the others. Their powers are equal.

Which branch has two sections?

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
• National

When we say that the President is the Head of State of the US, this means that he is

• The Governor of the state of Washington, DC.
• Governor of the state of Virginia
• The official representative of the US to other countries.
• Older than all of the governors of all 50 states