Understanding the US Government Branches

Which branch of the US government is headed by the Supreme Court?

• State Government

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

What can the president do to stop bills from becoming laws?

• Pass them to the Supreme Court

• Declare them unconstitutional

• Veto them

• Sign them into law

Which branch of the US government is responsible for making laws?

• Legislative Branch

• Federal Courts

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

What can the Supreme Court decide about a law made by Congress?

• It can propose amendments

• It can veto the law

• It can sign it into law

• It can decide it's unconstitutional

What are the two parts of Congress?

• The Supreme Court and the House of Representatives

• The Senate and the Executive Branch

• The Judicial Branch and the Legislative Branch

• The House of Representatives and the Senate

What is the author’s purpose for writing this excerpt?

• to explain how three branches of government work together to shape our

  country

• to describe how the Supreme Court is the most powerful branch of

  government

• to explain that veto power is a tool of the president

• to explain that the Senate is the only branch of Congress that makes laws

How does the author develop the purpose ?

• by persuading readers that the president is the most powerful branch

• by providing entertaining stories about the Supreme Court

• by giving facts about the three branches of government

• by giving facts about veto power and making laws

Which sentence should be included in a summary

• He or she signs the bills into law

• The court can also stop an order by the president

• This means he or she can stop bills from becoming a law

• The three branches of government work together to shape our country.

What is the author's claim

• Each branch plays an important role in shaping our country.

• The president has veto power.

• Members of congress can vote on making bills inot law

• The judicial branch is the most important branch.

What are the three branches of government. select all

• Judicial

• Constitution

• Executive

• legislative