3 Branches and Bill to Law Review

Match the article to is branch title

Article 1 ​ (a)   ​

Article 2​ (b)   ​

Article 3 ​ (c)  

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Supreme Court
• White House

Match the following

• Writes or Makes Laws

• Legislative Branch

• Enforces Laws

• Popular Sovereignty

• People have the power

• Judicial Branch

• Is it constitutional?

• Executive Branch

• Interprets Laws

• Judicial Review

Places these events in the order it takes a bill to become law:

• Repeat steps in other house

• Goes to committee for debate

• Bill is introduced

• Floor vote

• Goes to President for signature

Match the power to the branch that controls it:

Groups:

(a) Legislative branch

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(b) Executive Branch

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(c) Judicial Branch

• Issue pardons

• Commander-in-chief of the military

• Impeach

• Sign executive orders

• Interpret laws

• Appoint federal judges

• Review lower court decisions

• Override veto

• Enforce laws

• Declare War

• Declare laws unconstitutional

• Approve Presidential Appointments

How does Congress stretch its powers to do "all means which are proper that are not prohibited"?"

• foreign policy
• veto or sign laws
• the elastic clause
• executive orders

What does the Constitution allow Congress to do in terms of the military?

• Quarter soldiers
• Declare War and support the military
• Act as Commander in Chief
• Sign treaties

Match the following:

Groups:

(a) Judicial Branch

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(b) House of Representatives

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(c) Executive Branch

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(d) Senate

• Approve Appointments

• Negotiates Treaties

• 435 members

• 4 Year term

• US Citizen

• Appointed by President

• Serve for life

• Live in State

• 6 year terms

• Presides over impeachment trial

• 35 years old

• 25 years old

• Live in US for 14 years

• Approved by Senate

• Born in USA

• Vote to impeach president or justice

• $$ bills must start here

• 2 year terms

• Holds impeachment trial

• 100 memebers