Government Powers and Branches Quiz

What is the job of the Legislative Branch?

• Enforces laws

• Makes laws

• Interprets laws

• Votes for President

Who is part of the Executive Branch?

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• President and Cabinet

• Governors

What does the Judicial Branch do?

• Makes laws

• Declares war

• Interprets laws

• Collects taxes

What is something only the House of Representatives can do?

• Approve judges

• Declare war

• Start money bills

• Choose the Vice President

What is one thing the Senate can do?

• Begin impeachment

• Approve presidential appointments

• Start tax bills

• Sign treaties

What power does Congress NOT have?

• Make laws

• Punish without a trial

• Override veto

• Control money

What is a power only the federal government has?

• Make marriage laws

• Create schools

• Print money

• Issue driver’s licenses

What is a power only states have?

• Declare war

• Coin money

• Set up schools

• Run the military

What is a concurrent power (shared by state and federal)?

• Building roads

• Creating money

• Making treaties

• Declaring war

What does the Supremacy Clause mean?

• States can ignore federal laws

• Treaties are not laws

• Federal laws are the highest laws

• Local laws are more important