Checks & Balances Quiz

What is the primary purpose of the Legislative Branch?

• to make laws for the country

• to debate whether laws are constitutional

• to determine who will be the candidate for president

• to bake cookies for the president

What is the primary purpose of the Executive Branch?

• to make laws

• to enforce laws

• to interpret laws

• to break the laws

What is the main purpose of the Judicial Branch?

• to make laws

• to interpret laws

• to enforce laws

• to break the laws

Checks and balances is a system that

• divides the powers of government into three separate branches.

• gives each branch of government complete power over its own affairs.

• enables each branch of the government to limit the power of the other two branches.

• makes sure each citizen's voice is heard in the government.

What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances?

• to list the responsibilities of elected officials

• to make it difficult to amend the Constitution

• to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

• to share power between state and national governments

How can the legislative branch limit the power of the executive branch?

• It can veto bills passed by the executive branch.

• It can override vetoes made by the executive branch.

• It can nominate Supreme Court justices.

• It can reject laws that are unconstitutional.

How can the executive branch limit the power of the judicial branch?

• It can nominate Supreme Court justices.

• It can veto bills.

• It can reject treaties that are unconstitutional.

• It can override vetoes.

How can the judicial branch limit the power of the legislative branch?

• It can nominate Supreme Court justices.

• It can veto bills.

• It can reject treaties that are unconstitutional.

• It can reject laws that are unconstitutional.

How does the president balance the power of Congress?

• The president can veto bills passed by Congress.

• The president appoints members of Congress.

• Congress has no power.

• The president makes all the decisions alone.

How does the Supreme Court prevent the president and Congress from abusing their power?

• The Supreme Court cannot prevent the president from abusing power.

• The Supreme Court can reject laws and treaties that are unconstitutional.

• The Supreme Court gets to vote also.

• The Supreme Court always asks Judge Judy.