Executive Branch
What is the Executive branch?
This branch includes the President and is in charge of enforcing laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This branch makes the laws for the country.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This branch decides if laws follow the Constitution.
What is a veto?
The President can say “no” to a law passed by Congress using this power.
What two things is the Legislative Branch separated by?
What is the last step of how members of the Legislative Branch (the supreme court) are selected?
After a vote is held, we know whether the person is accepted or denied the position. The President then signs them into their lifetime position.
Can the Executive Branch (the president) declare war?
No; only the Legislative Branch can.
Can the legislative branch impeach the president?
Yes; but only the House.
In the Brown v. Board of Education case, how did the Supreme Court check government power?
The Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional because separate schools are not equal.