Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Checks and Balance System
Final Jeopardy
100

What article established the legislative branch?

What is Article 1?

100

What article established the judicial branch?

What is Article 3?

100

What article established the executive branch?

What is Article 2?

100

What is the reason for the checks and balance system?

What is it ensure that no one branch of government would become too powerful?

100

From whom did the framers get the checks and balance system idea from?

  • Polybius

  • Montesquieu

  • William Blackstone

  • John Locke

  • Other philosophers and political scientists

200

What is the main role of the legislative branch?

What is law making?

200

What is the main role of the judicial branch?

What is interpret laws?

200

What is the main role of the executive branch?

What is enforce laws?

200

What are two examples of the checks and balance system in our government?

What is presidential veto and executive orders?

300

What are the two groups of the legislative branch?

What is Congress and the House of Representatives?

300

Who runs the Judicial branch?

What is the Supreme Court?

300

Who runs the Executive branch?

What is the president?

300

What is the presidential veto?

What is the executive branch can veto laws that the legislative branch create?

400

Which group of the legislative branch is determined based on population?

What is House of Representatives?

400

What are the two steps for members of the Judicial branch to be appointed?

What is the president appoints them and then the senate confirms them?

400

What else can the Executive branch employ?

What is armed forces?

400

What are executive orders?

What is the executive branch make proclamations that carry the force of the law; judicial branch can declare it unconstitutional?

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