Executive Branch
This person is the head of the Executive Branch.
👉 Who is the President?
This branch is responsible for making laws.
👉 What is the Legislative Branch?
This branch interprets laws.
👉 What is the Judicial Branch?
This system ensures no branch becomes too powerful.
👉 What are checks and balances?
This system divides power between national and state governments.
👉 What is federalism?
This is the main job of the Executive Branch.
👉 What is to enforce laws?
This is the name for the two houses of Congress together.
👉 What is Congress?
This is the highest court in the United States.
👉 What is the Supreme Court?
The President checks Congress by doing this to a bill.
👉 What is vetoing it?
This type of power is shared by both state and federal governments.
👉 What are concurrent powers?
This group advises the President and leads executive departments.
👉 What is the Cabinet?
This house of Congress has representation based on population.
👉 What is the House of Representatives?
This power allows courts to declare laws unconstitutional.
👉 What is judicial review?
Congress checks the President by overriding a veto with this vote.
👉 What is a two-thirds majority?
This level of government is responsible for printing money.
👉 What is the federal (national) government?
If Congress passes a law, this is one action the President can take to stop it.
👉 What is a veto?
This house of Congress has two members from each state.
👉 What is the Senate?
If a law violates the Constitution, the Court can do this to the law.
👉 What is declare it unconstitutional (strike it down)?
The Senate checks the President by approving these.
👉 What are appointments (like judges) or treaties?
This level of government is responsible for education policies.
👉 What is the state government?
The President issues this type of order to direct how laws are carried out.
👉 What is an executive order?
This is the process Congress uses to remove a president from office.
👉 What is impeachment?
This famous case established judicial review.
👉 What is Marbury v. Madison?
The Judicial Branch checks both other branches by doing this.
👉 What is declaring laws or actions unconstitutional?
If a state law conflicts with a federal law, this principle says which one wins.
👉 What is the Supremacy Clause (federal law prevails)?