Separations Of Power
Why did the Founding Fathers separate government this way?
What is for all branches of government to be equally powerful?
What was the purpose of checks and balances?
What is to make sure no branch was more powerful than another.
When the founding father wrote and ratified the Constitution, they made sure that what?
What is the government did not abuse its power?
The Founders created a system of checks and balances that was created to limit what?
What is to limit the powers of the other branches.
Who is the head of the executive branch?
What is the President?
The Farmers or the U.S Constitution built a system that divides power between which three branches?
What is between the three branches of the U.S government (legislative, executive, and judicial)?
What does the head of the executive branch have the power to do?
What is make treaties, propose and veto legislation, nominate ambassadors and justices of the supreme court?
How can the Legislative Branch check the Judicial Branch?
What is the Legislative Branch can confirm or reject the President’s judicial appointments and can purposely amendments to the Constitution to overturn court decisions.
The legislative branch has the power to what?
What is the power to introduce bills (laws), collect taxes, regulate commerce (trading) with foreign countries, coin money, and declare war?
How does the Judicial Branch check the Executive Branch?
What is the Judicial can rule that actions taken by the president or executive agencies are unconstitutional, limiting their power.