Executive Branch
This is the main job of the executive branch.
What is to enforce/carry out the laws?
This is the main job of the legislative branch.
What is make laws?
This is the main job of the Judicial Branch.
What is to judge/interpret the laws?
This is what a proposed law is called before it is passed.
What is a bill?
This system keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
This presidential power allows the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.
What is a veto?
Congress is divided into these two houses.
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This is the first step, when a bill is officially brought before Congress.
What is introducing the bill?
If the President vetoes a bill passed by Congress, this is an example of checks and balances between these two branches.
What are the executive and legislative branches?
This is an official order issued by the President that has the force of law.
What is an executive order?
In this house, larger states have more representatives because representation is based on population. This house of Congress has 435 members.
What is the House of Representatives?
These people decide the facts of a case in some trials.
Who are the jury?
After both houses of Congress pass the same bill, it goes to this person, who can sign it into law or reject it.
Who is the President?
If the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional, this is an example of the judicial branch checking this branch.
What is the legislative branch?
This presidential power allows the President to forgive a person for a federal crime or reduce their punishment.
What is a pardon?
In this house, every state gets equal representation no matter its population. This house of Congress has 100 members, with 2 from each state.
What is the Senate?
This power of the judicial branch allows courts to decide whether a law or government action goes against the Constitution.
What is judicial review?
After being introduced, a bill is usually sent to this smaller group to be studied and discussed.
What is a committee?
This branch can approve or reject many of the President’s appointments.
What is the legislative branch?
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What is the Senate?
This part of the Executive Branch helps the President carry out and enforce the laws passed by Congress.
What are federal agencies and departments?
This house of Congress has the power to confirm many of the President’s appointments, such as judges and cabinet members.
What is the Senate?
This court process happens when a higher court reviews the decision of a lower court.
What is an appeal?
This fraction of both houses of Congress is needed to override a presidential veto.
What is two-thirds?
This branch can impeach and remove a President from office.
What is the legislative branch?