👉 US Gov Branch Review

BOX 1

100

This branch makes laws.

Answer: What is the Legislative Branch?

200

The two parts of Congress are these.

👉 Answer: What are the Senate and House of Representatives?

300

This is how many senators each state has.

👉 Answer: What is 2?

400

This is how Congress can override a presidential veto.

 👉 Answer: What is a 2/3 vote?

500

The President signs an executive order that many people believe is unconstitutional.

👉 Question:
Which branch can stop this, and how?

✅ Answer: Judicial Branch — can declare it unconstitutional

BOX 2

100

This group is part of the legislative branch and votes on laws.

 Answer: What is Congress?

200

This is the minimum age to be a member of the House.

 👉 Answer: What is 25?

300

This chamber has 435 members.

 👉 Answer: What is the House of Representatives?

400

This is the main job of the legislative branch besides making laws.

👉 Answer: What is approving budgets / declaring war / oversight?

500

Police search a home without a warrant. Evidence is used in court.

👉 Question:
Which amendment is involved, and what should the Court most likely do?

✅ Answer:

• 4th Amendment
• Evidence likely thrown out (unconstitutional search)

BOX 3

100

This person is the head of the executive branch.

 👉 Answer: Who is the President?

200

This group advises the President.

 👉 Answer: What is the Cabinet?

300

This happens when the President signs a bill.

 👉 Answer: What is it becomes a law?

400

This is the Vice President’s main role in Congress.

👉 Answer: What is breaking tie votes in the Senate?

500

The Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional, but the President disagrees.

👉 Question:
Can the President ignore the Court’s decision? Why or why not?

✅ Answer: No — the Court’s ruling is final (rule of law)

BOX 4

100

This is the highest court in the U.S.

👉 Answer: What is the Supreme Court?

200

This is how many Supreme Court justices there are.

👉 Answer: What is 9?

300

This is the power to declare laws unconstitutional.

 👉 Answer: What is judicial review?

400

This is one way the judicial branch checks the executive branch.

 👉 Answer: What is declaring actions unconstitutional?

500

Congress passes a law, the President vetoes it, and then Congress overrides the veto.

👉 Question:
How does this show checks and balances? Name TWO checks happening.

✅ Answer:

• President checks Congress (veto)
• Congress checks President (override)

BOX 5

100

This system prevents one branch from having too much power.

 👉 Answer: What are checks and balances?

200

This branch can override a veto.

👉 Answer: What is the Legislative Branch?

300

This happens when courts review laws to check if they follow the Constitution.

 👉 Answer: What is judicial review?

400

This is why checks and balances are important.

👉 Answer: What is to prevent abuse of power?

500

If the President vetoes a bill, this can still make it law.

 👉 Answer: What is Congress overriding the veto?