Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are the two houses of the Legislative Branch?

House of Representatives and the General Assembly

Senate and House of Delegates

Senate and the Supreme Court

House of Representatives and Senate

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who declares war?

President

Supreme Court

Congress

Public Opinion

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which is NOT a part of of the Executive Branch

Senators

Cabinet

Vice President

President

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How many justices are in the Supreme Court?

11

7

9

12

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the main function of the Judicial Branch?

Interpret laws

Write laws

Enforce laws

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How do federal judges get their jobs?

House and Senate decide

Popular Vote

President chooses

President appoints with Senate approval

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the cabinet?

The Secret Service

Group of policy advisers to the President

Official representatives to foreign governments

Political Party Leaders

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How many members are in Congress?

Senate-435 House-100

House- 435 Senate- 100

House- 435 Senate- 40

Senate- 40 House -100

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who has the power to review laws and treaties to ensure they do not violate the Constitution?

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the main function of the Legislative Branch

Write laws

Enforce Laws

Interpret Laws

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the main function of the Executive Branch?

Write laws

Execute laws

Interpret laws

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the length of a term for a member of the US Senate?

2 years

4 years

8 years

6 years

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who must approve presidential appointments for positions like federal judges and cabinet secretaries?

Senate

House of Representatives

Vice President

Supreme Court

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the US military?

Speaker of the House

President

Chief Justice

Senate Majority Leader

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How long can a Supreme Court justice hold that position?

4 years

8 years

12 years

Life

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What branch can appoint a justice to the Supreme Court?

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How can the judicial branch check the legislative branch?

Approve presidential appointments

Declare laws passed by Congress to be unconstitutional

Call a special session of Congress

Declare presidential acts unconstitutional

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

This branch checks the legislative branch by saying that a law is unconstitutional.

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

19.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What branch is having its power checked when Congress impeaches a president?

Legislative Branch

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

none

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who has the power to review laws and treaties to ensure they do not violate the Constitution?

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Separation of Powers means?

The division of the country's powers into 3 branches so no one branch has more than the other.

The sharing of powers between the national and state governments.

The sharing of powers betwen the state and local governemnt

2 of the 3 branches have less power than the 3rd.

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which Article defines the duties and powers of the legislative branch?

I

II

III

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the length of term for the House of Representatives?

2 years

4 years

6 years

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How many executive depts. are in the President's cabinet

5

10

15

20

25.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How old must a person be to run for the Senate?

25

30

35

26.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

If the President vetos a bill, how can Congress override the veto

2/3 vote in both houses

2/3 vote in the Senate

2/3 vote in the House of Representatives

27.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the term used for making sure one branch does not have any more power than the other 2?

Laws

Checks and Balances

Separation of Powers

28.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the term used for making sure one branch does not have any more power than the other 2?

Laws

Checks and Balances

Separation of Powers

29.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The power to declare an action unconstitutional

Judicial review

Executive order

Treaty

Appoint

30.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which branch of govt. has the power to declare war?

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

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