Do you know your Government?

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This person is the head of Who is the President? This person is the head of the executive branch. Row 1, Col 1

The legislative branch has the What is make laws? The legislative branch has the authority to make this. 1,2

This group is the head of the judicial branch. Who is the Supreme Court? This group is the head of the judicial branch. 1,3

branches of government. What is checks and balances? In order to prevent a dictatorship this was created within our branches of government. 1,4

The President approves and carries out laws passed Who would be the legislative branch? The President approves and carries out laws passed by this branch. 2,1

What is bicameral? This means it is made of two chambers. 2,2

This is the job of the Justices. What is to interpret the laws passed by Congress? This is the job of the Justices. 2,3

This branch can override a What is legislative? This branch can override a Presidential veto. 2,4

This group gives advise to the President about important Who would be the cabinet? This group gives advise to the President about important matters. 3,1

You become a member of Congress by this. What is being elected? You become a member of Congress by this. 3,2

This is the name of the people that serve on the Supreme Court. What is Justice? This is the name of the people that serve on the Supreme Court. 3,3

This group elects the President. Who is the electoral college? This group elects the President. 3,4

When the President doesn’t What is veto? When the President doesn’t like a bill he does this. 4,1

The House of Representatives and the Senate make this up. What is Congress? The House of Representatives and the Senate make this up. 4,2

The President appoints the Justices, but this group Who is the Senate? The President appoints the Justices, but this group has to approve the nominations. 4,3

This branch can declare acts What is judicial? This branch can declare acts unconstitutional. 4,4

meet these requirements to run What is be at least 35, natural-born U.S. citizen, and lived in the U.S. for the last 14 years? A person must meet these requirements to run for President. 5,1

Only this group can approve presidential nominations for Who is the Senate? Only this group can approve or reject treaties and presidential nominations for government offices. 5,2

This is the number of years a Supreme Court Justice serves. What is life? This is the number of years a Supreme Court Justice serves. 5,3

In the United States this is the What is the United States Constitution? In the United States this is the Supreme Law of the Land. 5,4