Answers for Civics Essential Quiz: government checks and balances

  1. Which branch of the federal government has the most control over raising and spending tax money?
    1. __X___ Legislative
    2. ______ Executive
    3. ______ Judicial
  1. Which branch of the federal government primarily administers and enforces the law?
    1. __X__ Executive
    2. _____ Legislative
    3. _____ Judicial
  1. Which branch of the federal government has the authority for interpreting the nation’s laws and their impact?
    1. ___X___ Judicial
    2. ______ Executive
    3. ______ Legislative
  1. Match the federal government branch with its members:
    1. Executive __ ____ a. The President and federal agencies
    2. Legislative __ ____ b. Congress, which includes both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate
    3. Judicial _____ c. Federal courts headed by the U.S. Supreme Court
  1. Congress can override a President’s veto of a bill:
    1. __X__ With a two-thirds majority vote of its members in both the House and Senate
    2. ____ By invoking its emergency powers.
    3. ____ By cutting off money to the White House.

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