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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Constitution? | It is the plan for our country |
| What city is the capitol of the United States? | Washington, D.C. |
| Why is the US government divided into 3 parts? | To make sure the three branches share power |
| The senators and representatives are part of which branch? | The legislative |
| The president and vice president are part of which branch? | The executive |
| The judges and justices are part of which branch? | The judicial |
| What is a check and balance in our government? | Each branch can check on the others and that way the power is kept in balance |
| The executive branch makes sure that laws | are obeyed or enforced |
| The legislative branch makes | the laws |
| One job the judge of a court has is | making sure the trial is fair |
| Who makes sure a trial obeys the rules? | the judge |
| What "check" does the president have over the judicial branch? | He gets to nominate Supreme Court justices |
| What "check" does the president have over the legislative branch? | He can veto a bill |
| What "check" does the legislative branch have over the executive branch? | They can override a veto |
| What "check" does the judicial branch have over the legislative branch? | They can say that a law is unconstitutional |
| ___________ is part of the legislative branch. | Congress |
| One job the judicial branch has is deciding | what laws mean |
| When citizens want to know what a law means, they go to a | judge |
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