This Grade 5 Branches of Government worksheet challenges students with detailed checks and balances scenarios. Learners examine how the Senate confirms Supreme Court nominees, how the House initiates impeachment, and how Congress can override a presidential veto. Through multiple choice and fill in the blank questions, Grade 5 students practice civic vocabulary like ratify, impeach, override, and confirm while seeing how the three branches limit each other.
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Branches of Government
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. The President nominates a new Supreme Court Justice. Which body must approve the nomination before the Justice can serve?
A) The House of Representatives
B) The Senate
C) The Cabinet
D) The state governors
2. Which branch of Congress has the power to start the impeachment process against a federal official?
A) The Senate
B) The Supreme Court
C) The House of Representatives
D) The Cabinet
3. Congress passes a bill, but the President disagrees and rejects it. What action has the President taken?
A) Ratified the bill
B) Vetoed the bill
C) Confirmed the bill
D) Reviewed the bill
4. The Supreme Court rules that a law passed by Congress violates the Constitution. What is this power called?
A) Veto power
B) Impeachment
C) Judicial review
D) Ratification
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The Senate votes to confirm a nominee that the President has chosen for the Supreme Court.
2. The House of Representatives can impeach a President for serious crimes like abuse of power.
3. Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote in both houses.
4. Together these powers create a system of checks and balances between the three branches.
5. An amendment to the Constitution must be ratified by three-fourths of the states.
Branches of Government
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. The President nominates a new Supreme Court Justice. Which body must approve the nomination before the Justice can serve?
A) The House of Representatives
B) The Senate
C) The Cabinet
D) The state governors
2. Which branch of Congress has the power to start the impeachment process against a federal official?
A) The Senate
B) The Supreme Court
C) The House of Representatives
D) The Cabinet
3. Congress passes a bill, but the President disagrees and rejects it. What action has the President taken?
A) Ratified the bill
B) Vetoed the bill
C) Confirmed the bill
D) Reviewed the bill
4. The Supreme Court rules that a law passed by Congress violates the Constitution. What is this power called?
A) Veto power
B) Impeachment
C) Judicial review
D) Ratification
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) The Senate votes to confirm a nominee that the President has chosen for the Supreme Court.
2) The House of Representatives can impeach a President for serious crimes like abuse of power.
3) Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote in both houses.
4) Together these powers create a system of checks and balances between the three branches.
5) An amendment to the Constitution must be ratified by three-fourths of the states.
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