This Grade 5 medium worksheet introduces checks and balances among the three branches. Students learn how a presidential veto, a congressional override, impeachment, and judicial review work together to keep power balanced. Through fill-in-the-blank items and matching, learners connect each check with the branch that uses it and the result it produces in real government situations. Grade 5 students learn civics roles.
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Branches of Government
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The system that lets each branch limit the others is called checks and balances.
2. When the President rejects a bill from Congress, this action is called a veto.
3. Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote in both chambers.
4. Congress can charge a President with serious wrongdoing through a process called impeachment.
5. The Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional if it does not follow the Constitution.
6. The power of courts to review laws is known as judicial review.
7. The President nominates Supreme Court justices, who must be approved by the Senate.
8. Checks and balances keep any one branch from becoming too powerful.
9. The Senate must approve many of the President's appointments, like judges and ambassadors.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Presidential veto
→ President rejects a bill from Congress
Court declares a law unconstitutional
Congressional override
→ Two-thirds vote defeats a veto
Two-thirds vote defeats a veto
Impeachment
→ Congress charges a President with wrongdoing
Congress charges a President with wrongdoing
Judicial review
→ Court declares a law unconstitutional
President rejects a bill from Congress
Branches of Government
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The system that lets each branch limit the others is called checks and balances.
2) When the President rejects a bill from Congress, this action is called a veto.
3) Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote in both chambers.
4) Congress can charge a President with serious wrongdoing through a process called impeachment.
5) The Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional if it does not follow the Constitution.
6) The power of courts to review laws is known as judicial review.
7) The President nominates Supreme Court justices, who must be approved by the Senate.
8) Checks and balances keep any one branch from becoming too powerful.
9) The Senate must approve many of the President's appointments, like judges and ambassadors.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Presidential veto
→ President rejects a bill from Congress
Court declares a law unconstitutional
Congressional override
→ Two-thirds vote defeats a veto
Two-thirds vote defeats a veto
Impeachment
→ Congress charges a President with wrongdoing
Congress charges a President with wrongdoing
Judicial review
→ Court declares a law unconstitutional
President rejects a bill from Congress
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