Students complete nine fill-in-the-blank problems about checks and balances, the presidential veto, and congressional override. The matching activity pairs the three branches and the Senate with their specific constitutional roles.
Matching each government body to its constitutional role — making laws, carrying them out, interpreting them, and confirming appointments — consolidates the three-branch structure students need before analyzing checks and balances scenarios.
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US Constitution
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The system of checks and balances prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.
2. The President can veto a bill passed by Congress to stop it from becoming law.
3. Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority.
4. The Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional through judicial review.
5. The Senate must confirm presidential appointments to the Supreme Court.
6. There are nine justices who serve on the Supreme Court.
7. Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms.
8. The idea that government power is divided among branches is called separation of powers.
9. The judicial review power was established in the case Marbury v. Madison.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Legislative branch
→ Makes laws for the nation
Carries out laws signed by Congress
Executive branch
→ Carries out laws signed by Congress
Confirms presidential appointments
Judicial branch
→ Interprets laws and the Constitution
Makes laws for the nation
Senate
→ Confirms presidential appointments
Interprets laws and the Constitution
US Constitution
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The system of checks and balances prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.
2) The President can veto a bill passed by Congress to stop it from becoming law.
3) Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority.
4) The Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional through judicial review.
5) The Senate must confirm presidential appointments to the Supreme Court.
6) There are nine justices who serve on the Supreme Court.
7) Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms.
8) The idea that government power is divided among branches is called separation of powers.
9) The judicial review power was established in the case Marbury v. Madison.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Legislative branch
→ Makes laws for the nation
Carries out laws signed by Congress
Executive branch
→ Carries out laws signed by Congress
Confirms presidential appointments
Judicial branch
→ Interprets laws and the Constitution
Makes laws for the nation
Senate
→ Confirms presidential appointments
Interprets laws and the Constitution
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