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

 

2. Which branch of the federal government primarily administers and enforces the law?
   1. __X__ Executive
   2. _____ Legislative
   3. _____ Judicial

 

3. 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

 

4. 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

 

5. 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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