1. LIMITED GOVERNMENT
Separation of powers/
Checks and Balances
federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Flexibility

2. LIMITED GOVERNMENT
A B F G H
Separation of powers/
Checks and Balances
A B G I L
federalism
B F K
Popular Sovereignty
C E H
Flexibility
D J

6. #1-Executive checking Legislative
Power: President can veto
laws passed by Congress

8. #2- Legislative checks Executive
Congress can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 majority vote

10. #3- Legislative checks Executive
Congress can impeach the president (charge him with a crime) and remove him from office

12. #4- Legislative checks Executive
The Senate ratifies (approves) treaties made by the President

14. #5- Judicial checks Executive
Judicial Review- Supreme Court can declare Executive Acts unconstitutional

16. #6- Judicial checks Legislative
Judicial Review- Supreme Court can declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional

17. ROUND 2:
You are given a headline from an actual historic occurrence. In each instance, a separate branch responded to the event in the headline by using its powers to check
For this round, correctly identify which branch used their power to respond to the headline

18. (1946) Fred Korematsu arrested for ignoring Executive Order 9066
Japanese American claims his arrest for refusing to go to detainee camps violated his rights as an American citizen
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19. JUDICIAL
BRANCH
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH

20. (1998) President Clinton signs the Kyoto Protocol
President Clinton signs international climate control treaty to cut down American pollution
Some economists fear economic damage in America if we comply with the treaty

21. LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

22. (1990) Is flag burning free speech
(1990) Is flag burning free speech? Eichman claims the “Flag Protection Act” denies him free speech

23. JUDICIAL
BRANCH
LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH

24. 2006- Congress passes bill to fund stem cell research on aborted embryos
Religious leaders concerned “it crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect."

25. EXECUTIVE
BRANCH
LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH

26. (1936)- Public is outraged at Roosevelt’s veto of bill paying bonus World War I veterans

27. LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

28. (1974) Did President Nixon commit a crime?
Evidence mounting that Nixon committed obstruction of justice in the White House by thwarting investigation into the Watergate scandal

29. LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

30. The system of checks and balances is best illustrated by the power of
the President to veto a bill passed by Congress
Congress to censure one of its members
a governor to send the National Guard to stop a riot
state and Federal gov-ernments to levy and collect taxes

31. Which historical event best demonstrates the operation of checks and balances?
President George Washington used the Army to suppress a tax rebellion by Pennsylvania farmers
South Carolina seceded from the Union over the issues of slavery and States rights.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent Federal troops to enforce the integration of public schools in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The Senate approved the appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.

32. one branch of government becoming too strong
A system of checks and balances was included in the United States Constitution because the authors were concerned about
one branch of government becoming too strong
the states having too much power
the people having a voice in government
the military gaining control of the United States

33. the cabinet judicial review political parties legislative lobbies
Which feature of the unwritten constitution is part of the system of checks and balances?
the cabinet
judicial review
political parties
legislative lobbies

34. “Senate Rejects President’s Choice of Supreme Court Justice”
Which newspaper headline shows the operation of the system of checks and balances?
“Senate Rejects President’s Choice of Supreme Court Justice”
“Florida To Gain Two Seats in the United States House of Representatives”
“Albany County Receives $4 Million from Congress for Transportation Development”
“New York State Rejects Federal Regulations on Drug Testing”