SS.7.C.1.1 - Separation Of Powers Question Preview (ID: 35338)


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What is the purpose of the separation of powers
a) To insure that all people have the right to vote
b) To divide power between the state and national governments
c) To limit the power of the national government by dividing it into three branches
d) To establish the rule of law

This Enlightenment thinker influenced the Framers of the Constitution with the idea of the separation of powers
a) John Locke
b) Thomas Paine
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) Baron de Montequieu

This branch is discussed in Article I of the Constitution
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
d) Parliamentary

This branch is discussed in Article III of the Constitution
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
d) Parliamentary

This branch has the power to review and intepret laws
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
d) Parliamentary

This branch is discussed in Article II of the Constitution
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
d) Parliamentary

This branch includes the federal courts
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
d) Parliamentary

This branch enforces or carries out the laws
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
d) Parliamentary

This branch is also known as the Congress
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
d) Parliamentary

This branch has the power to make laws
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
d) Parliamentary

This branch is made up of the President and Vice-President
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
d) Parliamentary

This is NOT one of the branches of the U.S. government
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
d) Parliamentary

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