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Congress checks the president when legislators
a) Override presidential vetoes
b) Override the court system
c) Override the senate
d) Kick the soccer ball over the wall

Congress checks the courts when legislators
a) Confirm state appointments
b) Confirm senate appointments
c) Confirm or refuse to confirm federal judges or justices
d) Refuse to confirm the President

The president checks the courts when the president
a) Appoints Senators
b) Appoints judges/justices
c) Appoints teachers
d) Appoints the President

The president checks Congress when the president
a) Vetoes political candidates
b) Vetoes legislators leave
c) vetoes legislation Congress has passed
d) Vetoes the Senate

The courts check Congress when judges/justices
a) Declare acts of Congress to be unconstitutional
b) Declare Congress to be in contempt
c) Declare December a holiday month
d) Declare Mr. Nester President

The courts check the president when judges/justices
a) Veto the Senate
b) Declare the Senate unconstitutional
c) Declare acts of Congress unconstitutional
d) Declare executive actions to be unconstitutional

The powers not given to the national government by the Constitution of the United States of America are reserved to
a) The Senate
b) The states
c) The house
d) The Federal Government

Tensions exist when federal mandates require state actions without adequate
a) funding
b) laws
c) rules
d) guidence

What level of Government is supreme
a) State
b) Local
c) Federal
d) European

What article of the Constitution defines the powers of the legislative branch
a) Article 12
b) Article 4
c) Article 1
d) Article 2

What article of the Constitution defines the powers of the Executive branch
a) Article 2
b) Article 3
c) Article 5
d) none

What article of the Constitution defines the powers of the judicial branch
a) Article 21
b) Article 2
c) Article 15
d) Article 3

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