Three Branches Of America

Question 0

Also known as the president

Answer 0

Executive branch

• carries out and enforces laws passed by Congress
• can veto Congressional bills Congress can override the veto by a two thirds vote
• makes treaties ( the Senate can accept or reject the treaties )
• is commander-in-chief of the US military
• appoints federal officers, such as federal judges; however, the Senate must consent to the appointments.

Question 1

Known as Congress

Answer 1

Legislative branch

• has the power of the purse power, to set and collect taxes, borrow money, make a trade, coin money.
• was to set up a postal service and issue patents and copyrights.
• is the one to authorize war.
• is responsible for raising and maintaining an army and a navy.

Question 2

Judicial branch

Answer 2

-Congress was to establish a Supreme Court and lower courts
-the kind of cases that could be heard and federal courts was specified.
The Supreme Court’s jurisdiction was outlined.