Brainpop!!: 3 Branches of Government

 

Go to www.brainpop.com and choose "Social Studies", and then choose the movie entitled "Branches of Government".

1. The Constitution divided the powers of the Federal Government between the ______________ branch, the __________________ branch and the ___________ branch. This is called _________________ of the _______________________.

2. The Legislative branch is also called ______________________. It is divided between the _______________________ and _______________________.

3. How many representatives does each state get in the House of Representatives? How about the Senate?

4. What is the main job of the Legislative branch?

5. Who works in the Executive branch? What is their main job?

 

6. What are cabinet members?

7. Who makes up the Judicial Branch? What is their main job?

 

8. What does the idea of checks and balances mean?

9. Give 2 examples how each branch of government checks the power of the other branches of government.