Three Branches of Government

Teach Middle School, High School, and Adult students about the Three Branches of the U.S. Government. Photos illustrate key ideas. Give to online and in-person students as a convenient reference. This black and white anchor chart download answers 29 U.S. Citizenship Test questions:

• Name one branch of the government.
• What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
• Who is in charge of the executive branch?
• Who signs bill into laws?
• Who vetoes bills?
• Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
• We elect a President for how many years?
• In what month do we vote for President?
• What is the name of the President of the U. S. now?
• What is the name of the Vice President of the U. S. now?
• What does the President’s Cabinet do?
• What are two Cabinet-level positions?
• What is the name of the President of the U.S. now?
• What is the name of the Vice President of the U.S. now?
• Who makes federal laws? 17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
• How many U.S. Senators are there?
• We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
• Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
• The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
• We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
• Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
• Who is one of your state's U.S.. Senators now?
• Name your U.S. Representative.
• What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
• What does the judicial branch do?
• What is the highest court in the US?
• How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
• Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

A color poster is available in sizes: 8.5x11", 11x14", & 17x22" (22x28cm, 28x36cm, & 43x59cm). Related products include the Judicial, Executive and Legislative Branches.