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8th Grade Three Branches and Checks Worksheets

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The three branches are Congress, which makes laws, the president, who carries them out, and the courts, which decide cases, and each can check the others. There are 8 worksheets for 8th grade, each with an answer key, on the executive branch, the courts and Congress, with cases from 1789 to 1866. Washington's First Cabinet and Its Disputes, Marshall Court Cases That Shaped Federal Power and How the Civil Rights Act of 1866 Became Law are three of the sheets. Native sheets here practice D2.Civ.4.6-8, D2.Civ.3.6-8 and D2.Civ.5.6-8.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

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Checks and balances are the ways each branch can block another, such as a veto, a veto override, impeachment and judicial review. Checks and Balances From 1803 to 1861 has students name the branch and the power used on eight cards, from Marbury v. Madison to Jackson's bank veto.

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