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Lesson 11 Questions Sections : Section 3-Section 8
Read TCI sections and answer the following questions.
Lesson 11 Section 3:
Complete the Executive Branch table below.

Executive Branch/Office of the

President
Number of Members
Length of Term
Are Members Elected or Appointed?
Age Requirement
Citizenship Requirement
Two or More Powers of This Branch of
Government

Lesson 11 Section 4:
Complete the Judicial Branch table below.

Judicial Branch/Supreme Court

Number of Members
Length of Term

Are Members Elected or Appointed?

Age Requirement

Citizenship Requirement
Two or More Powers of This Branch of
Government

Lesson 11 Section 5
1. Why did the framers adopt the principle of separation of powers and develop a
system of checks and balances?

2. Recreate the diagram of the checks and balances using the Constitutional Checks and
Balances image in section 5.

Lesson 11 Section 6:
1. Why did the framers make it possible to change the Constitution but difficult to do
so?

2. Explain one way that a constitutional amendment can be proposed and ratified.

Lesson 11 Section 7:
1. Why did the framers establish a federal system of government for the United States?

2. What power does the Commerce Clause give the national government?

3. What advantages were there to having the states share a common market?

Lesson 11 Section 8:
1. Describe the principle of majority rule.
2. Describe two ways people can participate in government.