Assessments
Task A
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Explain why the federal government of the United States is divided into three branches.
Task B
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Draw an arrow from one branch to a second branch showing how the First Federal
Congress’s decision on the removal resolution shifted the balance of power from one
branch to another. Explain the shift that occurred.
Task C
Create an illustration that shows how one branch of the federal government checks the
actions of a second branch.
Task D
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Circle the branch of the federal government in which late 18th Century Americans placed
the greatest trust and explain why that branch was entrusted with so much power.
Task E
Article I, Section 8
“The Congress shall have the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by
this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer
thereof.”
Explain why the Framers of the Constitution inserted this clause into the Constitution.