Two companies disagree about what a phrase in a federal law means, and they take the dispute to court. Which branch decides what the disputed wording means in that case?

Congress has passed a clean water law. Someone now has to write the day-to-day procedures, inspect facilities and run the department that does the inspecting. Which branch does that work?

The federal government wants to raise the tax rate on imported steel. Which branch has the power to set that rate?

Troops are already authorized and funded. Someone must decide where they deploy and what orders they follow in the field. Which branch holds that authority?

A foreign government proposes a trade agreement. Officials sit down with it, argue over terms and produce a signed draft. Which branch does the negotiating?

A person is charged with a federal crime and pleads not guilty. Which branch conducts the trial and enters the judgment?

The rules deciding how long an immigrant must live in the country, and what steps they must complete, before becoming a citizen are being rewritten. Which branch writes them?

Two states cannot agree about the boundary between them and neither will yield. Which branch settles the dispute?

The president sends the Senate the name of a lawyer to fill a federal judgeship. The Senate holds hearings and then votes the nomination down, so the seat stays empty. What has happened?

A federal law is challenged in court. The court decides the law conflicts with the Constitution and refuses to enforce it against anyone. What power has the court used?

The president wants a program to keep running for another year. Congress passes a spending bill that gives the program no money at all, and the program shuts down. Which power has Congress used?

The president negotiates and signs an agreement with another country. The Senate votes on it, and 55 of the 100 senators vote yes. The agreement does not bind the United States. Why not?

An agency issues an order. A court finds the order goes beyond anything the statute allows and blocks the agency from enforcing it. Which branch is checking which?

A federal judge is accused of taking bribes. The House votes articles against the judge, the Senate holds a trial, two thirds of the senators vote to convict, and the judge loses the office. Which branch has checked which?

A bill has passed both chambers. The president reads it, disagrees with it, and sends it back to the chamber where it began together with a written statement of objections. What has the president done?

Congress passes a bill and sends it to the president. Congress then adjourns, and within ten days the president neither signs it nor is able to return it. The bill does not become law. What is this called?

Committees in Congress require officials from a federal department to appear, answer questions under oath and hand over documents about how a program is being run. Which branch is checking which?

Federal judges are not elected and cannot be voted out for an unpopular ruling. How does a person become a federal judge?

How long is a senator's term, and how often does the Senate hold elections?

Why does Wyoming, with well under a million residents, have the same number of senators as California, with tens of millions?

How are seats in the House of Representatives distributed among the states, and how often are its members elected?

What does the Constitution require of a person who wants to serve as president?

How long is a presidential term, and how many times may one person be elected to the office?

A clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution reads: "To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water." Which power does this grant, and to whom?

Article II says the president "shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." What does this clause allow, and what does it not reach?

Article III says the judicial power "shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." Who decides whether the lower federal courts exist?

Article I says, "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills." Where must a tax bill start, and what may the Senate do with it?

A bill has been introduced and the president opposes it. Which sequence does the Constitution set out for it to become law anyway?

The words of the Constitution are to be changed. Put the steps in order.

The United States is going to enter a treaty with another country. Which sequence does the Constitution set out for the treaty to become binding?