3. Read these excerpts from the U.S. Constitution and use them to answer the questions.
Passage 1:
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when
called into the actual Service of the United States.
Passage 2:
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common
Defence and general Welfare of the United States.
Passage 3:
The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive
for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office."
1.) Identify the branch of government described in each passage and the article of the Constitution that establishes it.
2.) Summarize how the three branches of government work together to form the structure of the U.S. federal government.
3.
Imagine that Congress has just passed a new law to increase federal taxes. Explain how both the judicial and executive branches
could use their constitutional powers to check the legislative branch in this scenario. Then explain a check that the legislative
branch has over one of the other branches. (10 points)
