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Interactions among branches of government
AP Gov: CON‑3 (EU), CON‑4 (EU), CON‑5 (EU), PMI‑2 (EU)
AP Gov: CON‑3 (EU), CON‑3.A (LO), CON‑3.A.1 (EK), CON‑3.A.2 (EK), CON‑3.A.3 (EK), CON‑3.A.4 (EK)
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Congress: The Senate and the House of Representatives: advancedGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
AP Gov: CON‑3 (EU), CON‑3.B (LO), CON‑3.B.1 (EK), CON‑3.B.2 (EK), CON‑3.B.3 (EK), CON‑3.B.4 (EK), CON‑3.B.5 (EK)
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Structures, powers, and functions of Congress: advancedGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
AP Gov: CON‑3 (EU), CON‑3.C (LO), CON‑3.C.1 (EK)
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Congressional behavior: advancedGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
AP Gov: CON‑4.A (LO), CON‑4.A.1 (EK), CON‑4.A.2 (EK)
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Roles and powers of the president: advancedGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
AP Gov: CON‑4 (EU), CON‑4.B (LO), CON‑4.B.1 (EK), CON‑4.B.2 (EK)
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Checks on the presidency: advancedGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
AP Gov: CON‑4 (EU), CON‑4.C (LO), CON‑4.C.1 (EK), CON‑4.C.2 (EK), CON‑4.C.3 (EK)
AP Gov: CON‑4 (EU), CON‑4.D (LO), CON‑4.D.1 (EK)
AP Gov: CON‑5 (EU), CON‑5.A (LO), CON‑5.A.1 (EK)
AP Gov: CON‑5 (EU), CON‑5.B (LO), CON‑5.B.1 (EK), CON‑5.B.2 (EK)
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Legitimacy of the judicial branchGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
AP Gov: CON‑5 (EU), CON‑5.B (LO), CON‑5.B.3 (EK), CON‑5.B.4 (EK), CON‑5.C (LO), CON‑5.C.1 (EK)
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Checks on the judicial branch: advancedGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
AP Gov: PMI‑2 (EU), PMI‑2.A (LO), PMI‑2.A.1 (EK), PMI‑2.A.2 (EK)
AP Gov: PMI‑2 (EU), PMI‑2.B (LO), PMI‑2.B.1 (EK), PMI‑2.C (LO), PMI‑2.C.1 (EK), PMI‑2.C.2 (EK), PMI‑2.D (LO), PMI‑2.D.1 (EK), PMI‑2.D.2 (EK)
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The bureaucracy: authority and accountabilityGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
About this unit
How Congress, the presidency, the courts, and the bureaucracy compete, cooperate, and hold one another accountable in governing the United States. The legislative, executive and judicial branches are each granted formal, or enumerated, powers by the Constitution; each branch also exercises certain informal powers.AP® is a registered trademark of the College Board, which has not reviewed this resource.