Headlines Activity

Directions - All of the headlines below are incorrect when applying the
constitutional principle of checks and balances. There are 10 total headlines.

1. President Declares War on Iran

Correct Rewritten Headline:

Congress Declares War on Iran

Article # 1 Section # 8

What the article says (Summarized).

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2. Congress Overrides Presidential Veto with Majority Vote.

Correct Rewritten Headline:

Congress Overrides Presidential Veto with ⅔ vote

Article # ______ Section # ______________

What the article says (Summarized).

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3. House of Representatives Rejects President’s appointment of Supreme Court

Justice Smith

Correct Rewritten Headline:

Senate Rejects President’s appointment of Supreme Court Justice Smith

Article # 1 Section # 5

What the article says (Summarized).

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4. The President Signs Secret Treaty with North Korea.

Correct Rewritten Headline:

The President Signs Secret Treaty with North Korea.
Article # ______ Section # ______________

What the article says (Summarized).

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5. The Supreme Court Impeaches the President

Correct Rewritten Headline:

The House of Representatives Impeaches the President

Article # ______ Section # ______________

What the article says (Summarized).

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6. Senate Proposes New Gasoline Tax Increase to raise revenue

Correct Rewritten Headline:

Congress Proposes New Gasoline Tax Increase to raise revenue

Article # ______ Section # ______________

What the article says (Summarized).

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7. Chief Justice Elected for a Second Term.

Correct Rewritten Headline:

Chief Justice are appointed for life.

Article # ______ Section # ______________

What the article says (Summarized).
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8. President uses power of judicial review.

Correct Rewritten Headline:

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Court Case: ___________________________________

What the court case says (Summarized).

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9. The Supreme Court vetoed the bill passed by Congress.

Correct Rewritten Headline:

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Article # ______ Section # ______________

What the article says (Summarized).

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10. Congress pardoned the criminals at the end of their term.

Correct Rewritten Headline:

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Article # ______ Section # ______________

What the article says (Summarized).

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