{"id":"study-checks-balances-branch-quiz","audience":"high-school","category":"studying","technique":"examples","track":"study","title":"Practice sorting checks and balances by branch","free":false,"task":"Your Government test asks which branch is using a check in each scenario. Get exactly 5 numbered scenarios, then an 'Answers' line labeling each exactly Legislative, Executive or Judicial, under 110 words total, plain text. Use each label at least once, use only checks from your notes, and follow Mr. Osei's correction about who confirms judges.","materialLabel":"Your Government notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"GOVERNMENT - Mr. Osei - Checks and balances\n\nLEGISLATIVE checks (Congress):\n- Override a presidential veto (2/3 of both houses)\n- Impeach and remove the president or judges\n- Senate confirms judges and cabinet members\n   I wrote: \"the House confirms judges.\"\n   ** Mr. Osei: NO. Only the SENATE confirms. The House has nothing to do with it. **\n- Senate approves treaties\n\nEXECUTIVE checks (President):\n- Veto bills passed by Congress\n- Nominate federal judges\n\nJUDICIAL checks (Courts):\n- Declare laws unconstitutional (judicial review)\n- Declare executive actions unconstitutional\n\nTest format: \"Which branch is checking which? Read the scenario.\" 15 items.\nMr. Osei: \"Watch out: nominating a judge (President) and confirming a judge (Senate) are different checks by different branches.\"\n\nNot on this test: amendment process, state governments.\nTest Thursday. Review game Wednesday.","rules":[{"type":"questionCount","count":5},{"type":"maxWords","max":110},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not saying how many scenarios","why":"The AI picks its own number, and it usually picks more scenarios than you need.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 5 numbered scenarios.\"","checks":["questionCount"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Cap each scenario: \"each under 18 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Not giving exact labels","why":"The AI explains each answer instead of using the branch labels your test grades.","fix":"Say: \"Label each exactly Legislative, Executive or Judicial.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Missing the correction","why":"Your wrong note about the House is still in the material.","fix":"Add: \"Only the Senate confirms judges, per Mr. Osei.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Answers under each scenario","why":"Seeing the answer right away means you never test yourself.","fix":"Add: \"Put all answers at the end under 'Answers'.\"","checks":["r2","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says how many scenarios","patterns":["\\b(5|five)\\b.{0,25}scenario"]},{"label":"Gives exact labels","patterns":["legislative.{0,20}executive","label"]},{"label":"Uses the correction","patterns":["senate","correct"]},{"label":"Puts answers at the end","patterns":["answers?.{0,30}(end|bottom|after|separate)","(end|bottom).{0,20}answers?"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"Practice should look like your test. Give the AI the three labels, limit it to the checks in your notes, point to the correction, and say where answers go.","rubricLabels":["Each answer uses exactly one label, Legislative, Executive or Judicial, and each label is used at least once","Every scenario uses a check from the notes and its answer is correct, and any confirmation of a judge is done by the Senate (labeled Legislative), never the House","All answers appear together after the last scenario under an 'Answers' line, with no explanations"]}