What is 2 (House of Representatives and the Senate)
100
This is who heads the Judicial Branch.
What is the Supreme Court
100
This is who built the "check and balance" system into the Constitution.
What is the delegates
100
This is the number of the U.S. district courts in the United States.
What is 94
200
This is the amount of 4-year terms that the Executive Branch is limited to.
What is 2
200
This is the number of Senators that every state selects.
What is 2
200
This is the number of judges that make up the Judicial Branch.
What is 9
200
This is the purpose of the "check and balance" system.
What is so that no one branch of our government can become too powerful
200
This president appointed John Marshall of Virginia as the fourth Chief Justice.
What is President Adams
300
This head of the Executive Branch is _______. (appointed, elected, chosen, ordered)
What is elected
300
This is who heads the Legislative Branch.
What is the Congress
300
There are three different kinds of courts found in the federal court system. This is the lowest level.
What is district courts
300
This power may veto a law passed by Congress.
What is the President
300
As a result of _________, the House of Representatives was established.
What is the Great Compromise
400
These are the responsibilities of the President.
What is carrying out federal laws and recommending new ones, directing national defense and foreign policy, and performing ceremonial duties
400
This is the main task of the two bodies in this branch.
What is making laws
400
This is the number of judicial circuits.
What is 13
400
This is how the Supreme Court can check Congress.
What is by declaring a law unconstitutional
400
This state has the most representatives.
What is California
500
Describe three powers of the Executive Branch.
What is directing government, commanding the Armed Forces, dealing with International Powers, acting as chief law enforcement officer, and vetoing laws
500
These are the powers within the Legislative Branch.
What is passing laws, originating spending bills, impeaching officials, and approving treaties
500
These are the powers of the Judicial Branch.
What is interpreting the Constitution, reviewing laws, and deciding cases involving states' rights
500
This is how power is balanced under this branch.
What is by the fact that members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President--those appointments have to be approved by Congress
500
This is who the philosophy of checks and balances was based off of.