Vocab
the House of Representatives can do this to charge someone with misconduct
What is impeach
majority needed to override a veto
What is 2/3
when a president does not sign a law and it goes back to Congress
What is a veto
the number of justices on the supreme court
What is 9
group of advisors to the president
What is cabinet
to quit or leave office
What is resign
What is judicial
President can send in troops to a country for 60 days because he/she is this
What is Commander in Chief
What is judicial review?
What is the federal courts decide if a law passed is constitutional
a lack of money to meet spending needs
What is deficit
work done to find if someone is guilty of a crime
What is investigation
what two parts or houses make up the legislative branch
What is the senate and the house of representatives
an action by the president that has the force of law without having to go through Congress
What is executive order
Federal courts can stop any law that they believe is___________
What is unconstitutional
this is who becomes president if the president dies in office
What is the vice-president
a addition to the Constitution
What is an amendment
how the Congress can make a law without the President signing it
What is override
How many presidents have been impeached in American history
What is the Three
As a check on the executive branch, the __ can overturn executive orders
What is the Supreme Court
this is who becomes president if the vice-president and president die in office
What is the Speaker of the House
a person elected to a government office
What is politician/representative
Congress has to approve all_____________ (an agreement with other countries)
What are treaties
one way the president checks the judicial branch's rulings
What is grants pardons or reprieves
This figure is the highest ranking judge in the supreme court
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
this part of the government holds impeachment trials
What is the Senate