THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH - PART 1
16. Name the three branches of government?
15. Why three branches?
16. Legislative - Executive - Judicial
Congress - President - The Courts
15. Checks and Balances
Separation of powers.
18. What part of federal government writs laws?
20. Name one power of the Congress?
18. The U.S. Congress
20. Writes Laws
Declare Wars
46. The Executive Branch has many parts. Name one.
46. President
Cabinet
Federal Departments and Agencies
51. What does the Judicial Branch do?
51. Review the laws.
Explains the laws.
Resolves disputes about the law.
Decides is a law goes against the U.S. Constitution.
19. Name the two parts of the U. S. Congress
29. Name your U.S. Representative
23. Name one of your Senators now.
19. House of Representative - Senate
29. Gabe Amo
23. Jack Reed
30. Name the U.S. Speaker of the House now.
30. Mike Johnson
36. The U.S. President is elected for how many years?
37. The U.S. President can serve only two terms. Why?
36. 4 years
37. Because the 22nd amendment.
45. Who appoints federal judges?
53. How many seats are in the Supreme Court?
54. How many SC justices are usually needed to decide a case?
45. The U.S. President.
53. 9 seats
54. 5 justices
21. How many senators are there?
24. How many voting members are in the H.R.?
21. 100
24. 435
31. Who does a U. S. Senator represent?
33. Who does a member of the HR represent?
31. Citizens of their state.
33. Citizens of their district.
38. Name of the President of the U.S. now?
39. Name of the Vice President of the U.S. now?
38. Donald Trump
39. JD Vance
55. How long do SC justices serve?
56. Why they serve this term?
55. For life.
56. To be independent of politics.
To limit outside political influence.
22. How long is a term for a Senator?
25. How long is a term for a H.R.?
26. Why do U.S. Representative serve shorter terms than U.S. Senators?
22. 6 years
25. 2 years
26. To more closely follow public opinion.
32. Who elects U.S. Senators?
34. Who elects members of HR?
32. Citizens from their state.
34. Citizens from their district.
41. Name one power of the U.S. President.
42. Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
41. Vetoes laws - Signs bills into laws - Enforce laws - Appoint federal judges
42. The U.S. President
57. Name the U.S. Chief of Justice now?
61. Who is the governor of your state now?
57. John Roberts
61. Dan Mckee
27. How many Senators each state have?
28. Why each state have two senators?
27. 2 senators
28. Equal representation for small states.
35. Some states have more representatives than others. Why?
35. Because some states have more people.
47. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
48. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
49. Why is the Electoral College important?
47. They advices the President
48. Attorney General - Vice President - Secretaries of....
49. It decides who is elected President.
58. Name one power that is only for the federal government.
59. Name one power that is only for the states.
58. Print paper money
Declare wars.
59. Provide school and education - Give Driver's Licenses - Provide safety (Fire Dpt - Police Dpt).