Legislative Branch
Name a single power of the Legislative branch.
Various answers
How many years & terms do President for?
4 years / 2 terms MAX
How many Justices in the Supreme Court?
9
What colors are the two parties?
Red - Republican
Blue - Democrat
What is the name of America's current Constitution? Our second one right one we had since 1789.
Constitution
What type of states benefit from the set up of 2 senators per state?
Why do big states perfer the set up of the House of Reps?
Small states
Bigger the population, the more reps they get.
Who do the President Represent?
The entire country
What did the Brown vs Board of Education Ruling do?
Ended Segregation
What is the other name for both of the Political parties called? Hint - one starts with L , and other starts with C
Democract - Liberals
Republicans - Conservative
What was America's first Constitution called?
Articles of Confederation
How many years & terms do Reps & Senate serve for?
Reps : 2 years / unlimited Terms
Senators : 6 years / unlimited Terms
Name 2 Republican and 2 democrat Presidents
Various Answers
What is the only document the Supreme Court cares about?
The Consititution
Give me 4 ways in which the two politcal parties are different.
Various answers.
Name two weaknesses of America's first Constitution?
various answers
What is the name of the building that Congress works in? And what city?
Capital Building, Washington D.C
NAme one way in which the President can check and balnce aginst the other two branches.
various answers
Are Supreme Court decisions final?
And who can only overturn a Supreme Court Decision?
Yes,
A Future Supreme Court
Name 3 political issues, and tell me which party supports which side.
Various Answers
Name 3 changes in America's new and current Constitution from the first failed one?
Various Answers
Qulifications to be a Representative and Senator
Rep : 25 years old, live 7 years in the U.S, citizen ( naturalized , or natural born ) , live in state they represent.
Senator : 30 years old, live 9 years in the U.S, citizen ( naturalized , or natural born ), live in state they represent.
Give me the Qulifications to be a U.S President.
14 years live in U.S
Natural born Citizen
35 Years Old
The Supreme Court acts as a check and balance against democracy ( popular rule ) and disregard public opinion. How do you that the court doesn't care about public opinion?
They are not unelected
the Consititution
Who votes for which party? MAority of the voters
Northeast vs Deep South
City vs Small Towns
Young vs Older voters
White vs Minority Voters
Various answers judged by Mr. Li
Which Branch is the most powerful on paper without a doubt if 2/3 of its members work together? Explain with one good reason.
And how does that branch act as a check and branch against itself?
Various answers.
Two chambers.