Constitution
The function of the legislative branch is _______.
to pass laws.
The Senate introduced and passed a bill, it goes next to the _____.
House of Representatives
To give an extended speech designed to kill a bill is called a _______.
filibuster.
The Commander-in-Chief is ______.
The highest court in the land is _____.
United States Supreme Court.
Power ultimately comes from people is called ______.
popular sovereignty.
The leader of the House of Representatives is ____.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Unlike the House of Representatives, the Senate has _______ members.
100
The only leader in government that serves two branches at the same time is _____.
Vice President Kamala Harris.
The power to check constitutionality is called ____.
judicial review.
Clearly defined powers in the Constitution are called _______.
Expressed or enumerated powers.
The leader of the Senate is _____.
Vice President Kamala Harris.
The filibuster helps the ________ party.
minority
the cabinet.
A literal reading of the Constitution with its focus on original intent is called _____.
Bicameral means ____.
two houses.
To end a filibuster, the Senate must adopt ______.
cloture.
Defense
The most important consideration that Supreme Court considers when deciding a case is _____.
the Constitution.
The long run-on sentence that begins the Constitution is called the __
Preamble.
The substitute leader of the Senate is _____.
President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy.
The fraction of Senators needed to end a filibuster is ______.
3/5.
The President "checks" the power of the legislative branch through a ________.
veto.
The number of justices right now on the Supreme Court are ___.
9.