Amendments
Who is the leader of the Executive branch of government?
The President
The job of congress is to...
To make laws
How can the executive branch check the power of the legislative branch?
The president can veto a bill from becoming a law
What are the famous first three words of the US Constitution?
We the People
Who has the constitutional authority to nominate federal judges and Supreme Court Justices?
The President of the United States
Who makes up the Judicial branch?
Supreme Court and federal courts
What are checks and balances?
A system which keeps one branch from becoming too powerful.
Which branch of government is responsible for explaining and interpreting the laws?
The Judicial Branch
Who makes up the Executive branch?
President, Vice President Cabinet
Name a way the Legislative Branch can check the Excuetive Branch(the President)
approve the president's cabinet/judicial nominations
approve the president's treaties
tries presidential impeachments
In what city was the United States Constitution framed and signed?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What is the highest court in the land?
The Supreme Court
How does PRESIDENT check SUPREME COURT
PRESIDENT nominates Supreme Court justices
The Constitutional Convention took place to write a document to replace which existing document?
The Articles of Confederation
Which branch of government has the sole constitutional power to declare war?
Legislative Branch (Congress)