Three Branches
What are the three branches of the U.S. government?
What is the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial?
What article of the Constitution establishes the Legislative Branch?
What is Article I
What article of the Constitution establishes the Executive Branch?
What is Article II?
What is separation of powers?
What is dividing government power among the three branches.
Every state sends two people to one chamber of Congress. Which chamber is this?
What is the Senate?
Which branch makes laws?
What is the Legislative Branch?
Why is Congress bicameral?
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Who makes up the Executive Branch? (Hint 3 people)
What is the President, Vice President, and Cabinet?
What is the purpose of checks and balances?
What is to allow each branch to limit the power of the other branches.
A state has 3 representatives and 2 senators. How many members does it send to Congress altogether?
What is 5 members.
Name three duties of the Judicial Branch.
What is
interpret laws
declare laws unconstitutional
declare executive actions unconstitutional.
How many members are in the U.S. House of Representatives and what is that number based upon?
What is 435 and state population?
What role does the President have when leading the military?
What is the Commander in Chief?
The Supreme Court declares an executive action unconstitutional. What principle does this demonstrate?
What is Checks and balances and judicial review.
A federal court determines that a government action is unconstitutional. Which branch is checking the government action?
What is the Judicial Branch
Name four duties of the Executive branch.
What is
Veto bills
Grant pardons
Appoint judges and ambassadors
enfore/ carryout laws
Administer the federal bureaucracy
Sign bills into laws
call special sessions
sign treaties
What happens to a bill after it is introduced and sent to a committee?
The committee studies and debates the bill.
What role does the President have when representing the United States around the world?
What is Chief Diplomat?
Name two ways the President can check Congress?
What is
Veto
calling a special session
proposing legislation
Scenario: Your class creates a new rule requiring every student to bring a pencil to class. The principal refuses to approve the rule. The class votes to override the principal's decision with a required two-thirds vote.
Question: Which part of the U.S. lawmaking process does this scenario most closely represent?
What is a Presidential Override?
Name five duties of the Legislative branch?
What is
make laws
approve presidential appointments
approve the annual budget
impeach the president
approve treaties
control money
control taxes
override a president's veto
If the President vetoes a bill, how can Congress override the veto?
What is a two-thirds vote.
Name five jobs of the Executive Branch? (Not the Hats)
What is
carry out laws
veto bills
sign bills into laws
conduct foreign affairs
sign treaties
grant pardons
appoint federal judges
appoint ambassadors
appoint cabinet officials
administers federal bureaucracy
call a special session of Congress
leader of the military
Name three ways that Congress can check the President?
What is
impeaching him/her
overriding a President veto's
No confirming a President's appointment
Not approving annual budget
A new student government is created with three groups: one creates rules, one carries out the rules, and one decides whether the rules are fair and constitutional. What constitutional principle does this structure represent
What is Separation of Powers.