legislative
The leader of the House of representatives
who is the speaker of the house?
The maximum number of years someone can be the President
what is 10 years?
This is the court of last resort for all law questions in the United States
What is the Supreme Court?
The Constitution is divided into 3 what?
what is 3 branches of government?
Three branches that run the government
what are Executive, legislative, and judicial?
This general term is given to the organization of government administrators that carries out legislation
what is Bureaucracy?
The name of the winner take all system that elects the President
What is The Electoral College?
The explanation for a Supreme Court decision
What is An Opinion (Majority, concurring and dissenting)?
The name given to the first 10 amendments of the U.S constitution.
What is the Bill of rights?
number of members at the Georgia general assembly
what is 236 members?
Number of people in the Senate.
what is 100?
Name 4 of the 7 Presidential Roles
What are,Commander in Chief, Chief Legislator, Party Leader, Head of State, Chief Executive, Economic Planner, Chief Diplomat?
This type of jury is also known as a trial jury
What is a Petite Jury?
The Constitution provides a separation of powers for our government. What does that mean?
what is each branch has different and separate powers?
Number of counties in georgia.
what is 159?
The only 3 qualifications for election to the House of Representatives
What are You must be at least 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for 7 years and a legal resident of the state in which you are running?
Minimum number of electoral votes a candidate has to receive to win the presidency
what is 270?
When the Supreme Court rules on a case the ruling becomes this for similar cases in the future
What is Precedent?
What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
what is to make sure that laws are fair?
qualifications to become a state house member.
what is, must be 21 years old, citizen of Ga for 2 yrs, and an annual income of at least $5,000?
In order to override a presidential veto this must happen?
What is a 2/3 vote of each house (checks and balances!)?
What high-ranking member of the Executive Branch also serves as a high-ranking member of the Legislative Branch?
who is the Vice president?
This court case gave power to the courts to interpret law (also known as judicial review)
what is Marbury v. Madison ?
the capital city of the United States of America?
What is Washington D.C.?
Number of justices in georgia supreme court.
what are nine justices?