Legislative
How long does a Senator serve per term?
6 years
How many terms can a President serve, and how long is each term?
2 terms, 4 years/term
What is the main role of the Judicial Branch?
interpreting the laws
What is one way the Legislative Branch checks the Executive Branch?
override a veto, impeach president, confirm executive appointments
What document established branches of government?
Constitution
House of Representatives, Senate
What is the military title of the President?
Commander in Chief
How many justices are there on the Supreme Court?
9
What is one way the Legislative Branch checks the Judicial Branch?
confirms or rejects judicial appointments
Who oversees the impeachment trial if the one impeached is the President or Vice President?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
True or False: The Legislative Branch has the power to vote to declare war.
What is the Executive Branch's main role?
Enforcing the laws
What did the case Marbury v. Madison create?
Judicial Review
What is one way the Executive Branch checks the Legislative Branch?
veto bills, calls emergency sessions of Congress
This policy allows the US to use its wealth and power to help people of foreign nations in need.
Humanitarianism
How is each state represented in the House of Representatives?
By population, so a state with a large population has a lot of reps, and a state with a small population has fewer reps
What is the Cabinet?
Name one responsibility of the Judicial Branch.
Deciding if a law is constitutional
What is one way the Executive Branch checks the Judicial Branch?
appoints Supreme Court justices
How many cases are heard by the Supreme Court each year?
About 80
How can a Senator stop a bill from being voted on?
filibuster (long speech)
How does the impeachment process work?
The House investigates and votes on impeachment.
The Senate conducts the trial and decides if an official is guilty.
District Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
What is one way the Judicial Branch checks the Legislative Branch?
interprets the constitutionality of laws
How does a bill become a law?
It is introduced in one house, then researched, debated and revised, voted on and then debated and revised in the other house of Congress. If it passes in both houses, it goes to the President to sign or veto.