Branches of Government
What does the legislative branch do?
Makes the laws
Who can veto a bill?
Only the president
If the senate is tied in a vote, who decides for them?
The vice president.
The military asks you politely to house members of the military in your home.
Constitutional
6% tax on purchased goods and services in Michigan
State
What does the executive branch do?
Enforce the laws
How can congress get rid of a president?
Impeach him/her
The new president decides women are not allowed to vote. What part of the constitution does this violate?
The 19th amendment
Paying registration fees for vehicles you drive
State
Interpret the laws
How do we decide how many senators and members of the house of representatives there are?
Senate - 2 per state
House - Depends on population of state
Roughly when was the civil war that eventually ended slavery?
The mid-1860's
Congress makes a sweeping ban on all firearms in the country because Canada did it.
Unconstitutional. This violates the 2nd amendment.
When you get paid, money comes out of your check to pay for the medical care of disabled people. Is this federal or state or tribal?
Federal
Why do we even need the senate/house of representatives?
Because it's much easier to have people vote FOR us than to collect 200 million individual votes and count them all up every time we need to make a law AND it keeps each state's voting power equal.
How does the Judicial branch keep the president and congress in check?
They can declare their actions unconstitutional.
When was World War 2?
1939-1945
Facebook quietly stops showing CNN articles to people because they don't agree with what CNN is saying.
Constitutional. Facebook can do what Facebook wants on their website.
At the end of the year, everyone who makes money has to pay income tax.
Federal AND state
Do you think we need a 4th branch of government that lives outside the other three branches who's job is to monitor corruption?
If you answered yes - who would make sure THAT branch isn't corrupt?
A president has a unique power called an executive action. What is this?
The president can sign something into law without going through congress as long as the judicial branch doesn't declare it unconstitutional.
How many American adults are there living in America?
Congress starts war with another country to procure more oil for the United States.
Constitutional - no constitutional values were violated.
I go hunting on land not owned by the state, federal government, or any individual person.