Legislative Branch
Who is the head of the executive branch?
Who is the President?
What is the highest court in the United States?
What is the Supreme Court?
Which branch can veto bills passed by Congress?
What is the executive branch?
What is the name of the check when the President does not sign a bill within 10 days while congress is out of session.
What is a pocket veto
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
What is 435?
What is the maximum number of terms a President can serve?
What is two?
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
What is nine?
Which branch can override a Presidential veto?
What is the legislative branch?
The power of the judicial branch to declare laws or actions unconstitutional comes from what Supreme Court case?
What is Marbury v. Madison?
How long is a Senator's term?
What is six years?
Which group advises the President and is made up of department heads?
What is the Cabinet?
What term describes the Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional?
What is judicial review?
Which branch can declare laws unconstitutional?
What is the judicial branch?
This system was created to ensure that government jobs are awarded based on qualifications, exams, and performance rather than political connections.
What is the merit system?
What is the minimum age requirement to serve in the House of Representatives?
What is 25?
A directive issued by the President that has the force of law.
What is an executive order?
(2 part question)
I appoint federal judges, but we confirm them.
Who is the President and the Senate?
How can Congress check the power of the judicial branch?
What is impeaching judges or confirming appointments?
This is when the president reduces the penalties against people convicted of federal crimes.
What is a pardon?
Who is the current Speaker of the House?
Who is Mike Johnson?
This role of the President involves being the ceremonial head of the government and a symbol of the nation, such as hosting state dinners or awarding medals.
What is Chief of State?
What is the term for a case that sets an example for future court decisions?
What is precedent?
What process allows the legislative branch to remove a President from office?
What is impeachment?
This term describes the practice of drawing voting district boundaries to give one political party an advantage over another.
What is gerrymandering?