Executive Branch
What is the main job of the President?
Enforce (carry out) laws
What is the greatest power of the Supreme Court?
Judicial Review
In what type of economic system do people buy and sell goods and services with no government interference?
Market Economy
What is the Holy Book for the Christians?
The Bible
What term refers to the final statement by the lawyer on behalf of the client?
Closing statement
What is the term for members of the Electoral College?
Electors
How many justices currently sit on the US Supreme Court?
9
What type of economy does the US have?
Mixed
What does the title Buddha mean?
The enlightened one
Name both US Senators from Massachusetts?
Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey
What is the name for the role in which the President is a symbol of the US to other countries?
Ceremonial Head of State
What term means 2 separate court systems?
What types of laws outlaw monopolies and other activity that reduced competition?
anti trust laws
What is the name for the sacred texts in Hinduism?
the Vedas
What legal term refers to the jury's decision in a case?
verdict
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the South. It did not pass through Congress, but still had the same force as a law. What is it an example of?
Executive Order
Circuit Courts have what type of jurisdiction?
Appellate
What is the name for the law that said a label must include contents, where is was packaged and by whom?
Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1966
What it the Hebrew name for God?
Yahweh
How many Electoral Votes does Massachusetts have?
11
Why is the President considered the Chief Juror?
He appoints judges
Which former president also served on the Supreme Court?
Taft
What are the three important decisions that must be made when setting up an economic system?
What to produce?
How to produce it?
Who will get the goods and services?
What city are Muslims expected to visit at least once?
Mecca
Cory Booker now holds the record for the longest Senate filibuster. How long was it?
25 hours (and 5 minutes)