Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Presidents
Hodge Podge
100
The legislative branch ____ the laws.
The legislative branch creates or writes the laws.
100
The executive branch _____ the laws.
The executive branch executes, or carries out, the laws.
100
The judicial branch _____ the laws.
The judicial branch interprets or judges the laws.
100
Name of our first president.
George Washington
100
How long is the president's term in office?
4 years per term
200
Congress is made up of what two groups that work together to pass laws?
Senate and House of Representatives
200
Who is the leader of the Executive branch of the federal government?
The President of the United States of America (POTUS)
200
This court is the top court in the United States.
The Supreme Court
200
Our 46th President
Joe Biden
200
How many terms can a president serve?
Up to two.
300
This person is also the President of the Senate and can cast a tie-breaking vote to pass a law.
The Vice-president of the United States
300
The President is the Commander in Chief, which means he is in charge of what?
The Armed Forces
300
How long does a Supreme Court Justice serve?
Until they resign or die; there are no term limits.
300
Our 16th President - The Great Emancipator
Abraham Lincoln
300
Who nominates Supreme Court justices to be appointed?
The President nominates them, then the Senate votes to approve them.
400
This person is the leader of the House of Representatives and is second in line for the presidency.
The Speaker of the House
400
What can the president do if he doesn't like a law that congress passed?
Veto
400
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
Nine
The Supreme Court as composed October 27, 2020 to present.
Front row, left to right: Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer, and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Back row, left to right: Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
400
This president challenged the United States to send a man to the moon. He died in Dallas six years before the first man stepped foot on the moon.
John F Kennedy
400
What do we call the first ten amendments to the US Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
500
Congress can remove the President or Supreme Court Justices from office through what process?
Impeachment
500
True or False: The candidate who gets the most number of citizens' votes will become the president.
False. The candidate is elected through the Electoral System and the winner may not be the one who has the most votes.
500
How many women are currently justices of the Supreme Court?
Three: Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagen, and the newest justice, Amy Coney Barrett
500
Two sons of presidents have become presidents themselves. Name at least one of them.
George W. Bush or John Q. Adams
500
How many terms did Franklin D. Roosevelt serve as president?
Four!
