The Executive Branch
When bills are sent, the President can allow them to sit for 10 days. After 10 days, if Congress is NOT in session anymore, it gets sent back to Congress
What is a pocket veto?
Being able to veto a Presidential veto.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The ____ appoints the nominees, while the ____ confirms the judicial nominees. (Name them in order).
Who are the President and the Senate?
One term length for a Representative.
One term length for a Representative.
The leader of the Senate (excluding the Vice President)
President Pro Tempore
The President has 8 Chief roles. These include: Chief of State, Chief Executive, Cheif Diplomat, Commander-in-Chief, Chief Legislator, and Chief citizen. Name the missing 2.
What are the Chief Administrator and Chief of Party?
May vote that the President is unfit to continue with Presidency (possibly due to illness, etc.) and can remove him from power.
What is the Executive Branch?(Vice President and the Cabinet can vote for this.)
In one of the Federalist papers, Alexander Hamilton wrote that the Supreme court has no power over the purse or the sword. The purse symbolizes money, while the sword symbolizes _____.
What is the military?
The Speaker.
Who is the leader of the House?
In tied-up votes, this person helps to be the tie-breaker.
vp
President can use to bypass Congress, however, these are something that is temporary, rather than the laws Congress can make.
What are Executive Orders?
This person presides over the impeachment trial.
Who is the Chief Justice?
The job of the Supreme Court is to interpret the Constitution and uphold it as the _____ ____ of the land.
What is the Supreme Law?
Some states use this method to rig elections in voting districts in their favor. In some cases, it helps to swing the House in favor of one party over the other.
gerrymander
In tied-up votes, this person helps to be the tie-breaker.
filibuster
Amendment passed. People were concerned about Presidents' being able to run for an unlimited amount of terms.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
Review of actions and laws that are passed.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The concept of sticking with decisions that were previously made.
What is Stare Decisis?
Members in the House of Representatives.
What is 435 members?
number of years in one term for a Senator.
6 ys
The total number of years a President would serve if serving for 2 terms.
The total number of years a President would serve if serving for 2 terms.
Has power over the impeachment, but can not jury the impeachment trial. (A more specific part of a branch)
What is the House of Representatives?
This Supreme Court case really outlined the grounds for Judicial review in the Supreme Court.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
appropriations
Where do bills start?
members in the Senate.
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