Checks and Balances
This person can veto a bill.
Who is the President?
He is the current leader of our Executive Branch.
Who is Donald Trump?
The highest court in the land is called this.
What is the Supreme Court?
These are what this branch makes.
What are laws?
This is the level of government that will issue your driver's license.
What is "state" or "state level"?
These were created to keep our country from having an "all powerful" king, or dictator.
What are checks and balances, or branches of government?
This is the building in which the Executive Branch works.
What is the White House?
There are nine of us.
What are Supreme Court Justices?
This is the name used when people speak about both houses (parts) of the Legislative branch.
What is Congress?
Both of these levels of government put money into maintaining prisons.
What are state and federal?....fun fact, Mrs. Walk served her 5 years in a federal prison, and 3 months of that were in solitary confinement for threatening a guard. Do NOT disrespect her!!
This branch can declare a law unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This is a group of people who help the President make decisions about agriculture, housing, trade, education, defense, and more
What is a cabinet?
This is the length of a Supreme Court Justice's term.
What is for life (lifetime)?
My part of Congress includes 435 people, but that number can change as populations change.
What is the House of Representatives?
Once a bill is introduced into Congress, this is the fraction of senators that must vote "yea" before it can continue on to the House of Representatives.
What is 1/2?
This branch controls how the US Government spends its money.
What is the Legislative Branch?
Before Donald Trump, he was the commander in chief of the military.
Who was Barack Obama?
I can appoint people to serve on the Supreme Court, but my decisions are not final.
Who is the President?
My membership is fixed at 100 people and wouldn't change unless the US gains another state.
What is the Senate?
If a bill can get past the House of Representatives, this is who it goes to next.
Who is the President?
The part of our government that can impeach the President or Supreme Court Justices if they break the law.
Who are senators, or The Senate?
I would take over if something happened to the President such as, death, kidnapping, illness, resignation, or impeachment.
Who is the Vice President?
There are three types of these:
Local ones that deal with parking tickets and other city or county concerns.
State ones that hear cases concerning crimes that break state laws.
Federal ones which deal with matters involving breaking national laws.
What are courts, or court systems?
Sure we can write bills (unofficial laws), but this branch can "just say no" to us and check our power.
What is the Executive Branch?
This is the person who would have been the Commander in Chief if Donald Trump had not won the last election.
Who is Hillary Clinton?