Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Potpourri
The Really Tough Questions
100
The main job of the Legislative Branch.
What is makes the laws?
100
The main job of the Judicial Branch of the Government.
What is interprets the law?
100
The Branch of Government that enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
100
When a bill is rejected by the President, it has been __________.
vetoed
100
Name a role of the Vice-President (besides supporting and advising the President).
What is overseeing the Electoral College vote count? or What is overseeing the Senate? or What is casting the tie-breaking vote in the Senate? (any of these answers acceptable)
200
The Legislative Branch of Government is made up of this.
What is Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate?
200
The highest court in the land.
What is the Supreme Court?
200
Head of the Executive Branch.
Who is the President?
200
This is the current number of U.S. Circuit Courts
What is 13?
200
Name two independent federal agencies mentioned in the Power Point.
What are (any 2 of the following acceptable) US Postal Service, CIA, EPA, and NASA?
300
The number of United States Senators.
What is 100?
300
The number of Justices in the Supreme Court.
What is 9?
300
The first in line to succeed the President in office should the need arise.
Who is the Vice President?
300
This system explains how the three branches of government compliment and equalize each other.
What is separation of powers? or What is checks and balances? (either answer acceptable)
300
Name three non-cabinet federal departments mentioned in the Power Point.
What are (any 3 of the following acceptable) White House staff, National Security Council, Office of Management and Budget, Trade Representative, Council of Economic Advisors?
400
The number of representatives in the House of Representatives?
What is 435?
400
Nominates the Supreme Court Justices.
Who is the President?
400
There are currently this many Departments whose leaders make up the President's Cabinet.
What is 15?
400
Our Congress consists of two chambers, making it this.
What is bicameral?
400
Name three current Supreme Court Justices.
What are (ant 3 of the following acceptable) Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen G Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, Elena Kagan, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
500
The years a Senator stays in office.
What is 6 years?
500
This branch of Congress approves the nominations of the Supreme Court Justices.
What is the Senate?
500
The number of years a President is elected for.
What is 4 years?
500
The number of Representatives to the House from each state is determined by this.
What is the state's population?
500
Name five Cabinet Departments.
What are (any 5 of the following are acceptable) State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security?
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