Executive
This is the individual in charge of the Executive Branch.
Who is the President?
What do we call the two parts of the Legislative Branch?
What is Congress?
What do we call this branch of government?
What is the Supreme Court?
True or False. The President has absolute power to create and enforce laws.
False. The President does not have absolute power.
True or False. The President makes new laws.
False. Congress creates laws.
This is the job of the Executive Branch.
What is to carry out, or enforce laws?
This is the role of the Legislative Branch.
What is creating laws?
What are the members of this branch called?
Who are Supreme Court Justices?
One of the President's jobs is to make big decisions that will affect everyone living in the USA. Each choice that the President makes should be done for the nation's _________ and ___________.
What is SAFTEY and PROTECTION?
This is the name of the big speech that the President gives annually.
What is the State of the Union Address?
What is the name of our current President?
Who is Donald Trump?
When creating a law, this is the first and largest part of Congress that has to vote on whether or not they agree.
What is the House of Representatives?
What is the role of this branch of government?
They ensure laws are following the Constitution.
When working with leaders from other countries, what are some things that the President might be trying to accomplish?
What is...
Keeping the Peace
Solving Problems
Discussing Trade
These are the people that each President selects to be in charge of different parts of government. What do we call them?
Who are Cabinet Members?
Who is the Vice President?
Who is JD Vance?
This is the second part of Congress who has to vote on whether or not a bill becomes a law.
What is the Senate?
How long are you allowed to be a Justice?
You serve for life, or until you choose to step down.
The President is in charge of the Military. Name 3 branches of the United State's Military (there are 6)
What is the...
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and Space Force
How many Cabinet Members are there? What are some of the departments they are in charge of?
15 members
Dept. of Education
Dept. of Defense
Dept. of Health Care
How many terms is a president allowed to server?
Explain the one exception to this rule that we learned.
2 terms.
If something happens to the current President (with less than 2 years to go), the Vice President can step in and finish that term. He or she can then run for their own 2 terms. If elected that would give them a total of no more than 10 years as President.
Which is larger (has more members), the House of Representatives or the Senate?
What determines the numbers of both?
The House of Representatives has more members (435) than the Senate (100).
Each state gets 2 Senators.
The state's population determines the number of representatives they can have. (Larger states get more reps)
How many Justices are there?
Why must there always be an odd number?
9
It must be odd so there is never a tie.
The President is in charge of the Military. What is the President's official title in this role?
Who is The Commander and Chief?
This is the system that our government uses to make sure no branch becomes more powerful than the other two.
What is the system of Checks and Balances?