Executive branch
The executive branch's main job is to ___________.
Enforce laws (make sure they are followed)
Congress is divided into ______ houses.
2
The total number of supreme court justices
9
The 1st form of government America had was called the...
Articles of confederation
The War the American Colonies fought against Great Britain
The Revolutionary War
Who takes the president's place if he or she is unable to work?
The vice president
The number of representatives each state has on the House depends on__________________.
How many people live in that state
The Judicial branch _____________.
Decides if laws agree with the Constitution or not
The 1st 10 amendments in the US Constitution are called ____________________.
The Bill of Rights
Power in the United States is divided between _____ branches
3
The president has a ______ year term.
4
The total number of US senators is _______.
100
Who appoints (picks) justices to the supreme court?
The president
What do you call a law before Congress passes it?
A bill
Bicameral means having _________ houses
2
The executive branch works in the _____________ .
White House
The total number of US Representatives is _______.
435
A supreme court justice has a ____________ term.
lifetime
An amendment is a ____________
Change to the constitution (or when a new law is added to the constitution)
Congress is made up of the _________ and the _________
Senate, House of Representatives
Who is the president of the united states right now?
Joe Biden
The legislative branch _______________.
Makes laws
The judicial branch works in the _________
Supreme Court building
The introduction to the Constitution is called the ________.
Preamble
Anti- federalists wanted
states to have more power (they wanted a small government, with Bill of Rights)