Legislative Branch
The Senate and the House of Representatives make up this
What is Congress
What is the Executive branches primary function?
What is carrying out and enforcing the laws Congress passes.
What is the role of the courts?
What is to interpret the law.
A Senate member must be how old and serve for how long.
What is at least 30 years old and for 6 years.
True or False:
Congress elected officials can live anywhere.
They must reside in the state they are elected for.
Congress makes these for the Legislative Branch.
What are laws.
Who needs to approve of the presidents appointed cabinet?
What is the Senate.
What types of courts does our country have?
What is lower courts and Federal courts.
A house of representative member needs to be what age and how long do they serve for.
What is they must be at least 25 years old and serve for 2 years.
Which documents keep the 3 Branches powers in check?
What is the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Name 2 Powers Congress has.
What is:
Tax the People
Raise an Army/Navy to defend the nation
Declare War
Create a court system
Coin Money
Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
What is the President of the US.
What is the highest court in our country?
What is the Supreme Court.
Which house has an elected number of elected officials based on population.
What is the House of representatives.
Who has the power to veto a bill and who has the right to approve the bill?
What is the President (veto) and What is Congress (approve)
A law is considered unconstitutional when
What is they do not have the write according to the constitution.
What does it mean to impeach?
What is charging a public figure with wrongdoing.
How many judges does the Supreme Court consist of, and how long do they serve for?
What is 9 judges and serve until they retire or die
Name 2 countries whom also has a representative in Congress?
What is
DC
American Samoa
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Guam
US Virgin Islands
Who controls the money to fund the armed forces?
What is Congress.
Congress learns this in order to know what laws they need to passw.
What are the problems affecting groups, talking to or reading letters from citizens.
What is the job of the President in the armed forces?
What is the commander in chief.
Which court handles problems between states.
What is Federal Court
How many Senate members are elected to Congress, and how many for the House of Representatives.
The US has 100 senators and no more than 435 representatives per state.
Who selects any new supreme court judges as needed?
What is the President.