Legislative Branch
Head of our Legislative Branch
Congress
Head of the Executive Branch
President
Head of the Judicial Branch
Supreme Court
Who can check, and how? Congress passes a bill giving 17 trillion dollars to Poland for a lifetime supply of sausages
President can veto
True or false: the popular vote elects the President
False
Two chambers of Congress
House of Representatives and Senate
15 advisors to the President
cabinet
Number of justices (judges) on the Supreme Court, and term of office
9
Life
Who can check, and how?
The president is caught on tape taking illegal bribes from foreign ambassadors
Congress, impeachment
Number of Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency out of the total, which is...
270
538
Number of House Representatives and Senators (separately)
435 and 100
Length of a term of office and term limit
4 years, two terms
Federal courts where trials occur
District
Who can check, and how?
The President declares that 3 branches of government are too many, and Congress will be absorbed by the Executive Branch.
First failed constitution of the United States
Articles of Confederation
Term of office for: House
Term of office for: Senate
2 years
6 years
Age and citizenship requirements
35 years old, natural born citizen
Judicial Review
Congress checks the President's appointment of judges by ____
2/3 vote of Senate approval
What are the two steps in the impeachment process?
House impeaches with a majority vote, Senate holds impeachment trial with a 2/3 vote needed to remove from office
Which chamber of Congress has the power to impeach (accuses of wrongdoing)?
House of Representatives
Power of the President that can be undone by Congress
Veto
How does one become a Supreme Court justice?
Appointed by the President, approved by the Senate
The Supreme Court's single check on Congress is ____
judical review; the power to declare laws unconstitutional
What are the two steps in the process of amending the Constitution, and what are the first 10 Amendments called?
Congress proposes with a 2/3 vote,
3/4 of states approve