Legislative Branch
What is the main duty?
Make laws
What is the main duty?
Enforce Laws
What is the main duty?
Interpret Laws
The first ten Amendments are called what?
The Bill of Rights
Who can veto a bill?
President
The main body in the Legislative Branch is called what?
Congress
How long is 1 term for the President?
4 years
Who appoints Supreme Court Justices?
President
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Accusing a government official of wrongdoing is called what?
Impeachment
Congress makes up what two houses?
Senate and House of Representatives
How many terms can the president serve?
2
How long are the terms?
Life
This was the first set of rules created to make a government during the Revolutionary war.
Articles of Confederation
The number of representatives a state has is determined by what?
The size of the state's population
How many members in the House of Representatives?
435
President's advisory board is what?
Cabinet
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
9
What Amendment is freedom of expression, religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition?
1st Amendment
7
How many members in the Senate? How many from each state?
100
2 from each state
What are the qualifications for the president?
35 years old, natural born citizen, and live in the country for at least 14 years.
What court system hears cases that may or may not violate an individual's rights.
Supreme Court
The elephant represents what political party?
The donkey represent what political party?
Republican
Democrat
Checks and balance