Vocabulary
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Miscellaneous
100
An idea for a law

Bill

100

What is another name for the Legislative Branch?

Congress

100
Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?
the President
100
What is the name of the most important court in the country?
the Supreme Court
100

How long are a US representative's term, and a senator's term?

2 years, 6 years

200

To say no or reject a bill

Veto

200
What are the two parts of the Legislative Branch?
Senate and House of Representatives
200

How old does someone have to be to run for president?

35 years

200
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
nine
200

How many articles of the Constitution are there?

Seven

300

Who leads the Senate on a usual basis?

President Pro Tempore

300
How many people are in the Senate?
100
300

How long is a president's term?

4 years

300
For how long can a person be a Supreme Court justice?
for life or until he or she retires
300
Which branch of government decides if a law that was passed is fair?
Judicial Branch
400

To "get in trouble" as an elected official

Impeach 

400
How many people are in the House of Representatives?
435
400

If Congress passes a bill, who does it go to next?

The President
400

What is the job of the Judicial Branch?

to interpret the law (make sure that laws are fair)

400
Who decides who the justices on the Supreme Court are?
the President selects them and the Senate approves them
500

A written plan for a government

Constitution

500
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
to make the laws
500

What is the job of the executive branch?

to make sure that the laws are enforced. (To make sure people follow the law)

500

What happens when SCOTUS declares a law unconstitutional?

It gets thrown out! (becomes void)

500

The system that keeps one branch of govt. from becoming too powerful

Checks and Balances

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