Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Checks and Balances
Misc
100
The Legislative Branch is called-
What is Congress
100
This person is the head of the executive branch.
Who is the President?
100
This is the highest court in the nation- the court of final appeals.
What is the Supreme Court?
100
This is why we have checks and balances.
What is to keep one branch from being too powerful?
100
This is the Supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
200
The two houses of Congress
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives
200
This is what gives the president his powers?
What is the US Constitution?
200
These are the other two federal courts.
What is US Court of Appeals and the US District Courts?
200
This is how the judicial branch checks both Congress and the President
What is judicial review?
200
This is why we have checks and balances
What is so no branch is too powerful?
300
The main job of Congress dealing with laws.
What is make laws?
300
This is how the president proposes legislation every year to Congress.
What is the State of the Union Address?
300
This is the right to hear a court case. There are two types- appellate and original.
What is jurisdiction?
300
The president appoints cabinet members, ambassadors and judges, but who has to approve them.
What is Congress?
300
These powers are not listed in the Constitution, but are used to carry out the powers that are listed.
What is implied powers?
400
This gives Congress its powers.
What is the US Constitution?
400
This is what has happened to the power of the president since the Constitution was written.
What is it has increased?
400
This type of case is when someone commits either a felony or misdemeanor.
What is criminal case?
400
The President can send troops to other countries, but who is the only branch that can declare war.
What is Congress?
400
This level of government has the responsibilities of health, safety and welfare.
What is state government?
500
Steps for how a bill becomes a law.
What is introducing the bill, working in committees, debating on the floor, voting by both houses, sign or veto by the president?
500
This is the hat the president is wearing when he does foreign policy.
What is Chief Diplomat?
500
This type of case is a lawsuit of dispute between two parties
What is a civil case
500
When the president or a judge commits a crime, what can Congress do?
What is impeach them?
500
This level of government has the responsibilities of foreign policy, commerce (trade), and defense.
What is the national government?
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