How Bill Becomes Law
Government Powers
Checks and Balances
Branch Requirements
Preamble
100
This person or group can sign a bill into law.
Who is the president?
100
The president is given these two specific powers.
What are issuing executive orders and granting pardons?
100
The president checks the legislative branch through a denial and the legislative branch checks the president by superceding his authority.
What is the presidential veto and override veto with 2/3 majority in both houses?
100
The number of years per term for each house in the legislative branch and executive positions of president/vice president.
What is two years for a representative of Congress, four years for a senator of Congress, and four years for the president/vice president of the executive branch?
100
It means provide fair laws and a federal court system.
What is establish justice as a principle from the Preamble?
200
The president has this power over Congress when presented with a bill.
What is a veto?
200
It intreprets the laws and reviews lower court decisions.
What is the judicial branch?
200
It is the only power that does not provide a check or balance.
What is a presidential pardon?
200
The age requirements for a representative, senator, and president.
What are 25 years old for a representative, 30 years old for a senator, and 35 years old for a president?
200
It means to encourage the common good and the betterment of American citizens.
What is the principle to promote the general welfare in the Preamble?
300
The first step in a bill becoming a law. Be specific.
What is bill that can be proposed by any citizen, member of Congress, the president or his administration, or public or private interest group?
300
It enforces laws and conducts foreign policy.
What is the executive branch?
300
A related legislative check on both the executive and judicial branches. Earn an extra 300 points if your group can identify the roles of each house in the process.
What is impeach the president and Supreme Court Justices? What is the House of Representatives that impeaches both and the Senate that oversees the impeachment trial.
300
The citizenship and residency requirements of the president and number of terms he/she can serve.
What is being a natural-born citizen, being a resident of the U.S. for 14 years, and serving no more than two full terms?
300
It means to provide peace and order within the country.
What is the principle of domestic tranquility in the Preamble?
400
The ability to override a veto.
What is a 2/3 majority in both houses of the Congress?
400
At least three powers granted to the executive branch not already mentioned in other responses.
What are appoints ambassadors, Supreme Court justices and federal court judges; negotiates treaties; proposes laws; commands the armed forces; grants pardons; or issues executive orders?
400
A related check by the judicial branch on the executive and legislative branches with a specific difference.
What is the judicial branch's ability to review and declare an executive order as unconstitutional and a legislative act/law as unconstitutional.
400
The residency requirements for representatives and senators. (Hint: two parts)
What are seven years for representatives and nine years for senators and residing in the state they are elected?
400
It means to provide freedom for American citizens and for their descendants or offspring.
What is the principle to secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity in the Preamble?
500
There are two ways an amendment can be proposed (200pts). There are two ways an amendment can be ratified and added to the Constitution (300pts) (The second and third steps in a bill becoming a law.)
What is a bill being sent to committee and debating its merits?
500
The legislative branch has these powers. Name at least three powers and do not use previous responses in your question.
What are ratifies treaties, declares war, appropriates money (says which programs will be funded and for how much), regulates interstate commerce, coins (prints) money, establishes post offices, and supports the arts and sciences?
500
The legislative branch can reject these appointments (name two) made by the executive branch and can perform several checks on the judicial branch (name three). Each right asnwer will give you 100 points for a total of 500 points.
What are ambassadors, federal court judges, and Supreme Court Justices? What are proposing new legislation or a constitutional amendment, rejecting a judicial nomination, limitimg appeal court jurisdiction, or altering the size of the Supreme Court?
500
The requirements for a Supreme Court Justice in regards to term limit, experience, and residency requirements and how many Justices serve on the Supreme Court.
What is no term limit, no experience, and no residency requirments, as well as nine Supreme Court judges?
500
It means to protect American citizens against foreign threats and to possess a strong military.
What is the principle to provide for the common defense in the Preamble?
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