Legislative
The main job of the legislative branch.
What is to make laws?
These are requirements to be president.
What is to be a natural born U.S. citizen, live in the U.S. 14 years, and be 35 years or older?
This is how long federal judges serve.
What is life?
These amendments define individual rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is the United States' type of government.
What is a republic?
This is the ratio needed to pass an amendment in Congress.
What is two-thirds majority?
This House of Congress approves appointments and treaties.
What is the Senate?
This allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
This amendment ended slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This concept means ultimate power lies with the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The U.S. Congress is made up of two separate bodies.
What is a bicameral legislature?
What happens to a bill if the president doesn't sign it or veto it within 10 days.
What is the bill becomes a law?
If a judge commits a crime, this can happen.
What is impeachment?
All citizens are treated the same under the law.
What is Equal Protection?
These are requirements to be a citizen of the United States.
What is being born in or naturalized by the United States?
This House is made up of a proportional number of representatives from each state.
What is the House of Representatives?
This is chosen by the states to vote to elect the president every four years.
What is the Electoral College?
This branch establishes federal courts.
What is the legislative branch?
This states the federal government cannot establish a national religion.
What is the Establishment Clause?
The principle of each branch having different duties.
What is separation of powers?
This dictates how many representatives each state gets every ten years.
What is the census?
The cabinet's two major jobs.
What is to advise the president and run the executive departments?
These make up the judicial branch.
What are U.S. Courts and the Supreme Court?
This amendment states that powers not belonging to Congress or forbidden to the states belong to the states and the people.
What is the 10th Amendment?
These are required of U.S. citizens.
What are civic duties?