Executive Branch
What is one of the Executive branches main responsibility?
Enforce federal laws
What two parts make up congress?
Senate and House of Representatives.
What is the highest form of court in the Judicial Branch?
Supreme Court
The president acts as the head of state AND....?
Commander-in-chief
What is the legislative branches primary job?
primary duty is to write, debate, and pass bills, which are then passed on to the President for approval to become laws.
Their job is to interpret state laws made up by ____
Congress
Who takes over leadership if the president is unable to do so?
Vice President
How many Representatives does Michigan have in the house of Reps as of 2019?
14
Who appoints our Supreme Court judges?
The President
One way the Executive branch checks the Legislative branch?
Veto legislation, Call special session
How many total members are apart of the President's Cabinet?
15
How long of a term does a house of representative member serve?
2 years
How many cases are actually take on by the Supreme court every year?
80-100
One way the judicial branch checks the legislative branch?
Determine whether laws are constitutional or not
List 3 examples of departments in the President's Cabinet
Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury,
How many members of Senate does the state of North Dakota account for?
2 (Every state has 2 members which totals to 100 members of the Senate)
Who is our current Chief Justice?
John Roberts
Appoints court officials (supreme court)