Vocab/Amendments
A change or addition to the constitution
Amendment
What are the three words best describe our government?
Federal, Republic, Democracy
What is the highest court in the US?
Supreme Court
What are the two parts of congress?
House of Representatives, and the Senate
Who is the current president and vise president and what party do they belong to ?
P: Donald Trump (R)
VP: Mike Pence (R)
Where a president says no to signing a bill into law
Veto
What was the first government that the US had?
Confederation (Articles of Confederation)
Who is the Newest elected Supreme Court justice?
Brett Kavanaugh
How many people are in the senate and how did they decide on that number?
100 people and the decided that there should be 2 people from each state
After the Vice president and president are unable to serve who is next in the line of succession?
Speaker of the house
1st Amendment rights
What are responsibilities for a US citizen?
pay taxes, sign up for the draft, and serve on a jury
Who oversees the Supreme Court?
Chief Justice
How many people are in the HR and how did they come up with this number?
435 people and its based of population
What are the qualifications of president?
35yrs. old and a natural born citizen
The people who do everyday government jobs
bureaucrats
How old do you have to be to vote?
18
How many people are on the supreme court
9
Who is the CURRENT speaker of the house?
Paul Ryan
What are other names for the president?
Chief of the Armed Forces, chief executive, chief agenda setter, chief of state, chief diplomat, and party leader
an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure discipline in a legislature
Whips
Who are the presidents that have been impeached?
Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
About how many cases do the supreme court hold trials for each year?
100
Who are the 2 senators from Georgia?
Johnny Isakson and David Perdue
What are the other people who are in the executive branch other then the president or vice president