The Legislative Branch
The name of the group that heads the federal legislative branch.
What is Congress?
The legislative branch has the power to make... (main role of the legislative branch)
What is make the laws?
This branch interprets the laws of the land.
What is the Judicial Branch?
President is the head of the U.S. military, another name for that would be?.
What is Commander-in-Chief?
The term for a proposed law (rough draft)
What is a Bill?
This is the main job of the President.
To carry out/enforce/execute federal (U.S.) laws
This is the civics word for two houses.
What is bicameral?
The legislative branch raises revenue ($) by collecting this.
What are taxes?
This article of the Constitution discusses the Legislative Branch.
What is Article I?
The president can issue executive orders and appoint officials when he wears this "hat".
What is Chief Executive?
This branch has the power to declare war.
What is the legislative branch?
The number of years per term as president and how many terms the individual can serve for as president.
What is four years per term and two terms as President?
These are the two houses of Congress and how many are in each.
What is the House of Representatives and Senate with 435 and 100 members, respectively?
Define the power to regulate interstate commerce for the legislative branch.
What is the ability to control trade between the 50 states?
This article of the Constitution discusses the Judicial Branch.
What is Article III?
The President directs the foreign policy such as making treaties on behalf of the U.S.
What is Chief Diplomat?
This is the term for when the president does not sign something into law, he or she can reject it.
What is a VETO?
Name the two-part election process for the Presidency, with who being the one that ultimately decides the president.
First, U.S. citizens vote for the President and then secondly, electors in the Electoral College ultimately decide the President.
These are the 3 requirements to be a U.S. House of Representative member?
What is...
1. Must be at least 25 years old
2. A United States citizen for at least seven years
3. And an inhabitant of the state he or she represents?
This is the years per term for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate then state the amount of terms can one run for.
What is 2-year terms for the House of Representatives and 6-year terms for the Senate; both can be reelected with no term limits?
This article of the Constitution discusses the Executive Branch.
What is Article II?
The president speaks to Congress during the State of the Union Address.
What is Chief Legislator?
This is the process in which Congress override (overrule) a veto.
What is if both houses of Congress passes the bill again with a two-thirds vote?
These are the 3 requirements to be president of the U.S.
What is...
1. Be at least 35 years old
2. A natural born citizen of the United States
3. And a resident of the United States for 14 years?
These are the 3 requirements to be a U.S. Senator?
What is...
1. Must be at least 30 years of age
2. Have U.S. citizenship for at least nine years
3. And residency in the state a senator represents at time of election?
This is the number of total representatives for the state of Texas in the U.S. Congress. (Break it down fully for me)
What is 40 total with 38 U.S. House of Representative members and 2 U.S. Senators?
This clause allows for Congress to do what is needed.
What is the Necessary and Proper clause?
The president helps to campaign for fellow party members in the upcoming election as a leader of his or her political party.
What is Chief of Party/Political Party Leader?
This is the number of electoral votes that the state of Texas have.
What are 38 electoral votes?
These are the two figure-heads of Congress; one for the House and one for the Senate.
Who is the Speaker of the House for the House of Representatives and the Pro Tempore for the Senate?