What is the main function of the legislative branch
What is to create laws
100
What is the name of the Missouri Legislative Branch
What is general assembly
100
By what court case was the judicial review come from
What is Marbury V Madison
200
What are the different levels of courts
District
Appeals
Supreme
200
What role does the president have in the law making process
Signs it or veto
200
Missouri: population 5,988,927
Wisconsin: population 5,686,986
Montana: population 989,415
California: population 37,253,956
Looking at the information above, which state has the most and which state has the least
Most: California
Least: Montana
200
Who were the first Europeans to set foot on the land now known at Missouri?
Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet
200
What was the outcome of the Miranda V. Arizona?
You must be read your rights when being arrested
300
How many supreme court justices are there
What is 9
300
What happens if state law conflicts with a federal law?
Federal law has priority
300
How many individuals House of Representative's
What is 435
300
Who is the chief officer of the Missouri Executive Branch?
Who is Gov. Jay Nixon
300
What court case did "separate but equal"
Plessy V Ferguson
400
What is the main job of the judicial branch
Hear court cases and make a fair decision
400
What is the cabinet
The presidents group of advisors
400
How can the Legislative Branch check on the executive branch?
By sending him a bill or by impeaching the president
400
When did the Louisiana Purchase occur? Who did the US buy it from
1803 and French
400
What court cases did "equal and together" come from?
Brown V. Board of Education of Tepeka
500
How many justices has President Obama appointed?
What is 4
500
What are 3 examples of executive departments
Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs
500
Briefly describe how a bill becomes a law
Bill is sent to congress
put into a committee for revision
approved by congress
sent to president(veto or signs)
(If vetoed) Congress my pass with 2/3 vote