I've Got the Power
This person in government has the power to appoint supreme court justices
Who is the president
The two major political parties in the United States
What are Democrats and Republicans
The term limit for a Supreme Court justice
What is unlimited
The number of women on the current Supreme Court
What is four
The first word in the Constitution
What is "We"
The Constitution gives each branch the ability to limit the powers of the other two. This is a system known as...
What is checks and balances.
The names of the two California senators
Who are Laphonza Butler and Alex Padilla
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is John G. Roberts
The number of people in Congress
What is 535
The presidents cabinet includes leaders of 15 departments, like the department of Defense. The leaders of the departments are referred to as what?
What is "Secretary"
Any power not given to the federal government is given to...
What is the states or individuals.
The names of the two houses in Congress
What are the Senate and House of Representatives
The title of a person who sits on the Supreme Court
What is a justice
The number of articles in the Constitution
What is seven
This is where the federal government gets all of its powers from
What is the "Constitution"
This branch is given "expressed powers" in the Constitution because it states exactly what they can or cannot do.
What is the legislative branch
Powers that both the federal government and state governments share are called
What are concurrent powers
This part of the Constitution states that federal laws are superior to state laws.
What is the supremacy clause
The minimum age that a U.S. President can be to hold office.
What is 35 years
The U.S. federal government system in which power is distributed between a central government and individual states.
What is "Federalism"
This is a power not expressly stated in the Constitution
What are implied powers
The group of people who have a 2 year term requirement
What is the House of Representatives
This Supreme Court justice was the last appointed to the position and the first black woman to ever be appointed
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson
The fraction (or percentage) of the Congress needed to override a president's veto.
What is 2/3 or 66.6%
Each of the parts of government are organized by this in the Constitution.
What are "Articles"