Legislative Branch
Who is the Vice President?
President’s main job
What is to carry out laws?
Justices on the Supreme Court
What is 9?
Framers planned for this branch to be the most powerful
What is the Legislative Branch?
Years Representatives serve?
What are two-year terms?
Congressional powers that are not stated explicitly in the Constitution
What are implied powers?
Three requirements for becoming the President
What is:
At least 35 years old
Native-born citizen
Live in the United States for 14 years
How long do Supreme Court Justices have their job?
What is life?
Rewarding people for their political support by giving them government jobs
What is the spoils system?
Hiring people for government jobs on the basis of their qualifications
What is the merit system?
Leader of the House of Representatives and third in line for the presidency
Who is the Speaker of the House?
A group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 15 top-level executive departments
What is a cabinet?
Do Supreme Court Justices need legal training?
What is no?
Can Congress change the number of Supreme Court Justices?
What is yes?
Court system made up of both federal and state courts
What is the dual court system?
What determines congressional distribution for each state?
What is population?
What did Marbury vs. Madison establish?
What is judicial review?
What did Article III establish?
What is the judicial branch?
How does judicial review act as a check on the legislative and executive branches?
What is it can nullify laws that conflict with the Constitution?
President as Commander in Chief
President as Head of State
President as Head of Foreign Policy
President as Head of the Economy
President orders American troops to invade another country
Building goodwill with countries
Signs treaties and gives foreign aid
Makes budget decisions
Specific powers of Congress listed in the Constitution
What are expressed/enumerated powers?
When does the Vice President become President?
What is if the President:
If the President is:
removed from office
dies
resigns
When does the Supreme Court have Original Jurisdiction?
What is in cases that:
involve ambassadors and diplomats
Involve a state as a party
Permanent committees that continue their work from session to session
What are Standing committees?
An agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation
What is an embargo?