Vocabulary
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
The Constitution
100

What is a "bill?"

an idea for a law

100

What is another name for the Legislative Branch?

Congress

100
Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?
the President
100
What is the name of the most important court in the country?
the Supreme Court
100

How many amendments are there in the Constitution?

27

200
What does veto mean?
to say "no" to a bill; to reject
200
What are the two parts of the Legislative Branch?
Senate and House of Representatives
200
How many years can someone be President?
eight years (two terms of four years each)
200
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
nine
200

Name three rights guaranteed to all Americans under the 1st amendment.

freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, right to assemble, right to protest

300

What is the system called that elects the President? How many points does he or she need to win on election night?

Electoral College

270

300
How many people are in the Senate?
100
300
How old must someone be to be President?
35 years old
300
For how long can a person be a Supreme Court justice?
for life or until he or she retires
300

Name at least 3 other rights you have in the Bill of Rights and include what number amendment.

Answers will vary

400
What is a justice?
a judge on the Supreme Court
400

How many people are in the House of Representatives?

438

400

To be President of the United States, a person must be born a citizen of what country and have lived here for how long if they moved away?

The United States of America, 14 years

400

What is the job of the Judicial Branch?

interpret the laws, protect/apply the constitution to court cases...

400

How does a Bill become a law? Explain the process.

House or Senate, Committees, Vote passes in both houses, signed by the President, confirmed by the Supreme Court

500

Who wrote the Constitution? "Father of the Constitution."

James Madison

500
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
to make the laws
500

What is the job of the executive branch?

to make sure that the laws are enforced. ( To make sure people follow the law), appoint leaders of federal departments...

500
What is the capital city of the United States of America?
Washington D.C.
500

It is sometime easy to predict if a Bill will become a law. How can we predict this?

If the Bill is popular with Democrats but the House and the Senate and the President are majority Republican then the Bill has very little chance of becoming a Law.

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