What is the main job of this Branch in relationship to laws?
Interpret the Law
What is the main job of this Branch in relationship to laws?
Make Laws
What is the main job of this Branch in relationship to laws?
Enforce the law
What is a Bill?
An idea for a Law
What does Check and Balance mean?
To ensure no one branch grows too powerful
What do we call this branch in the U.S?
Supreme Court
What do we call this branch in the U.S?
Congress
What do we call this branch in the U.S?
President
Who has the sole power to introduce a Bill?
A member of Congress
Who has the power to pardon those convicted of Federal crimes?
The Executive Brasnch / President
How long does a supreme court justice serve? How can they lose their jobs?
for life
Die, Resign, impeached
What are the two chambers of Congress?
House of Reps & Senate
What is the title of the President called as head of the military?
Commander in Chief
What's the next step after a bill has been introduced?
goes to Committee.
Give me two ways in which the Legislative Branch acts as a check & balance against the Executive Branch?
Override Veto
Declare War
Money
Impeachment
What does it mean when a law is ruled unconsitutional?
The action, or law is against the Constitution.
435 Reps
100 Senators
What is the title of a leader of a Federal Department called?
Give me 3 federal departments and what their functions are?
Secretary
Federal Deapartments - Judged by Mr. Li
Give me 3 ways in which a Bill can die in the process to becoming a law?
Committee
Floor Vote fails
Fails to pass other chamber
President Veto
Ruled Unconsitutional
Give me one example for how each of the branches against as check and balance against each other
Answers judged by me
How does a Supreme Court Justice get their job? Explain the full process.
Appointed by the President
Confirmed by the Senate
How is it determined how many Reps & Senators a state gets?
Reps - by Population
Senate - 2 per state
How many total Federal Departments are there?
Give me 4 federal departments and their functions.
15 Federal Departments
Departments judges by Mr. Li
Give me the entire 7 steps in which a Bill becomes a Law
1. Introduce
2. Committee
3. Floor debate
4. floor vote
5. Sent to other chamber
6. Repeats steps 1-4
7. Presdient sign, or Veto
What are the two powers excerised by the President where there are no check & balances?
Explain each.
Martial Law
Nuclear War