Three Branches of Government

Legislative Branch

100

This is the main job of the Legislative Branch

What is to make or create laws?

200

The name for the lower chamber of Congress

What is the House of Representatives?

300

The name for the upper chamber of Congress

What is the Senate?

400

This is the amount of members in the US House, and the amount of members in the US Senate. (TWO ANSWERS, TWO NUMBERS)

What is 435 members in the House and 100 members in the Senate?

500

This is when the House investigates the President for crimes, and the Senate holds a trial to determine if the President is guilty

What is impeachment?

Executive Branch

100

This is the main job of the Executive Branch

What is to enforce the law?

200

The name for the head of the executive branch at the national level

What is the President?

300

The name of the head of the executive branch at the state level

What is the Governor?

400

When a President rejects a bill and sends it back to Congress, this is called

What is a veto?

500

This term refers to when the President makes a law

What is an executive order?

Judicial Branch

100

This is the main job of the Judicial Branch

What is to interpret the law?

200

This is the highest court in the federal court system

What is the Supreme Court?

300

This is the court where most federal cases start off in, it is the lowest of the federal courts

What is a district or trial court?

400

This is the court where cases may be appealed and heard again by a panel of judges, it is the second highest ranking court in the federal court system.

What is an appellate court?

500

This term refers to when the courts determine whether or not a law passed by Congress or an executive order made by the President is constitutional or not

What is judicial review?

Election Term Lengths and Presidential Powers

100

This is the term length for a House member

What is 2 years?

200

This is the term length for a Senator

What is 6 years?

300

This is the term length for Presidency, in which the President may only serve 2 of these

What is 4 years?

400

This power of the President is when the President formally forgives someone of a crime

What is a pardon?

500

This power of the President refers to the President as the leader of the military

What is Commander in Chief?

Election Qualifications

100

This is the minimum age needed to run for House of Representatives

What is 25?

200

This is the minimum age needed to run as a Senator

What is 30?

300

This is the minimum age needed to run as a President

What is 35?

400

This is the amount of years a House Rep and Senator have to live in the US for in order to run for office. (TWO ANSWERS, TWO NUMBERS)

What is 7 years for House, 9 years for Senate?

500

These are the two types of citizenship that would qualify someone to run for President

What is law of blood and law of soil?