Who's Who
What are three branches of government.
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
Who makes the laws?
What is the legislative branch
Who appoints supreme court judges, and who has to confirm this appointment.
The President appoints them, and Congress must approve it.
The Supreme Court reviews laws passed by Congress to ensure that they:
fall in line with the Constitution
How long of a term does the president serve?
4 years
The legislative branch has two houses, what are they?
What is the senate and the House of Representatives
The president is the head of this branch.
What is the executive branch.
This branch can pass laws.
What is the legislative branch.
This branch is headed by the supreme court.
What is the judicial branch.
How many senators are there?
What is 100 senators, two from each state.
What article of the Constitution deals with the Judicial branch.
Article III
What is judicial review?
What is the right to overturn laws passed by congress.
In your community, police officers enforce rules, thus, they act like which branch of government?
What is the executive branch.
True or False: I can refuse a police officer to search my car if I am under 21 and it smells like Alcohol.
FALSE: In most states, there is a ZERO TOLERANCE rule for underage drivers when it comes to alcohol.
How many representatives are in the house of representatives?
What is 435 representatives
The house of representatives and senators can also be called?
What is Congress.
Who votes on laws?
What is Congress
The first ten amendments are called?
What are The Bill of Rights.
Who appoints the cabinet secretaries?
The President.
Who serves a 6-year term?
What is a Senator
What are the three requirements to become President of the United States.
1) must be 35 years old
2) must have been born in the United States
3) must have lived in the United States for past 14 years
Who does a bill go through before the president sees it?
What is : legislative branch, senators, and the representatives.
Why did the Federalist think we did NOT need a bill of Rights?
Who has the power to declare war and also create new taxes.
Congress
How many U.S. Presidents has there been?
43