Legislative
Number of members in the U.S. Senate
100
Name one of the main powers of the President of the United States
Answers Vary
Number of years a natural U.S. citizen must reside in the U.S. to become president
9
1st step in the lawmaking process
Introduction in either house
Minimum age to be a eligible for the senate
30
Number of Members in the House of Representatives
435
Minimum age to be President
35
Lowest level of the federal court system
District Courts
2nd step in the lawmaking process
Bill goes to committee
Minimum age to be eligible for the House of Representatives
25
A two-house/chamber legislature
Bicameral
When troops are deployed overseas, the President becomes…
Commander-in-Chief
The authority to hear appeals
Appelate Jurisdiction
3rd step in the lawmaking process
Full floor vote in house of origin
Article of the Constitution that describes the executive branch
Article II
Keeping an eye on the executive branch is known as…
Oversight
A command from the president that has the force of law
Executive Order
The authority to hear a court case first
Original Jurisdiction
Full floor vote in house of origin
Steps 1-3 repeat in the other house of Congress
Youngest president elected in history
John F. Kennedy
This gives Congress the flexibility it needs to carry out its Constitutional duties…
Elastic Clause
Number of years a natural U.S. citizen must reside in the U.S. to become president
14
Explain Judicial Review in your own words
Power to strike down laws as unconstitutional
Threshold required for Congress to override a veto
⅔ vote in both houses of Congress
Oldest person to be elected president in history
Joseph Biden