Legislative Branch
What are the two houses of Congress?
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The length of the term limit for a federal judge or Supreme Court justice?
What is for life?
The primary function of the judicial branch?
What is to interpret the meaning of laws/determine if laws violate the U.S. Constitution.
How many amendments are there?
What is 27?
The current President of the United States
What is Donald J. Trump?
How many Senators are there?
What is 100? What is 2 per state?
The primary constitutional power the president uses to reject a bill passed by Congress.
What is a veto?
The steps required for a person to officially join the federal judiciary?
What are a Nomination by the President and confirmation by the Senate?
The first 10 amendments are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The minimum requirements to qualify for the presidency of the United States.
What is at least 35 years old, a natural-born citizen, and has resided within the United States for at least 14 years.
What is the exact number of years in a single full term for a U.S. Senator?
What is six years?
While Congress passes statutes, the President can issue _____ to bypass legislation?
What are Executive Orders?
Which article of the U.S. Constitution establishes the judicial branch of the federal government?
What is Article III?
This amendment guarantees freedoms to individuals not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.
What is the Ninth Amendment?
What is amend it?
How many representatives are there in Congress?
What is 435?
To override a presidential veto, both houses of Congress must pass the bill again with this minimum supermajority vote.
What is a two-thirds (2/3) majority?
The title given to the head judge of the Supreme Court.
Who is the Chief Justice?
Name a specific power that is exclusively granted to the House of Representatives by the Constitution
What is Initiating Revenue Bills, Impeaching Officials, Electing the President?
How many presidents have served the United States?
What is 45?
In the absence of the Vice President, this Senate leader presides over the chamber.
What is the President pro tempore?
The power Congress has over government spending
What is control of the budget/purse?
This power allows the Supreme Court to declare actions of the legislative or executive branches unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
This amendment guarantees individuals the right to a speedy trial by a jury of their peers.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
Name 3 roles of the President of the United States
What is Chief Executive, Commander-in-Chief, Chief of State, Chief Legislator, Chief Diplomat