Government is Limited
Define rule of law
What is the idea that nobody is above the law?
Main job of the legislative branch
What is make laws?
Main job of the executive branch
What is enforce laws?
Main job of the judicial branch
What is interpret the laws?
What office can you run for?
You are 35 years old
You have lived in the U.S. for 14 years
You are a natural born citizen
What is the President?
Identify the type of law:
A man has been caught stealing a car and crashed into a local bakery before he was arrested
What is criminal law?
Define separation of powers
What laws are called at the three different branches of government
What is ordinance (local), statutes (state), and acts (national/federal)
The leader of the executive branch at the federal level
Double points: Leader of the executive branch at the state level
Who is the president?
Double points: Who is the governor?
Highest court in the united states
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
What office can you run for?
You are 30 years old
You have been a citizen for the last 9 years
You live in the state of Florida
What is a member of the U.S. Senate?
Identify the type of law:
Jared and Brooke have 3 kids together. They have been going to court to decide how they will share custody of their children
What is civil law?
Define checks and balances
Two houses of Congress
Double Points: term that describes a two house legislature
What is the Senate and House of Representatives?
Double Points: Bicameral
Power the president has to reject a bill
What is veto?
Double points: Type of jurisdiction trial courts have
What is appellate jurisdiction?
Double points: What is original jurisdiction?
What office can you run for?
You are 30 years old
You have lived and voted in the state of Florida for 7 years
What is the Governor of Florida?
Identify the type of law:
A soldier is caught abandoning their post and is identified as AWOL resulting in a court martial
What is military law?
Is rule of law being upheld?
A police officer is filmed using overly aggressive tactics during an arrest. The police department removes him from duty and he faces appropriate punishment.
What is rule of law is upheld?
What step is missing?
1. Bill is introduced to congress
2. ???
3. Voted on and sent to other house to start again
4. If approved sent to the president for approval
What is sent to committee to be debated?
Top 15 advisors to the president
What is the cabinet?
The two court systems in the Unites States
What is state and federal courts?
What office can you run for?
You are 25 years old
Have been a U.S. Citizen for the last 7 years
You live in the state of Florida
What is a member of the U.S. House of Representative?
Identify the type of law:
The Supreme Court is reviewing a case concerning students 1st Amendment right to assemble and express their concerns with the school's administration
What is constitutional law?
Separation of Powers or Checks and Balances?
The Supreme Court rules that a law passed by Congress is Unconstitutional and strikes it down
What is Checks and Balances?
Power listed in the Constitution that allows the legislative branch to stretch their power to complete their goals and other objectives
What is Elastic clause or the "necessary and proper" clause?
Article of the U.S. Constitution that defines the Executive Branch
What is Article II?
Two types of juries in the United States
What is Grand and Petit (trial) juries?
What office can you run for?
You are 21 years old
You live in the state of Florida
What is the FL legislature (FL House or FL Senate)?
Kind of law that is both a source and type of law
What is Constitutional Law?