Government Buildings
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Checks and Balances
100
The location of the capitol building in Pennsylvania
What is Harrisburg
100
Article of the Constitution that established The Legislative Branch
What is Article 1
100
Individual with the power of the Executive Branch, also the Head of State and the Commander and Chief of the armed forces
Who is the President of the United States
100
Article of the Constitution that established The Judicial Branch
What is Article #3
100
Purpose of the checks and balances system
What is to ensure equal power among the three branches
200
The workplace and residence of the president of the United States
What is The White House
200
The United States Congress consists of what?
What are the House of Representatives and The Senate
200
Individual responsible for carrying out the duties if the President is unable to
Who is the Vice President
200
The head of the Judicial Branch of Government
What is the Supreme Court
200
The phrase "checks and balances" was created by whom?
Who is Charles Montesquieu
300
The location of the United States Supreme Court Building
What is Washington D.C.
300
Officer of the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House
300
Age necessary to run for a Presidential nomination
What is 35 years old
300
The Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and how many associate justices?
What is 8
300
Individual that is able to veto laws
Who is the President of the United States of America
400
The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense
What is the Pentagon
400
Number of members in the Senate
What is 100 members
400
Responsible for the administrations of federal laws
What is the Cabinet
400
Length of time that an associate justice serves
What is for life
400
What has the power to override a vetoed law with a 2/3 of a vote
What is Congress
500
The oldest federal cultural institution in the United States
What is The Library of Congress
500
Number of elected members in the House of Representatives
What is 435
500
Number of Americans employed by the Executive Branch
What is 4 million Americans
500
The current Chief Justice of the United States
Who is John G. Robert, Jr.
500
What must approve judges and other government officials?
What is the Senate
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