Executive Branch
To say no to a bill
Veto
House of Representatives and the Senate (another name for it)
Congress
The highest court in the United States
Supreme Court
laws
People who live in a community
What qualifies a person to be president of the United States?
Be at least 35, be a citizen of the US for at least 14 years, be born in the United States.
What is the job of the legislative branch?
Make laws
What is the job of the Judicial branch?
Interpret the laws.
Gives the US citizens rights and freedoms and details how our government works
Constitution
How does the government get the money to build schools and pave roads and provide other necessary services to the community?
Taxes
The president can only hold office for how many years at a time?
4
How many seats does each state get in the Senate?
2
Why does the United States government have 3 branches?
To ensure checks and balances, so no one branch has too much power.
A system of elected citizens who make, enforce, and interpret laws
Government
Citizens are protected by...
laws
Who directly elects the president?
The Electoral College
The population of the state
Who elects federal judges?
Trick question... no one! They are appointed by the president.
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called...
The Bill of Rights
Citizens are responsible for paying taxes, obeying laws, and
serving on a jury
Who was the second president of the US?
John Adams
What is the 3/5th Compromise?
The compromise to allow southern states to count slaves as 3 people for every 5 slaves. This settled the debate about whether to treat slaves a property or people when it came to taxes and representation for the states.
How many judges currently sit on the Supreme Court bench?
9
How many branches of government are in the United States?
3
What is the first amendment?
Freedom of speech, religion, assembly.