What is the job of the Executive branch
Enforce the laws
What is the job of the Judicial branch
Interpret the law
What is the job of the Legislative branch
Make the Laws
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military
The President
why do some states get more representatives in the house of representatives
They have a larger population size
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
How often is the US Census
every 10 years
How old you must be to be a Senator
30
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Senate and House
How old you must be to be a House of Representatives member
25
Apportionment of House of Representatives seats occurs how often?
Every 10 years
How many years a term in the Senate is
6
What is the official nickname for this vehicle, the Imperial AT-ST
Chicken walker
How many years a term in the House of Representatives is
2
The first part of the Constitution, it explains why the Constitution was written
Preamble
How does someone become a Supreme Court justice (include all steps and parties involved)
The President picks someone and the Senate will approve them
When a state legislature creates congressional districts in a way that makes it more likely for a particular political party to win
Gerrymandering
Today, U.S. Senators are elected by the people of each state. Originally, who elected U.S. Senators?
State legislatures from the Senators’ home state.
AKA the States
Power of the Supreme Court to determine whether a law or exec action is constitutional.
Judicial Review
How many members of the House of Representatives there are altogether
435
he governor of a state can ask for someone who has committed a crime and then left the state to be brought back to the state for a trial
Extradition
Who are the Senators for Utah (you need both)
Mike Lee and Mitt Romney
Makes it illegal to be a particular kind of person (no trial, just straight to prison)
Bill of Attaindar
Who is YOUR representative in the house of representatives?
Blake Moore
The government can take your land, but only if they give you due process and just compensation (a fair price) for it
Eminent domain