Legislative Branch
This is the job of the legislative branch
Make laws
Who is the head of the Executive branch and what is their name?
President - Donald Trump
Who is the head of the Judicial branch and what is their name?
Chief Justice - John Roberts
Number of amendments in the Constitution - number of protections in the in the first amendment
27 - 5 (RAPPS) = 22
What is the maximum number of years that a President can serve?
10 (2 4-year terms, + 2 years of a terminated presidency)
These two chambers make up Congress
House of Representatives and the Senate
What is the job of the executive branch?
Enforce the laws
How long are the terms for judges and how many terms can they serve?
Their appointments are life-long
The number of Representatives from Wisconsin + the number of Senators from Wisconsin
8 + 2 = 10
What is the title of the group of people (15-20) that advise the President on issues that they are experts in?
Cabinet
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Mike Johnson
How long are terms for President and how many can they serve?
2 4-year terms
What is the process that the Supreme Court uses to check if laws or actions are constiutional?
Judicial Review
The number of years a senator serves in a term + the number of senators in New Mexico
6 + 2 (2 per state) = 8
Who breaks a tie if the Senate is at a 50-50 tie on a vote?
Vice President - JD Vance
The population of the states
Is this person qualified to be President? If no, explain why. 42 years old, born in Edgerton, currently live in Edgerton, lived in Germany for 27 years
Yes. They have lived in the U.S. for more than the required 14 years
What is the job of the Judicial branch?
Check if laws or actions follow the Constitution
The number of Supreme Court Justices + the required age to be President
9 + 35 = 44
Who nominates people to be on the Supreme Court?
The President
Is this person qualified to be a U.S. Senator for Wisconsin? If no, explain why not.
34 years old, U.S. citizen for 9 years, born in Croatia, and they live in Edgerton.
Yes. They meet all of the requirements. Their birthplace does not matter in this example.
Veto a bill from becoming a law
What are the 3 ways in which a person is no longer on the Supreme Court?
Impeached/Removed
Die
Retire/Resign
How many people are there in Congress?
435 (House) + 100 (Senate) = 535
In order from the top down, who are the first and second people in line to be president and what are their titles?
JD Vance - Vice President
Mike Johnson - Speaker of the House