Legislative Branch
What is the job of the Legislative branch?
Make the laws
How many members are in the Senate?
100
How many members of the House are there?
435
What is the job of the Judicial Branch
What is the job of the executive branch?
To enforce the law
Senate and House of reps
How many senators are in each state?
2
How many members of the House does Indiana have?
9
What makes up the Judicial Branch
Courts and Judges
Who signs a bill to become a law
President
What is a bill?
A bill is the start of a law that a member of the House wants to make a law
True or False: The Senate has a continuous body that is reelected every 4 years.
false
How long does a member of the house serve before they need reelected?
2 years
Can there be a tie on the Superior court case?
No because there are 9 justices
The vice President is in charge of what branch in Congress?
The senate
How is a bill passed?
Goes through the house to be voted on and then passed to the senate to vote on
How many votes does the senate need to have in order to pass a vote to the president?
51
What is a census?
How often does a census happen?
Total number of the USA population
every 10 years
How does a case get heard in the Supreme Court?
The justices have to have disagreement on a case and then wants to hear it.
What are the qualifications to be president?
Natural born citizen
35 years old
Lived in the USA 14 years
What are 4 power that Congress has?
Power to Tax
Power to Borrow
Power to coin money
Postal Service
Naturalization
Declare War
How long is one term for a senator?
How many times can a senator be reelected?
6 years
As many as possible
Power to tax
To Increase taxes
If a crime has occurred in the state of Ohio, Indiana, and Texas, is this heard in the state court or the federal court?
Federal
What does impeached mean?
To accuse or bring charges against