Legislative
What are the primary powers of the Legislative Branch?
What is : Law making, Law passing, Law adjusting
What are the primary powers of the Executive Branch?
What is : Carries out laws
What are the primary powers Judicial Branch?
What is : Interpreting laws
Define Veto
What is : Power to stop actions
How long is a Presidential term?
What is : 4 years
What is the organizational structure of the Legislative Branch?
What is : House of Representatives and Senate
What is the organizational structure of the Executive Branch?
What is : The President and their cabinet
What is the organizational structure of the Judicial Branch?
What is : The Supreme Court, Chief Judges and Associate Judges
Define Bicameral
What is : Two chambers
How long is a Supreme Court justice/judges term?
What is : A lifetime
How can the Legislative Branch use it's powers to check and balance the powers of the Judicial Branch?
What is : Approving or refusing to confirm federal judges or justices and the impeaching of judges or justices
How can the Executive Branch use it's powers to check and balance the powers of the Judicial Branch?
What is : Appointing judges/justices and by granting pardons and reprieves
How can the Judicial Branch use it's powers to balance and check the powers of the Executive Branch?
What is : Deciding/ announcing Executive orders or actions to be unconstitutional
Define Amend
What is : To make changes to a law
How long is a Governor's term?
What is : 4 years
How can the Legislative Branch use it's powers to check and balance the powers of the Executive Branch?
What is : Overriding presidential vetoes, impeaching/convicting presidents, exercising oversight, and approving presidential appointments/treaties.
How can the Executive Branch use it's powers to check and balance the powers of the Legislative Branch?
What is : Proposing legislation, preparing annual budget, calling special session on Congress, vetoing legislation passed by Congress, Vice president acting as President of Senate and tiebreaker vote.
How can the Judicial Branch use it's powers to balance and check the powers of the Legislative Branch?
What is : Announcing acts or laws passed by Congress unconstitutional.
Define Impeachment
What is : Removal from public office
How long is a Congress member's term?
What is : 2 years