Executive Branch
This cabinet member serves as the president's chief foreign affairs advisor.
What is the Secretary of State?
This presiding officer of the House of Representatives is second in the line of presidential succession.
What is the Speaker of the House?
The individual currently serving as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is John Roberts?
This political party currently controls the Senate. (Answer depends on current Congress)
Who are the Democrats / Republicans?
Congress is made up of two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives. That makes it this type of legislature.
What is a bicameral legislature?
This cabinet member serves as the president's chief military advisor, commanding the U.S. military.
What is the Secretary of Defense?
This member of Congress is the majority political party leader in the Senate.
What is the Senate Majority Leader?
This judge presides over the Supreme Court, supervising case selection and overseeing public sessions.
What is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
This political party currently controls the House of Representatives. (Answer depends on current Congress)
Who are the Republicans?
This principle is most concerned with ensuring that no one branch of government becomes too powerful.
What is Checks and Balances?
This cabinet member serves as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government, heading the DOJ.
What is the Attorney General?
This member of government represents their entire state as a member of Congress.
What is a Senator?
The reason federal judges are given lifetime appointments and are not associated with political parties.
What is to ensure judicial independence / that they are intended to be above politics?
The total number of Electoral College votes, and the specific number a candidate needs to win.
What is 538 in total and 270 to win?
The right to freedom to bear arms is not guaranteed by this amendment.
What is the First Amendment?
This member of government serves as the chief executive of their state.
What is the Governor?
This body has 435 members, 2-year terms, and representation based on population.
What is the House of Representatives?
This term is defined as the power of a court to make legal decisions and judgments in cases.
What is Jurisdiction?
A state that could reasonably be won by either major party candidate.
What is a "swing state"?
In Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, students got in trouble for wearing what to school?
What is black armbands?
This member of government serves as the chief executive of their city.
What is the Mayor?
This body has 100 members, 6-year terms, and equal representation for each state.
What is the Senate?
The reason the Framers gave federal judges lifetime appointments, based on the Article III phrase "good Behaviour."
What is to ensure judicial independence / judges are not influenced by politics or re-election pressure?
What is one drawback of the Electoral College?
What is it gives disproportionate influence to a few swing states? What is the election winner could lose the popular vote?
The 10th Amendment reserves powers to the States, but coining money is not one of them. What is one example of a reserved power for the States?
1. Establishing and maintaining public schools
2. Issuing driver’s licenses and marriage licenses
3. Conducting elections and establishing local governments