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Legislative
Executive/Judicial
Facts
100

In  the House of Representatives, representation is based on this.

What is proportional representation?

100

This branch makes the laws

What is legislative branch?

100

THis branch enforces the laws

What is the executive branch?

100

This branch contains the leader of the Military

What is the president?

100

This branch inteprets laws to determine if the law is constitutional.

What is the judicial branch?

200

MOst of the work in Congress takes place in these groups which are the first to consider bills.

What are Committees?

200

THe head of this branch is not elected by popular vote but by this group representing the states.

What is electoral college?

200

When the president plans an event to support a member of his party who is running for office, he is acting in this presidential role.

What is party leader?

200

The Supreme Court justices are appointed by this person.

What is the president?

200
When the president does not want a bill to pass, he uses this presidential power of checks and balances.

What is veto?

300
During your trial, if your rights were denied you by the judge allowing evidence seized without a search warrant, you would ask for a new trial in this court.

What is Appellate Court?

300

THe executive heads of all the Federal AGencies are also the members of this group whose function is to advise the president.

What is the Cabinet?

300
The candidates for elective office must be natural born citizens to run for this office.

What is the Presidency?

300

This is the main concern of every elected official.

What is "to be re-elected'?
300
The majority of people who work in the Executive Branch are called this term, which means a permanent federal employee.

What is a civil service worker?

400

This type of Supreme Court Decision is issued by a justice who agrees with the majority opinion but for a different reason.

What is a concurring opinion?

400

A  bill can only be introduced in Congress by one of these people.

A member of Congress.

400

This Constitutional Compromise created our bicameral legislature.

What is the Great Compromise?

400

This is the length of time a Supreme Court justice serves.

What is life or retirement?

400
The head of the  Department of HOmeland Security would belong in this branch of government.

What is the Executive Branch?

500

This is an example of a government corporation.

What is Post Office or Amtrak?

500

Permanent Committees in Congress are called this.

What are standing committees?

500

This court case established the power of Judicial Review.

What is Marbury v. Madison?

500

If either the House or Senate makes a change in a bill it is called this.

What is a markup?

500

THese are the 3 levels of the Federal Court system.

What are district court, appellate court and Supreme Court?