People
Who is the current governor of Pennsylvania?
Tom Wolf
The power to declare legislative & executive actions unconstitutional.
Judicial Review
A specific number of immigrants from certain countries or regions who were permitted to enter the country each year
Quota
List the 3 presidents that have been impeached.
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
What is the Legislative Branch responsible for?
Makes the laws
Who is the current President of the United States?
Joe Biden
Having only one house of legislature
Unicameral
The right to vote
Suffrage
List 2 new laws that were created as a result of the Watergate Scandal.
Sunshine Act
Ethics in Government Act
Freedom of Information Act
Presidential Records Act
Independent Counsel Statute
What is the Executive Branch responsible for?
Executes the laws
Who is the current Speaker of the House?
Nancy Pelosi
The group of people who supported the Constitution & the establishment of a strong central government
Federalists
The individuals responsible for taking attendance and making sure their members vote the way the party wants them to vote
Party Whips
List 5 executive departments
Department of State
Department of Treasury
Department of Defense
Department of Justice
Department of Interior
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health & Human Services
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
Department of Housing & Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Department of Energy
Department of Education
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Homeland Security
What is the Judicial Branch responsible for?
Interprets the laws
Who is the current Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania?
John Fetterman
A system that gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other two branches
Checks & Balances
Plans for dealing with national problems are called
Domestic Policy
Domestic Problems
List the 5 rights protected in the First Amendment
Freedom of:
Religion
Press
Petition
Protest
Speech
Which chamber of Congress has the power to decide the winner of a presidential election in the event of an electoral tie?
House of Representatives
Who is the current Perry County Representative in the PA House of Representatives?
Perry Stambaugh
The legal process by which an alien may become a citizen
Naturalization
The right of the President to keep secrets from Congress and the courts in matters of National Security
Executive Privledge
List 8 rights protected in the Bill of Rights
•Freedom of speech
•Freedom of religion
•Freedom of petition
•Freedom of the press
•Freedom to (peacefully) protest
•Right to bear arms
•Protection from illegal search & seizure
•Protection from excessive bails & fines
•Protection from double jeopardy
•Protection from self-incrimination
•Protection from cruel & unusual punishment
•Right to a speedy & public trial
•Right to an impartial jury of your peers
•Right to a legal counsel (lawyer)
Which chamber (or house) of Congress has the power to place impeachment CHARGES against a president?
House of Representatives