Articles II and III Review

Vocabulary

100

The type of court you go to when you're unhappy with the decisions made about the ruling in your case.

Appellate/appeals court

200

The system that keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful. An example? A veto, or a 2/3rds majority to cancel one out.

Checks and Balances

300

Major changes made to the Constitution. There are only 27 of them.

Amendments

400

The principle that splits the government into federal, state, and local levels in every branch.

Federalism

500

This clause says that federal laws are above state laws when there is a conflict.

Supremacy Clause

Article II: Executive Branch

100

Name the positions/titles of the executive branch at every level (federal, state, and local)

President (Federal)

Governor (State)

Mayor (Local)

200

This is the main job of the Executive branch at every level

To enforce or carry out laws

300

If the President dies, this person takes his or her place

Vice President

400

The President is also the head of the military. He is given a special nickname or title in this role. What is it?

Commander in Chief

500

The President can make these formal agreements with other countries, but Congress must approve them

Treaties

Checks and Balances

100

This system was created to make sure no one branch of government became too powerful.

Checks and Balances

200

If Congress passes a law, this branch can reject it using the power of a Veto

The Executive Branch (the President)

300

If Congress passes an unconstitutional law, this branch can strike it down.

The Judicial Branch

400

If the President appoints a new Supreme Court justice, this branch must approve the choice.

The Legislative Branch (bonus points if they specified the Senate)

500

If the President or another federal official commits “high crimes or misdemeanors,” this branch has the power to impeach and remove them from office.

The Legislative Branch (Congress)

Article III: Judicial Branch

100

This person is the head of the Supreme Court

Chief Justice (John G. Roberts)

200

This is how long a Supreme Court justice serves on the court

For life

300

This level of the court system handles civil ceremonies (marriages), divorces, petty theft (small items), and property disputes, among other things.

Local or circuit court

400

There are usually this many justices on the Supreme Court (although it technically isn't illegal to add more. . . . FDR. . . .)

Nine

500

This is the principle established by Marbury v. Madison (1803). It states that the Supreme Court has the duty to determine if laws are constitutional.

Judicial Review

Wildcard

100

This person is the governor of Illinois

J.B. Pritzker

200

Which former U.S. President is from Chicago?

Barack Obama

300

Which U.S. President tried to expand the judiciary on the premise that all the sitting judges were too old?

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

400

Even though they're technically state militias, this branch of the military was sent to Chicago, Washington, D.C., and now potentially Portland, Oregon.

the National Guard

500

This is the type of law that Top Dog Law practices

Personal injuries/torts