Congress
The two houses of the legislative branch
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate
What branch is the president a part of?
What is the Executive Branch
This is the number of SC Justices in the SCOTUS
What is nine
An example of a bureaucratic agency
CIA, FBI, FDA, DOJ, ATF, etc.
The term length for Senate member
6 years
The president checks the legislative branch through this
What is a veto
How long is a SC Justice appointed for?
What is life
The role of the Federal Bureaucracy
What is the departments and agencies within the executive branch that carry out the laws of the nation.
The main role congress fulfills
What is creating and passing laws, and checking other branches of government
The requirements to be US President
What is a natural born citizen or Citizen of the US at time of Adoption, be 35 years old, and been fourteen years a resident within the US.
The role of the Judiciary
What is to interpret and apply the laws of the nation
What are examples of Federal Burecrats?
■ Mail carriers
■ Astronauts
■ Soldiers
■ IRS clerks
The amount of total congressional representatives
535
The main roles the president plays
What is commander in Chief of the Military, executes the nation’s laws, make policy recommendations, and appoint cabinet members to assist them.
List 3 major court decisions which have affected the lives of Americans
How does the president, Congress, the judiciary, and the media place checks on bureaucracies?
Bureaucracy is divided among the different branches, and the president, who is the head, has the authority to appoint or remove individuals, but only with Senate confirmation. Congress must approve any changes or actions with the Federal Bureaucracy.
How does Congress check other branches
What is removing the president from office, and voting to appoint Supreme Court judges
In what article did this person push for an Executive Branch?
What is Federalist No. 70, Alexander Hamilton
In what article does Alexander Hamilton explain his opinion on the judiciary?
What is Federalist No, 78
What act was passed creating the first US Civil Service Commission?
What is the Pendleton Act