How many?
How many Supreme Court Judges (Justices) are serving in the Supreme Court?
9 Justices
This branch of government "makes laws".
Legislative
This branch can impeach justices and presidents.
The Legislative Branch.
What building does the President of the United States usually work?
The White House.
Title given to the President when he is administering to the armed forces
Commander in Chief
How many Senators are in the Senate? (The TOTAL amount in the U.S.)
100 Senators
This branch of government "enforces the law".
Executive
This person has the ability set people free from prison if they have been convicted of a federal crime. This is known as a "pardon". One person has the power to do this in our country. Who is this person?
The President of the U.S.
The 9 Justices work in this building.
The Supreme Court.
The House of Representatives and the Senate is also called ________.
Congress
A bill is proposed. In order for the bill to make it from Congress to the President of the U.S. for his/her review, Congress has to have more than ____ of the votes in each chamber.
1/2 (half)
Remember, Congress has to have more than half approval in EACH the House of Representatives and the Senate for the bill to make it to the President's desk.
What are the 3 parts of the Executive Branch?
1. President
2. Vice president
3. Cabinet
The President has the ability to approve laws, however, this branch has the ability to decide which future laws make it to his/her desk because they decide which bills are in "good sense". What is this branch?
The Legislative Branch or Congress
Congress works in this building.
The U.S. Capitol.
Bicameral is what you call having two branches or chambers. What branch of our government is bicameral and what are their names?
The Legislative Branch. It has the Senate and the House of the Representatives.
If a President vetos a bill, Congress still has the power to make it a law. However, this second time around it will require more votes. What fraction of a vote is needed to override a president's veto?
2/3 of Congress
i.e. out of 435 representatives, more than 290 have to say "YES".
This branch does not make laws nor does it approve laws. But they are the interpreters of the law. Mainly, those that don't fit with our U.S. Constitution. Which branch is this?
The Judicial Branch
How is membership to the United States House of Representatives determined?
based on the population of the state
In the House of Representatives you have to get along with people to get things done. Almost like big family. How many representative work in the House of Representatives?
435 representatives
Cpl Megan Leavey was trying to get the senator to help her adopt her service dog but it was against the law because at the time, service dogs were considered government property and dangerous to the public. She wanted the senator to ______ her idea.
sponsor
How many representatives does the state of Florida have?
27 representatives.
These people probably don't get too many speeding tickets or break many laws, because they are the highest members of the court. They get appointed by the President of the U.S. but have to be approved by Congress. Who are these law-abiding citizens?
The 9 Supreme Court Justices.
If the president refuses to sign a bill, what power is he using?
veto
When you work with Supreme Court justices you have to really enjoy it because you may be stuck with your buddies forever. How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
life...
until they resign, retire or... you know croak.
Why is the power separated between all 3 branches of government?
So there are "checks and balances" and no one branch has too much power