Separation of Powers
This person can veto a bill.
Who is the President?
Barack Obama used to lead this branch.
What is the Executive
The highest court in the land is called this.
What is the Supreme Court?
The name used when speaking about both houses of the Legislative Branch?
What is congress?
They can impeach Supreme Court justices or the President if they break the law.
What is the Senate?
**TRIPLE JEOPARDY**
This group of people help the president make decisions about agriculture, housing, trade, education, defense and more.
Who are the Cabinet?
The length of a Supreme Court Justice's term.
What is for life (lifetime)?
My membership is based on the number of people living in each state. Right now my membership includes 435 people but that number can change as populations change.
What is the House of Representatives?
In order to keep any one branch of government, from becoming "all powerful" like a king.
Why do we have Checks and Balances?
This person controls the military
Who is the president
I can appoint people to serve on the Supreme Court but my decisions are NOT final.
Who is the President?
My membership is fixed at 100 people and never changes.
What is the Senate?
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
This branch controls how the U.S. Government spends it money.
What is the Legislative
I would take over if something happened to the President such as death, kidnapping, illness, resignation or impeachment.
Who is the Vice President?
There are nine of us.
What are Supreme Court Justices?
**TRIPLE JEOPARDY**
There are 100 of us
What are senators?
This branch can declare a law unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial?
This is the building where the Executive Branch works
What is the White House
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
There are three types of these:
Local ones which adjudicate parking tickets and other city or county concerns.
State ones which hear cases concerning crimes that break state laws.
Federal ones which oversee matters regarding national laws.
What are court systems?
These are what we make
What are laws?