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How many brances does the U.S. Government have in all?
3
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What is a synonym, or another word, for a branch?
Part
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Which branch of government is responsible for carrying out the laws, or enforcing the laws?
The Executive Branch
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Which branch of government is responsible for making the laws?
The Legislative Branch
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Which branch of the government is responsible for interpreting, or explaining the laws?
The Judicial Branch
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What is the definition for term? As in, the President served a four year term.
A term is the length of time that an elected offical says in office.
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Congress consists of two parts. What are those parts?
The Senate and the House of Representatives
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What does bicameral mean?
Divided into two houses
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Who has the power to veto?
The President
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How does the system of checks and balance work?
All three branches of government keep and eye on each other to keep the power balanced between each branch.
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Which branch does the Senate belong to?
The Legislative Branch
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What do we call the house the president lives in?
The White House
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Which branch of government does the House of Representatives belong to?
The Legislative Branch
300
A proposal for a law is called what?
A bill
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Cabinet members are a part of which branch of government?
The Executive Branch
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The President is a member of what branch of government?
The Executive Branch
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The Vice President is a member of which branch of government?
The Executive Branch
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Does the Supreme Court have the power to reject laws?
Yes
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Does a law have to pass through both the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Yes
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Who is the current President of the United States?
Barack Obama
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What word means that something agrees with our constitution?
Constitutional
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Who is the current Vice President of the United States?
Joe Biden
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What is a constitution?
A constitution is a plan for how the government should work.
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How long is the president's term in office?
4 years
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What does veto mean?
The power to say no to a bill.