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congress has how many senators and how many representatives
100 senators 435 representatives
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who is the head of the executive branch
president
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who is the head of the judicial branch
What is the supreme court
100
why did the writers separate the government into 3 branches?
in order to not give any one branch all the power, checks and balances
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duties of congress include what
writing bills, voting on the bill to decide if it should be a law, collecting money for taxes, declaring war
200
who makes up the executive branch
What is president, vice president and cabinet members
200
how many supreme court justices are there
What is 9
200
what branch of government makes the laws
What is legislative
200
what are the 2 parts of the legislative branch
senate and house of representatives
300
can the legislative branch overide presidential vetoes
yes
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executive duties include what
signing bills into law or vetoing bills, appointing supreme court justices, meeting with foreign leaders, negotiating treaties
300
what are the supreme courts duties
deciding if laws agree with the constitution, interpreting how laws should be applied
300
what branch of government does the supreme court belong to
judicial
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what check does the president have over the judicial branch
he nominates the judges
400
why did the writers of the constitution have the legislative branch declare war instead of the executive branch?
so that the decision to declare was is not made by 1 person or one group of people but a number of them
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can the executive branch declare war?
no
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what check does the supreme court have if they don't like a law
they can declare it unconstitutional
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what branch has the power to make money
What is legislative
400
what checks does the legislative branch over hte judicial branch
the senate controls the presidents nominations. Congress can impeach a judge and remove him from office
500
what is the most intense thing the legislative branch can do to the president
impeach him or remove him from office
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who oversees the executive branch
legislative branch
500
what is the highest court in the country
What is supreme court
500
what branch can send troops to overseas
What is executive
500
what are the 5 things the 1st amendment allows citizens?
freedom of speech, religion, press, to get together in groups, right to ask the government to correct things they don't like