Three Branches
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The name of the head of the legislative branch.
What is Congress?
The executive branch is led by this official.
Who is the President of the United States?
The highest court in the United States is this.
What is the Supreme Court?
This system allows each branch to limit the power of the others.
What is checks and balances?
This branch of government carries out and enforces laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
Congress is bicameral, meaning it has these two parts.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
As Commander-in-Chief, the President is in charge of this.
What is the Military?
This Supreme Court case established judicial review.
What is Marbury vs Madison?
Congress can override a presidential veto with this type of vote.
What is a two-thirds vote?
This branch of government interprets the laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This part of Congress has 435 members based on state population and serves for how long.
What is the House of Representatives and 2 years?
This presidential role involves working with leaders of other countries.
What is Chief Diplomat?
The power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional is called this.
What is judicial review?
The President checks Congress by doing these two things
What is calling a special session of Congress and vetoing a bill?
The Constitution divides government power into three branches to prevent one branch from becoming too
What is the separation of powers?
This part of Congress has 100 members, with two from each state, serves for how many years and must be how old
What is the Senate, 6 years and 30 years old?
The President can approve or reject laws by doing this.
What is signing or vetoing a bill?
What are the two courts that have a jury?
What is United States District Court and Circuit Court?
Name four responsibilities of Congress.
What is
-making laws
-overriding presidential vetoes
- declaring war
- coining money
- impeaching President or Judges
- approving the budget
- raising revenue through taxes
Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution describe these parts of government.
What are the three branches of government?
List the steps in how a bill becomes a law.
What is Introduce, Committee, Debate, Voting, Sending to the other House, President/ Governor or Mayor sign
Name the 3 qualifications a person needs to become President
-must be a natural born citizen
-must be 35 years old
- must live in the US for 14 years
Name the state courts in the court system?
What is the VA Supreme Court, VA Appeals Court, Circuit Court, General District Court and Juvenile Domestic Relation Court. .
What is
- sign bills
- sign treaties
- prepare annual budget
- appoint judges
- grant pardons