Legislative Branch
Congress can override a veto with a __________ majority in both the House and Senate.
What is 2/3
This person is the head of the Executive Branch
Who is the President?
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This is the branch that makes laws
What is the legislative branch
What does veto mean?
What is to say “no” to a bill; to reject
The House of Representatives has the power to do this if the President is accused of misconduct?
What is to impeach the President?
This is the power the President uses to reject a bill passed by Congress.
What is a veto?
This power allows the courts to determine whether laws or executive actions are unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
This is the branch that enforces laws
What is the executive branch
This branch has the congress
What is the legislative branch
This power allows Congress to prevent a bill from becoming law by requiring a two-thirds vote in both houses.
What is overriding a veto?
Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the military
Who is the president
These are the judges who serve for life unless they retire, resign, or are removed for misconduct.
Who are supreme court justices
This is the branch that interprets laws
What is the judicial branch
What is the two houses of congress of the legislative branch?
What is the House of Representatives and Senate
This body of Congress has 100 members, each serving a six-year term.
What is the Senate?
The President nominates federal________, including Supreme Court Justices, who must be confirmed by the Senate.
Judges
How long do supreme court justices serve for?
What is for life
What does the term checks and balances mean?
What is to make sure that all the laws and powers are fair so that one person or group cannot have all the power
This document tells us how to divide up powers in the government
What is the Constitution
Only Congress has the power to declare ________, although the President can deploy troops.
War
The President can issue this type of directive to manage federal agencies and operations without needing approval from Congress.
What is an executive order?
What was the name of the case we talked about in the powerpoint for judicial review?
What is Marbury Vs. Madison
Who gets to vote for the people in the legislative branch?
The people of the US who are 18 years and old
What was our first constitution?
What is the Articles of Confederation