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100
Which branch has the power to impeach a president?
House of Rep
100
What are two requirements to become president?
US citizen   

35 yrs old

resident 14 years

100
What is the main purpose of the judicial system?
determine if laws are constitutional

(interpret and apply laws)

100
Who can initiate a bill?
anyone
100
the act of charging a government official with serious wrongdoing, which in some cases may lead to the removal of that official from office
impeachment
200
If a president is impeached, which branch has the power of judging guilt or innocence?
Senate
200
Name  responsibilities of the President 
commander in chief of armed forces

negotiate treaties

nominate federal judges

make appointments to fill military and dip posts 

veto power

state of the union

make recommendations for legislation and policy

200
What is the highest court in the land?   How many justices does it have?
Supreme Court    9
200
How can an individual tell if a bill originated in the Senate or the House?
sb number or hb number
200
a group of advisors to the president, consisting of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch who head the fifteen executive departments
cabinet
300
The primary job of the legislature is what?
to make laws
300
What happens in event of death of president and who is next in line in third spot?
vp

house speaker

300
What are the three levels of the court system?
district

appeals

Supreme

300
What happens to a bill if a committee does not think it is appropriate or important?
it dies in committee
300
the president's right to withhold information from Congress, the judiciary, or the public
executive priviledge
400
Name two other powers congress has other than impeachment and passing basic laws
est post offices

military bases

raising and spending $

400
How can the presidents veto power be reversed?
2/3 both houses
400
In order for a bill to pass from one house of the legislature to the other how many votes are required?
majority
400
Theodore Roosevelt's notion of the presidency as a platform from which the president could push an agenda
bully pulpit
500
How is a state's number of House representatives determined and where does that come from?
population

census

500
Name 2 ways presidency has changed over time.  Must be quality
12 amend unified ticket w/ vp

22 amendment limits to 2 terms

veto as policy tool

waging undeclared wars

signing statements

rise of primary system changed pres elections

greater opportunity for "outsiders" to rise 

vp and first ladies more active

tech have increased reach of presidency

500
Name three ways (places)  a bill can die in the process of becoming a law.
house committee

senate committee

house subcommittee kills it

presidential veto

no 2/3 override

500
term for when a president delivers a major television address in the hope that public pressure will result in legislators supporting the president on a major piece of legislation
going public