Facts
Leadership role in executive branch
President
Examples of Cabinet-level positions
Defense,state,treasury and attorney general
How many amendments are there to the Constitution?
27 amendments
Highest court in the United States judicial system
Supreme Court
President and Vice president of the United States
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Two parts of the United States Congress
Senate and House of Representatives
Examples of federal government powers
Declaring war, entering treaties, coining money, levying taxes, and regulating commerce.
When the founders were establishing branches of government, what was Madison's model?
Executive, Judicial, and Legislative
Gibbons Vs. Ogden
Freed all navigation of monopoly control
What are the three branches of government
Executive, Judicial, and Legislative
Current number of voting members in the U.S. House of Representatives
435
Know the names of various political thinkers who contributed ideas for separating powers in the Constitution
John Locke, Charles Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau
How long is a president's term in office?
Each term is 4 years, a president can serve up to two terms.
McCulloch Vs. Maryland
Congress had the authority to establish a federal bank
Arkansas Senators
John Boozman, and Tom Cotton
Part of the population that each senator represents
Each state has 2 senators, so each senator represents half the state
James Madison's views on separation of powers
Feared that the separation of powers among the executive, judiciary, and legislature would not be defined enough in the Constitution.
Who can veto a bill?
The president
Marbury Vs. Madison
Gave the Supreme Court the authority to review laws and judge their constitutionality
Arkansas Governor
Asa Hutchinson
Rule of Law
the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.
James Madison's views on the Bill of Rights
It was a political necessity in order to build support for the Constitution, it was unnecessary because the government established by the Constitution was a limited government of enumerated powers, and it was dangerous because not all rights could be listed, and any rights that were not included may later be used as a pretext for unjust expansion of government powers.
Which office holder is 2nd in line if the president can't complete their term?
The Vice President
Gonzales Vs. Raich
Congress may criminalize the production and use of homegrown cannabis even if state law allows its use for medical purposes
Chief Justice of the United States
John G. Roberts, Jr.