The Constitution
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
People
100
To approve or pass an amendment
Ratify
100
“Legislative” means...
Able to pass laws
100
What is the executive branch made up of?
The president and many departments (presidential cabinet)
100
The highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States
Supreme Court
100
The Vice President of the United States
Kamala Harris
200
These articles create the 3 branches of government
Articles I, II, & III
200
Congress was created by the...
U.S. Constitution
200
When Congress passes a law, the president can choose to do this to reject it
Veto
200
Two kinds of legal cases are...
Criminal and civil
200
The governor of North Carolina
Currently Roy Cooper
Josh Stein just won the election
300
A representative form of government
Republic
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300
Total number of senators and total number of representatives
100 senators and 435 representatives
300
As Commander in Chief, the President is in charge of the entire...
Military
300
The job of the Court of Appeals is...
To see if the trial court made a mistake
300
The Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
John G. Roberts, Jr.
400
This article discusses how the states should interact with each other
Article IV
400
The number of representatives needed to override a veto
290
400
What does the president need in order for new Supreme Court justices to be appointed?
The president needs the Senate's approval
400
A trial with no jury is a...
Bench trial
400
United States senators of North Carolina
Ted Budd and Thom Tillis
500
System where the national government shares power with state governments
Federalism
500
If the Senate passes a bill but the House doesn't like it the way it is, then...
The House will make changes to the bill and the House and Senate will vote again
500
Large units of government in charge of carrying out different kinds of laws
Departments
500
It's difficult to take a case to the Supreme Court because...
The Supreme Court chooses which cases to hear and they don't choose very many
500
United States representatives of our district of NC
District 8 - Dan Bishop
District 9 - Richard Hudson